First Fish Mount Advice

Lydia Tanner · Aug 20, 2020

I’ve been mounting white tail at my work. They do not mount fish and I wanted to dabble in fish so I caught myself a nice bream, skinned it out, put it in DA for a few days, borax and water for a day, and stapled it to a form. (Tried to stitch it but that wasn’t working ) I’m letting it dry for a couple weeks and then on to painting. I’m an artist so Do I need to go by a paint chart for a bream or can I go from a reference fine? Also are there any tricks that I could have used along my way? Any and all criticism welcome! Please and thank you

joeym · Aug 21, 2020

I prefer the half cast method on panfish. It takes a little practice, but is really easy and inexpensive. I've cast so many fish, I rarely need to make a mold anymore. On painting, pictures of the real fish are much better than someone else's paint job. The paint charts are helpful in selecting colors to use. Hang in there, there is money to be made in fish!

Lydia Tanner · Aug 21, 2020

Thank you! I took photos of the fish immediately after it was caught so I’d get the best reference I could. @joeym And what exactly is the half cast method?

joeym · Aug 21, 2020

Lydia Tanner said: ↑

@joeym And what exactly is the half cast method?
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Before skinning, lay the fish in a bed of coarse sand, or Hi-fiber, and pour plaster of Paris over the entire "show side" to make an exact mold. When the plaster sets, remove the fish, skin it, then lay in the mold and fill with fish filler. Remove from the mold, place on a drying board, and card the fins and gills. It's way easier than it sounds, I promise.

Lydia Tanner · Aug 21, 2020

Wouldn’t this process make one side flat?

joeym · Aug 21, 2020

https://www.taxidermy.net/threads/263672/

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