View Poll Results: What would you rather have done with your trophy fish? (C&R not an option!)

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  • A nice, clean, well- mounted fish skeleton.

    12 41.38%

  • A kitchy plastic cast that looks nothing like the real fish...

    17 58.62%
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Thread: DIY Fish Skeleton

  1. 11-06-08 #61
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    Only one word needed, ''BRILLIANT''

    WELL DONE CLARIAS

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    Thanks for accompanying the journey!!
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    Well Done.... i liked the whole picture journey of building this skeleton
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  4. 12-06-08 #64
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    Fantastic Clarias. It looks great.
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    well worth the time spent by me following and surely you constructing it well done
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  6. 12-06-08 #66
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    Great stuff Clarias! I've never seen a step-by-step of that before and your accompanying explanations excellent. Excuse my ignorance, was yours a barbel you did? Looks like it but think I missed some of the pics.

    PS - Re Uncle Doug - sounds an excellent plan! Just need to ensure he/I lay off the single-malts till we've collected at least one battered caenis nymph!
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    Great work Clarias. Some of that looks pretty painstaking. Couple of cold ones and a paddle around the small streams near Rhodes with a fly rod to unwind now...
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  8. 11-01-09 #68
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    Awesome project!!! I would love to try that with a grunter. my favourite fish by far. oh boy. getting started will be another issue!!

    Awesome stuff
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    Fantastic job, very well done. But I think I'm going to stick to the plastic moulds
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  10. 23-01-09 #70
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    Can I courier a catch to you.That looks awesome.It is something unique and definately something I would consider doing,especially with Catfish and carp if possible.Just dont know how to boil 20kg catfish.
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