Author Topic: Ever catch a rainbow this fat? (Read 9297 times)

taxi1 · « **on:** Dec 08, 2006, 08:42 PM »

I mounted this for another taxidermist. Apparently hatchery broodstock past its prime that was planted into a local river. Yes, the head was that small! She was only about 25 inches but over 13 lbs.! Bottom pic is a close up of scale detail on another fat mounted one, but not quite as big.

1TIGGER · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 08, 2006, 08:46 PM »

Cant say that i've ever caught one that fat but I can say .....that is a beautiful mount !
Great job !!!

crappiekid24 · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 08, 2006, 08:49 PM »

Very nice mount. I have never caught one that fat.

pikemaster789 · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 08, 2006, 08:58 PM »

that is a great mounting job. obvious airbrush

fishnnut · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 08, 2006, 09:00 PM »

VERY nice painting on that trout. Nice mount!

BCJensen · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 08, 2006, 09:03 PM »

good thing the hook did not get to close to that gut, might exploded. Very nice JOB

taxi1 · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 08, 2006, 09:27 PM »

Quote from: pikemaster789 on Dec 08, 2006, 08:58 PM

that is a great mounting job. obvious airbrush

Thanks all. Some scale tipping with a silver pen too.

Home Wood · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 08, 2006, 09:30 PM »

To mount a fish like that, what exactly is "real fish" and what is not? I've never understood how it works.

pikemaster789 · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 08, 2006, 09:34 PM »

Quote from: Home Wood on Dec 08, 2006, 09:30 PM

To mount a fish like that, what exactly is "real fish" and what is not? I've never understood how it works.

you can mount a fish using its skin, or you can get a premade model of a fish and just paint that to make it look realistic

Home Wood · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 08, 2006, 09:36 PM »

Quote from: pikemaster789 on Dec 08, 2006, 09:34 PM

you can mount a fish using its skin, or you can get a premade model of a fish and just paint that to make it look realistic

Gotcha, I guess you glue the skin on a foam body or something? That's a great looking fish and mount.

Fishin Fireman · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 08, 2006, 11:51 PM »

That is a really nice mount for a trout, looks almost as fat as the 19lb Arctic Char I caught earlier this year and it was 32 inches long. Obviously a very well fed trout at the hatchery.

Lobes · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 09, 2006, 08:50 AM »

I caught one that looked like that (a 13 pounder also) off the surf near Ludington, MI. quite a few years ago. It was my first lake run rainbow and it was on the first attempt at surf fishing. We hammered them that day and we ate all of them!
It was too easy that day and I thought I'd hold out for a "big one" to have mounted. Never caught another one close to that!!!
Live and learn I guess ...

saranacjoe · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 09, 2006, 10:02 AM »

Great job on the mount.

Smeltecca · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 09, 2006, 11:30 AM »

Gorgeous

hunters08 · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 09, 2006, 11:46 AM »

Some of you guys are just real artists when it comes to air brushing those fish looks awsome!!

prchslyr · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 09, 2006, 01:12 PM »

Im more excited about the mount than the fish itself

sunfishkid · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 11, 2006, 05:43 PM »

nice fat fish.

AirManCam · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 11, 2006, 08:59 PM »

Man that is a FAT rainbow!! And that is one of the best mounts i've ever seen, your the man!

mr.spoon · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 11, 2006, 10:41 PM »

Ive seen many of rainbows that fat! ive 28 and 31lbs fish that are even fatter, if i figured out how to post pics id prove it

Water Wolf · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 12, 2006, 12:04 AM »

For that length of rainbow trout I have never seen one quite that chunky, a very healthy fish indeed.

Great job on the mount taxidermist1. 8)

WW

SleePac · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 12, 2006, 06:08 AM »

I've never caught one...period! Sweet mount!

njsimonson · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 12, 2006, 01:22 PM »

In the Garrison Dam Tailrace (Central ND) the browns, rainbows and salmon get so fat on smelt it is almost scary. Looking at this picture of the state record brown caught in 2005, you can see why many anglers throw original raps in silver colors throughout the year. So, though I've never caught a fatty like that, they do exist, they're usually old, and they aren't sipping size 20 midges for their choice forage!

Zorro · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 12, 2006, 01:34 PM »

Freaking FOOTBALL. Nice fish and amazing mount

taxi1 · « **Reply #23 on:** Dec 12, 2006, 05:45 PM »

We had a lake here in Indiana that had lots of smelt until our DNR planted lake trout. The lake trout wiped them out along with the cisco. The brown trout a club I belong plants will never get really huge on a regular basis again.

And the DNR won't let us replant smelt to get them going now that the lake trout have died out.

camo_fish · « **Reply #24 on:** Dec 13, 2006, 03:22 AM »

Here is another picture of the record brown above.

Not as good but you get the picture of the sizeeeee.

spike024 · « **Reply #25 on:** Dec 20, 2006, 01:22 AM »

thats a freekin huge trout guy good on ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as for the mount sorry to say she looks a little too fat......but beautiful colors nice clean bow!!

taxi1 · « **Reply #26 on:** Dec 20, 2006, 09:03 AM »

Quote from: spike024 on Dec 20, 2006, 01:22 AM

thats a freekin huge trout guy good on ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as for the mount sorry to say she looks a little too fat......but beautiful colors nice clean bow!!

He's as fat as he was originally though. I use a template to carve the body with all the original measurements.

jflood · « **Reply #27 on:** Dec 20, 2006, 06:35 PM »

ahhhhhhhhhhhhh

IceFish4 · « **Reply #28 on:** Dec 20, 2006, 06:44 PM »

Quote from: Fishin Fireman on Dec 08, 2006, 11:51 PM

That is a really nice mount for a trout, looks almost as fat as the 19lb Arctic Char I caught earlier this year and it was 32 inches long. Obviously a very well fed trout at the hatchery.

Do you have any pictures of that char? We have only three or four lakes in Maine that hold Char and they only range in size from 6" to a rare 20" (most landed fish are: 6"). Here they are a real prize given their low numbers. My wife and I feel fortunate to have landed a nice 8" Blueback while casting a Woods Special this past August.

taxi1 · « **Reply #29 on:** Dec 20, 2006, 08:52 PM »

Quote from: IceFish4 on Dec 20, 2006, 06:44 PM

Do you have any pictures of that char? We have only three or four lakes in Maine that hold Char and they only range in size from 6" to a rare 20" (most landed fish are: 6"). Here they are a real prize given their low numbers. My wife and I feel fortunate to have landed a nice 8" Blueback while casting a Woods Special this past August.

You do realize the arctic char he has up there get much larger than your small landlocked char on a regular basis right?

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Author Topic: Ever catch a rainbow this fat? (Read 9297 times)

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