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    I have developed some very unique methods of skinning and mounting fish.  By removing the entire skull and  skinning down into the fin butts, I have eliminated the problems of grease bleeding and minimized shrinkage in the head and fin junctions.  I have skin mounted hundreds of trout, including lake trout and salmon, catfish and saltwater fish using this method.  It is a technique that I began learning when I worked for a taxidermist in Idaho.  It is simple to use on trout & salmon, but I have adapted the technique to bass, pike, walleye and other fish traditionally mounted with open gills. (Click here to see a photo of a skinned out trout.)  This method requires me to carve each fish body myself, since there are no commercial forms available for this method. The fish dry fast, often in less than a week for a large pike or musky and there is very little shrinkage to fill in.  Since the entire mouth interior is also removed, I must sculpt  the mouth back into the mount just as I would do on a reproduction fish.
    I have also developed a technique that produces thin, transparent, flexible but highly break resistant fins.  It is a 2 step process and I have been using it on all my mounts for since the mid '90's with no problems curling or cracking.  I also use a paint system that I have developed myself using a lacquer base and  oil pigment.  The result is a basically transparent paint that I can mix to an unlimited number of vibrant and  realistic shades.  Again, this is the product of years of trail and error and never being willing to settle for anything less than the best.  There were no paint systems from the taxidermy suppliers when I started mounting fish and this system works so well and keeps my costs down that  I haven't had reason to switch.  Check out the photos and if there are any questions you still have, e-mail me (below)

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