Care of fish for the taxidermist.How to

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Posted: 22 Aug 2007 11:59 AM Last Edited By: rgswildlife
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Fish are best frozen whole and damp, or bring it into my shop when you are done fishing. There really is not a lot to take care of a fish for mounting just some common sense, do not leave in the sun or out of water on the shore, keep it covered and damp. If it is going to be a skin mount do not drag it against a hard surface, NOTE: There is a growing interest in catch-and-release fishing. Because of this Wildlife Taxidermy by Richard G. Santomauro is offering beautiful Reproduction Fish Mounts. All we need to know is a length and girth measurement and you can release your fish alive, for someone else to enjoy! Here is the photo page from my web page for fish: http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com/rgs_taxidermy_FISH.html __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 22 Aug 2007 12:03 PM
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I made all these posts "sticky" so they will remain on the top of the Taxidermist section for members reference.. Rich, Thanks Again..Dan __________________ http://www.Troutwater.blogspot.com http://www.catskillflyfishing.com A Pro Staff Pro-Staffer

Posted: 22 Aug 2007 12:13 PM
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Dan Thanks, I hope it will help everone with a basic question. Rich __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 22 Aug 2007 12:38 PM
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Great advice. I've oftened wondered how best to preserve game that one would wanted mounted. Another taxidermist several years ago provided the same advice you did when I asked him. He simply said take a few measurements and some close-up pictures and then release. Right thing to do. You could also remind all the hunters here on how to best preserve and field-dress their deer for the upcoming season. Some of us might need a refresher. Thanks for your professional advice.

Posted: 22 Aug 2007 12:41 PM
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Thanks, I appreciate that. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 22 Aug 2007 12:43 PM
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And I see in another post you already provided this info. Great! Deer season cannot be too far off! One of these years when I drop a good looking doe, I want a doe mounted to compliment my bucks.

Posted: 22 Aug 2007 12:47 PM
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This is a good way of putting together the pair. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 22 Aug 2007 2:00 PM
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Thanks Rich. With any luck, I be bringing in a nice one or two next spring. Not too many taxidermists who do fish up my way and fewer still who provide the quality you do.

Posted: 22 Aug 2007 2:04 PM
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Half mount Mako __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 22 Aug 2007 2:05 PM
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Large Mouth Bass chasing bait fish. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 22 Aug 2007 2:06 PM
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Skin mounted Striped Bass. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 22 Aug 2007 3:15 PM
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man that striper looks awesome. got any pics of a repro striper.im still saving to get mine mounted.also do you need pics of the fish as well? __________________ If Guns kill people Then... -pencils mis spel words, -cars make people drive drunk, -spoons made Rosi Odonell fat. steve hetley75@optonline.net http://myspace.com/hetley75 http://www.camospace.com/hetley75 http://www.killerskitchen.com

Posted: 22 Aug 2007 3:23 PM
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Quote: man that striper looks awesome. got any pics of a repro striper.im still saving to get mine mounted.also do you need pics of the fish as well? Photo are not necessary. Glass Striped Bass mount. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 27 Aug 2007 6:51 AM
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If anybody has any questions before or after the hunt or trip, post them here or call me at the phone, number in my signature below. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 27 Aug 2007 9:49 AM
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THanks for the tip! Do you get to eat the meat that comes out of the fish kept for mounting?? I often wondered what happened to the meat. Thanks again for the tips!! __________________ "from my cold dead hands" "to all those in harms way, SEMPER FI"

Posted: 27 Aug 2007 9:55 AM
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Quote: THanks for the tip! Do you get to eat the meat that comes out of the fish kept for mounting?? I often wondered what happened to the meat. Thanks again for the tips!! No I do not. I don't know when the fish was caught or what care was given to it, therefore I would not eat it. It would be a crap shoot as to if I would get sick, NOT WORTH IT !!! __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 27 Aug 2007 11:57 AM
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A pair of Bonnethead sharks. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 27 Aug 2007 11:58 AM Last Edited By: rgswildlife
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A large 50 inch Black Drum fish (glass). __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 09 Sep 2007 10:01 AM
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Glass Rainbow Trout. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 27 Oct 2007 3:53 PM
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If anybody has any questions before or after the hunt or trip, post them here or call me at the phone, number in my signature below. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 27 Oct 2007 6:31 PM
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Nice work Rich. Was that rainbow glass? __________________ A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill

Posted: 27 Oct 2007 7:16 PM
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Quote: Nice work Rich. Was that rainbow glass? Yes it is. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 27 Oct 2007 8:35 PM
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Rich, my buddy who has quite a few fish mounted, covers them in borax, wraps them and packs them in ice and brings them to the taxidermist. He say's it helps preserve them.

Posted: 28 Oct 2007 7:56 AM
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Quote: Rich, my buddy who has quite a few fish mounted, covers them in borax, wraps them and packs them in ice and brings them to the taxidermist. He say's it helps preserve them. I cover them with salt and pepper, wrap them in bacon and pack them on the grill, they taste great. Only kidding but yes there are all kinds of ways to keep them till you can get them to your taxidermist. As long as they are wet or damp and frozen in a plastic bag they work out fine. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

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THAT was funny..............

Posted: 23 Dec 2007 1:09 PM
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Artic Grayling __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 27 Feb 2008 10:50 AM Last Edited By: rgswildlife
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Tropical Cichlid. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 27 Feb 2008 10:53 AM
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Brown Trout glass mount. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 27 Feb 2008 10:54 AM
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Weakfish glass mount. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Posted: 27 Feb 2008 10:55 AM
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39 in Glass Brown Trout from Salmon river. __________________ Wildlife Taxidermy By Richard G. Santomauro 1732 Hgy # 71 Wall NJ 07719 Phone 732-449-5950 Web pages http://www.rgswildlifetaxidermy.com http://www.VELVET-ANTLERS.COM E-Mail rgswildlife@yahoo.com Life member - NRA & NJFSC: Standard Member UBNJ, NTA, GSTA, New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.