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taxidermist66
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Location: cape cod ma
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false albacore help

« on: October 03, 2007, 07:32:22 PM »

I have done 2 albacore repose with good luck. but would like to know if anyone has done a skin mount on one. and if so do you do a Repose head like with striper bass. and all so looking for some good photos of this fish can not find any good one's


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Jknuth
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Re: false albacore help

« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2007, 07:49:55 PM »

tuna are very oily and will not make a good skin mount. they will smell horrible after mounted no matter what you do.
I would stick with repros


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ryan rhodes
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Re: false albacore help

« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2007, 08:20:22 PM »

I just took one in today, i'm doing a repro i would never skin mount one...


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Aaron Stehling
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Re: false albacore help

« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2007, 08:46:04 PM »

Hi Bill,
Waaayyy to oily for a skin mount. Better to buy a blank or custom cast it. Talk to you soon.

Aaron Stehling


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