Got my Lake Erie perch mount back from the taxidermist today. Not extremely pleased with the mount but I guess you get what you pay for.
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huntindoggie22
So you got it free[emoji16][emoji16]
Sorry I had to. They could have at least fixed the fins for you, looks like a nice size fish!!
Sorry I had to. They could have at least fixed the fins for you, looks like a nice size fish!!
Fish was huge and fins were BRIGHT orange. Color sucks unfortunately cause the fish was gorgeous!
I hope you didn't pay for that. Possibly the worst fish mount I ever saw. Never saw a perch mounted with its mouth open like that and what the hell happened to its fins?? They looked like they were shredded. Perch only looked decent if it is a stringer mount with 6 or 8 that size......IMO. Pls lets know who mounted it so no else ever takes a fish there. If I were you I would hang it in my basement or garage which ever you spend less time in.
Good size perch! I agree the color seems a little dull and the fins could have been fixed up. You can probably take it to another taxidermist and me could probably fix it up a little for you. My dad has a crappie that he had mounted probably 10 or 11 years ago and the color is starting to fade and there is some yellowing. I talked to the guy that does my deer and he said he could strip the color and re-color it for $35.
If you want to try somebody who really knows what he is doing, call Jeff Jones @ Jeff's Trophy Fish Mounts. I have had a half a dozen fish mounted by him, and plan on going back! He is into competition taxidermy, and really does nice work! Ask Joe Thomas of the Cleveland Browns! He is located in North Royalton, Ohio. His # is 440-669-1657, or check out his website @ www.JeffsFish.com.
I always tell people to shop by the quality your looking for and not price.
Old Chinese proverb I made up " the bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten"
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Old Chinese proverb I made up " the bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten"
Nice! The fish I posted was from the Buffalo NY area, The before and after are in my avatar.
A shame to see a perch of a lifetime ruined! I have replicas that size if you ever need to replace it.
A shame to see a perch of a lifetime ruined! I have replicas that size if you ever need to replace it.
What I see is a perch colored the same as the top picture in Post#15. Comparing the finished color to the photo says it is a good match. If that photo was given to the taxidermist, the it was not his fault. With that being said, the ragged fins are a travesty and the positioning as well as the open mouth are better suited to a walleye.
I have had two marginal colored mounts and broken fins restored for friends, both of which turned out excellent. Unfortunately, nothing can be done regarding your mount's positioning or mouth.
I have had two marginal colored mounts and broken fins restored for friends, both of which turned out excellent. Unfortunately, nothing can be done regarding your mount's positioning or mouth.
Awesome. Thanks for the info. I've been freezing 14" sized perch (2 now) with hopes of getting a stringer mount if I can add a few more. Is a 14" perch mount worthy or do most guys go 15?
its a shame what they did with the fins. that's an awesome perch. the tail fin is a mess.
sherman
sherman
I will never take anything to jeff jones. He is unethical. My buddy took him an awesome 15lb male brown trout with a huge kype, got back a female head, no kype. Jeff took my buddy's fish's head and used it on a show piece. My buddy confronted him, jeff removed all evidence of this from his web site and constantly removes online reviews my friend posts about this unscrupulous p.o.s.
If I were to take a diamond ring somewhere to get it cleaned or repaired and the jewlery switched out the stone for a lesser quality stone, the jeweler is going to jail for theft. The most important part of that fish was the head and what jeff did was no different than switching stones.
CANT TRUST HIM, DONT GO THERE
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