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« on: February 04, 2007, 09:44:23 PM »
I went to the Fisharama in Atlanta today and shot a few cats:







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« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2007, 02:00:33 AM »
Here is a Channel cat we got out of lake winnibago in wisconsin.
Beautiful fish
a fat female.
Its colors where very gold but it was not an albino fish. the water is very muddy and we tend to get light colored fish.

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« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2007, 11:08:20 PM »
Here's a albino catfish I just finished. THIS IS THE LAST SKIN MOUNT CATFISH I WILL EVER DO! I seem to forget how much a pain in the ass they are if I don't do one for a while! A repro would have better detail and rib markings. 



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« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2007, 11:25:09 PM »
why are catfish so hard to do, my mom and i catch alot of them in the summer, but everyone says a replica is the way to go
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« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2007, 11:48:54 PM »
Where I have trouble is getting a perfectly smooth skin on the carved body. It seems like no matter what I do I end up with dimples  etc. I don't have this problem with trout skins. Painting them however is pretty easy IMHO. No problems skinning out the head as I cast them.

Here is a replica channel I painted:
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« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2007, 07:55:43 AM »
both are very nice ''cats''....
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« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2007, 10:44:18 AM »
Quote from: dbess on May 17, 2007, 07:55:43 AM
both are very nice ''cats''....

Yeah but you gotta admit the repro is much better.
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« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2007, 04:32:39 PM »
Anyone have any paint schedules for channel cats? Thanx, Randy
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« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2007, 09:28:48 PM »
the eye seems off in color for a albino or is it just the shot nice job tho
getting ready to do a repo of a albino myself but will have to do my own eye
can,t find any
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« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2007, 10:50:32 PM »
Quote from: Tracy on August 13, 2007, 09:28:48 PM
the eye seems off in color for a albino or is it just the shot nice job tho
getting ready to do a repo of a albino myself but will have to do my own eye
can,t find any

All the reference albino cat pics (including the ones you sent me) I looked like they did not have pink eyes.
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« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2007, 04:45:56 PM »
maybe i did not get you a good shot  but my cats do have pink eyes
or a lightpink outer and a redpink pupil

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« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2007, 09:19:10 AM »
I must be blind. I don't see any pink in the photo and the pupil looks black. I believe you though and probably the photo doesn't catch it.

That said it wouldn't surprise me if these fish were not trully "albinos" from what I  know about marketing fish. Lots of hype in this market. Could be just a genetic mutation that has been propogated like West Virgina Golden trout or a l ack of pigment that has been bread to run continuously.
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« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2009, 01:45:20 PM »
i'm not positive, but i believe these are channels.  correct me if i'm wrong
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« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2009, 04:17:58 PM »
The last one is, see the forked tail?
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« Reply #14 on: June 29, 2010, 12:35:14 AM »
your replica is very beautiful. Would you share your steps to make that artistic catfish?  Thank you very much
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