The Week in Fish Pictures~ Week #18 Feb 2 2007- Feb 8 2007

[Rick Krane]

Good Morning from New Hampshire!

Week # 18 is upon us. Thanks to everyone who has participated last week! Well Over 3500 hits!!! WOW!!!!!! This is one of the fastest growing if not the fastest growing strings on the forum! It is because you share your talent and knowledge with others in a positive friendly manner! Folks need to see that learning is not about any thing then having fun and appreciating great work! Here’s to all of you!

Last week we had some Great Fish from a lot of giving folks who don't mind sharing and helping others with some inspiration and cool fish!

We had lots of new folks and some folks who haven’t been with us for awhile! Welcome and Welcome back! The work this past week was nothing short of breath taking and the artist who shared take a bow for your beautiful efforts!

Each week Pictures can be posted of recent work or work your proud of to show and share with your pears!
 
Everyone is welcome to post, from beginners to the advanced.

So here goes!

This week I thought I would start with the finished Steelhead Repro by Mr. Jimmy Lawrence of Bedford Iowa.

This is the beginning of what will undoubtedly be an even better week!

Have a great week!!!

Thanks for Sharing your knowledge and Support!

Rick Krane

[DougP]

Rick....terrific!   Mr. Jimmy Lawrence....outstanding! Hold on to that knowledge and ability and bring it to the sportsmen/women  of Iowa...they'll LOVE it!!

Nothing new for me right now. Here's a personal mount from my showroom. Minnesota 47" musky w/4 walleye. All skin mounts......
DougP

[Rick Krane]

Doug Outstanding!!!! The presentation is enhancing and well done! A great Muskie Walleye combo!!!

Great start to the week!

Off to Teaching! Mr. Fred Pride is here from Lancaster PA! Look for some of Fred's work to come!

My Best!

Rick

[Pescado]

Here's a customer's mount I did a few years ago. The customer sent me the photo (not the best). Doug's picture reminded me of it.

[sparkyf]

NICE NICE NICE!!!

[NOAH@aarrkk]

Here's a 10 inch bluefish I recently finished for a 70+ year old lady who recently has discovered fishing and has become my best repeating customer.  Molded and cast in-house.



jerry

[FishArt]

Wow!!!

Rick, simply AMAZING!

Doug - ditto! I've seen this mount in person and it is indeed an incredible piece of work. Hard to tell from the low res pic but those are Sauger I believe??? Love the positioning on the ski.

Ditto to you Paul. Great postion and you captured the "shoulders" nicely on that pike.

Noah - never seen a bluefish so I can't comment but it looks nice to me!

[Dondi]

Nice looking displays this week !
For me this week.....something different. A skin mount 18" Lake Erie Smallmouth! I caught this fish last July along with a 20" smallie that I molded.

[ArtisticAnglerInc.]

couple of big stripers and a largemouth....its been a while since I posted pics, wholesale work keeps me swamped. In a good way. I have been coming thru for the eye candy even when I am to busy to post. What a forum!

[Rick Krane]

Hey Paul!!! Big awesome pike!!! To pull off a big fish is tough all the way around but to make on work out in a pleasing habitat is tough for sure! Well done Paul!!!

Hey Jerry!!! Cool Blue fish! We catch them up here in New England and they are a neat fish with some wicked teeth. Great work Jerry!

Hey Marty! Big thank you man! Glad to see you stop by and share with us your work too! Hint Hint! So with that said I know you will give a nice fish for us to see! You’re a great taxidermist and a helpful guy! Thanks for stopping in and being part of it all!

Hey Don!!! Super Smallie! Awesome fish Don! I think this is one of your original casts! You do tremendous work my friend!

Hey Rich!! Cool Bass! Love the nice tones and great markings! Big Stripers man! Love to do them myself! You are a true asset to the forum and a great fish guy too!

Ok Back to the steelhead with Mr. Fred Pride

Rick

[DougP]

Nice stuff guys...keep it comin'!

Here's a quickie of a lk.mich. perch I'm just finishing. No gloss yet....

[AnglingArtisan]

Hey Rick,
That's not me...
It's that other AA guy LOL!!!!
I'll agree though, nice Bass Artistic Angler Inc. and everyone else as well.
Sweet detailing on those perch fins there Doug.

[Pascal]

Y'all said beginners were welcome so here it is. This is a 41 year old mount done by Touchstone Taxidermy out of Bosier city, Louisiana. I repainted it for a friend. I am still having difficulty with my detailing but now I have some retarder so hopefully that is behind me. It is an honor to post anything with the great mounts that show up here. Anyway, I would appreciate any feedback that will help me develop my painting skills.Thanks.

[Pascal]

By the way, this is my first fish.

[Brian W]

Nice fish!! Love the Pike and Muskie displays. Lot of work there. Still working on a show piece for this March (got my MTA certificate). Got a bass from Cecil and it's not quite done. Doug P, Can I ask you if the markings on your perch are pencil/steel wool or air brush? Very realistic.