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My 20lb zander project

Discussion in 'Fish Taxidermy' started by chuppa, Dec 25, 2011.

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  1. Dec 25, 2011 #1
    chuppa

    chuppa Member

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    Hy guys! Merry Christmas to you all!

    Waited for this time of year when I finally have some time to do a bit of molding.
    Had a great season in all, and kept a few fish for casting.

    Here's a 20lb zander I caught on 10Th of December, on River Danube i Novi Sad, Serbia. My PB for now.
    http://www.taxidermy.net/forum/index.php/topic,113463.705.html

    After much thinking, decided on a peacefull, S bend pose, without flared gills and wide open mouth.

    Here's the mold I did this weekend...
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    Still have much work on prepping the mold, but hope to have the cast out for a week or two.
    Set a high goal for myself by planning on doing custom molded/painted eyes.

    Fingers crossed :)
     
  3. Dec 25, 2011 #2
    JE

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    Looking good so far Chuppa, nice fish !
    John
     

  5. Dec 26, 2011 #3
    Richard C

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    Looks good !
     
  6. Dec 26, 2011 #4
    chuppa

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    Thanks guys!

    Was aware that the fish this size will consume much material on mold making, but I still had to additionally straighten the mold with a good deal of resin and fibre, to avoid cracking it.
     
  7. Feb 18, 2012 #5
    chuppa

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    Step closer to completing it...

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  8. Feb 18, 2012 #6
    Cecil

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    It's amazing how much they look like our walleye with the exception of the head and markings on the spiny dorsal fin.

    What''s the biggest European perch you've seen or caught?
     
  9. Feb 19, 2012 #7
    chuppa

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    This 20lb Zander is my personal best... The biggest ones caught on Danube River were up to 30lb.
     
  10. Feb 19, 2012 #8
    Cecil

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    wow 30 lbs.!

    What about European perch (Perca fluviatilis)?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_perch
     
  11. Feb 19, 2012 #9
    chuppa

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    We don't get them very big in Serbia... We rarely hear about catches over a pound, but there are several lakes in neighbouring countries, like Croatia, were you can catch a perch over 2-3lb.
     
  12. Feb 19, 2012 #10
    Cecil

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    Interesting.

    How is your country doing anyway? Are things getting back to normal after all the warfare that took place there a few years back?
     
  13. Feb 20, 2012 #11
    Taxi-lover

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    Here in Finland we have also something like 30 pounder zander's and european perch about 5 pounds as a record.....
    Nice work by the way!!! ;)
     
  14. Feb 20, 2012 #12
    JE

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    Probably about the same here (uk) Cecil , my biggest perch is 16.5 in long and about 2.5-3lb ? that is a decent perch over here, but they do get up to about 4-5lb. I always thought your yellow perch got bigger, the pictures of them here on taxi net always looked huge, I was surprised to learn how big ( or not !) they got.
    John
     
  15. Feb 20, 2012 #13
    chuppa

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    :D
    We're OK... going on with life like anywhere else. Chasing EU membership... got home, car, boat mortgages... waiting for that first in the month... spending more than we earn :D... planning holidays and fishing trips abroad... when not fishing, chasing new fishing gear, fighting poachers... etc...etc...etc...
     
  16. Feb 20, 2012 #14
    warthog

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    Dang...sounds like the us over here.
     
  17. Feb 20, 2012 #15
    John C

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    Chuppa, can you explain chasing poachers.
     
  18. Feb 20, 2012 #16
    Cecil

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    I think he said "fighting" poachers John.
     
  19. Feb 20, 2012 #17
    chuppa

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    Yes, it's an ongoing "Battle" betwen us, sport fishermen, who buy their fishing permits, and have a respect for the nature's and man-made laws, and those who try to profit by netting, electrifying and snagging fish.
    Unfortunately, the future doesn't look so bright. In spite of a solid legislation regardin watermanagement, we rarely see poachers brought to justice.
     
  20. Feb 20, 2012 #18
    Cecil

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    We have the same problem in my area. Additionally C.O.'s and their salaries are not a priority by our politicians. I used to turn in game violations, but with no call back in 2 or 3 days it was a waste of time. Just too much area for them to cover and not enough of them. Violators know that.
     
  21. Feb 20, 2012 #19
    JE

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    Pretty much the same here in the UK, I pay to fish a local river, only to find out local lads are fishing out of season for Salmon and sea run brown trout. Salmon poaching on the "big" rivers used to be a huge problem because the fish are worth a lot of money. Organized gangs were netting rivers all over the country, luckily this seems to have died down now.
    The other problem we have here is the fact that you nearly get shot at dawn for taking/killing a fish these days, "trophy" fish are just about a thing of the past over here . Even taking a fish for food is frowned upon, "they" ( do gooders) would rather we bought our fish from super markets it seems. MAD !
    John
     
  22. Feb 20, 2012 #20
    Gameovertaxidermy

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    Cecil, you should start raising zander. Wish I could go catch one somewhere in the states so I could mount one.
     
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