Dens228 Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 You posted that people around you don't obey the catch and release law, you think they'd obey the skin mount ban? It's not about adding new laws, it's about enforcing the laws that already exist. I'll list Chicago gun control as an example........... 8
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted February 11, 2020 Super User Posted February 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, Dens228 said: You posted that people around you don't obey the catch and release law, you think they'd obey the skin mount ban? It's not about adding new laws, it's about enforcing the laws that already exist. I'll list Chicago gun control as an example........... Easy now..... 1
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted February 11, 2020 Global Moderator Posted February 11, 2020 3 hours ago, J Francho said: You talk like everyone is out skin mounting 5# bass. They aren't. For every fish skin mounted, how many more were released into Crisco bay? Never mind that, how many are caught illegally for resale at fish markets? I think you're picking the wrong fight. If I catch five 5 lb. bass in a day, I can keep them and eat them, mount them, feed them to my dogs, or fertilize my garden with them, legally. I'm not, though. The reality is, the people that catch these larger fish up here with any type of regularity are typically catch and release anyway. The fluke catch by a casual angler that gets mounted is a drop in the bucket, and not a problem. You could easily prove this to yourself by conducting your own informal survey. Ask all the local taxidermists how many skin mount bass they deliver to customers per year, and what sizes they were. Report back to us. Or how many die naturally ? People think they automatically live forever if you let them go. Fish are a renewable resource 1
LargeMarge Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 I agree with you on not actually keeping a fish to mount, I have no interest in that. But you've posed a separate issue with people keeping illegal fish in your area ponds. Not much we can do about that from this forum. I'm sure a local game warden would love to know about that, so I would suggest you reach out and voice your concerns. Ultimately you gotta reach the right audience for this. If the issue is people who keep fish and don't follow the law at your local ponds, you need to reach those people in some way. I'm guessing there aren't many who are members or read this site.
Super User scaleface Posted February 11, 2020 Super User Posted February 11, 2020 I have a skin mount of my first 7 lb bass, caught about forty years ago before replicas were available . I will probably never have another one done but dont like the idea of that liberty taken away . 8
Dens228 Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 1 hour ago, jbsoonerfan said: Easy now..... But this is off track and not the forum for this discussion. Just meant as an example
Super User J Francho Posted February 11, 2020 Super User Posted February 11, 2020 21 minutes ago, Dens228 said: But this is off track and not the forum for this discussion. Just meant as an example AND AGAINST FORUM RULES.
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted February 11, 2020 Global Moderator Posted February 11, 2020 3 hours ago, jbsoonerfan said: I had a replica done of my PB, it looks nothing like it. Wish I would have went with a skin mount. I had pics from the guys work and it looked great. I guess I assumed mine would look exactly like the fish I caught and it doesn't. Every time I look at it I think, well that doesn't look like my PB at all. But it is what it is. My skin mount looks EXACTLY like the fish. I've only ever mounted one so please forgive me!! 6
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted February 11, 2020 Super User Posted February 11, 2020 1 minute ago, TnRiver46 said: My skin mount looks EXACTLY like the fish. I've only ever mounted one so please forgive me!! Lol, that's what I wish I would have done! 2
Super User scaleface Posted February 11, 2020 Super User Posted February 11, 2020 Even on skin mounts the Taxidermist has to paint the fish , so you could still get one that is vastly different than what it looked like when caught . Then you could get one from muddy water , not much color , looks washed out . I wouldnt want my bass looking like that . 1
Super User J Francho Posted February 11, 2020 Super User Posted February 11, 2020 Accuracy in the color has nothing to do with whether it's skin mount or replica. Both are painted. 2
Super User soflabasser Posted February 11, 2020 Super User Posted February 11, 2020 I rather print enlarged pictures of my catches and put them on the wall than kill a bass for a skin mount. Will only consider getting a replica made from someone who is known for very good replicas. 2
Super User A-Jay Posted February 11, 2020 Super User Posted February 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, soflabasser said: I rather print enlarged pictures of my catches and put them on the wall than kill a bass for a skin mount. Will only consider getting a replica made from someone who is known for very good replicas. This is exactly what I go with. Digital prints on canvas - A-Jay 9
Super User J Francho Posted February 11, 2020 Super User Posted February 11, 2020 I have a replica of @A-Jay in my fish room. 1 17
Super User MN Fisher Posted February 11, 2020 Super User Posted February 11, 2020 9 minutes ago, A-Jay said: This is exactly what I go with. Digital prints on canvas - I'll probably just print them myself on 5x7 and put in frames. I have the technology.... That reminds me...need to do that to last year's best-of-the-year.
Super User A-Jay Posted February 11, 2020 Super User Posted February 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, J Francho said: I have a replica of @A-Jay in my fish room. Well thank goodness it's not a skin mount A-Jay 3 16
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted February 11, 2020 Global Moderator Posted February 11, 2020 3 hours ago, JediAmoeba said: I have had a lot of problems with this though - a lot of people don't buy licenses in Pa. Especially out of staters. Our fish commission knows it's a big problem and I have been on contact with them (had a senator call me about it) but they don't have the resources to enforce such things They have plenty of resources and want you to think there's nothing they can do. They drive 650000 dollar pickup trucks all over town and rarely get out. They are paid well with good benefits and most enjoy their job because they don't have much to do and are well compensated. I personally know 7 of them in my state, went to college with them and still talk daily. They've got it made and want you to think they are underfunded. That way they don't have to put forth a lot of effort. But that helps in cases of poaching, they would rather have a concerned citizen find the criminal so they don't have to do all the work 1
Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted February 11, 2020 Global Moderator Posted February 11, 2020 25 minutes ago, A-Jay said: Well thank goodness it's not a skin mount A-Jay 6
Jaderose Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 I'm guessing the OP is pretty young. To him, I say this......you are posting this on probably the ONE place where virtually EVERY SINGLE MEMBER of the community cares about the quality of their fisheries and do their best to maintain or improve them. We also ALL understand what .5 to 5 acre pond looks like. If people are harvesting fish legally, you are free to be upset but you are not free to try to stop them other than asking them not to. 3
DINK WHISPERER Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 39 minutes ago, J Francho said: I have a replica of @A-Jay in my fish room. Where can I get one of those!?! 1
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted February 11, 2020 Global Moderator Posted February 11, 2020 34 minutes ago, DINK WHISPERER said: Where can I get one of those!?! Viva la Mexico!!! hahah Woops @DINK WHISPERER, I thought we meant replicas of ajays fish, not an ajay replica . My bad..... reading while walking ....... it’s a lot funnier now that I get it....... 2
Michigander Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 I only started keeping track of my PBs a few years ago; released all of four of them after pictures. Skin mounts are expensive and the bait monkey would team up with my boat to beat me down for wasting money like that. 1
lo n slo Posted February 12, 2020 Posted February 12, 2020 3 hours ago, TnRiver46 said: My skin mount looks EXACTLY like the fish. I've only ever mounted one so please forgive me!! that pic makes you look like a crazy person ? must have been fun! 1
Dens228 Posted February 12, 2020 Posted February 12, 2020 4 hours ago, J Francho said: AND AGAINST FORUM RULES. My bad........apologies. 1
papajoe222 Posted February 12, 2020 Posted February 12, 2020 It all boils down to the individual. One has a right to do as they please whether or not I disagree with them. Fact of the matter is, if I ever caught the state record bass, I'd have a very difficult time deciding whether or not to get it mounted and I've been a catch and release guy for close to 50yrs. I have a mount my father had done when I was in my teens and I can say, with all honesty, that looking at that mount stirs more in me than viewing the picture I took of him holding the fish when he caught it. 3
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