Walleye Fishing: Different Ways Of Mounting Your Prize Walleye
Finally, you have been able to catch a live caught a live Walleye. You did not let this prize Walleye get away! This is grand! But now how do you conserve this fish for the rest of your life and keep the ecstasy which you got catching this prize Walleye?
The prize Walleye can be mounting in two ways. One of them would be if you can mount it all by yourself on a skin mount. The other way is to ask a professional to do it for you. It is like having a lifetime proof of the effort made by you and also the achievement. This professionally mounted Walleye can be shown off to your friends and family.
By chance you would prefer to do the skin mounting yourself, don't worry as there are professionals who can guide you to the job in the correct technique. You can teach yourselves the necessary basic steps for mounting a prize Walleye. There are Taxidermists who are around to help you with this skill. They will show how to carve out from the body, cast the center of the mouth and mount the skin. This may be a little complicated but a very rewarding experience.
If you want it done by a professional, you will have to find a person who can mount and is also a good taxidermist with some experience. It is better to get it done from a person who has a good reputation of recreating an exceptional mount of your prize fish. You can locate someone in your area, who is just right for your job maybe through the internet. If you have a restricted budget then it may not be very easy for you as this can be an expensive proposition, and more costly that other available options.
There is another alternative to keep this moment locked, take a picture of the prize Walleye and get a fiberglass imitation made in a mount by a professional who can do a fiberglass imitation in a mount. It is another way to keep this as a lifetime memento. The good part about the replica is that the original Walleye is used as molds for making the replica. It is made in a way that the color is accurate and is customized due to the fact that the color of Walleye differs form place to place. You fish color may be very different to some other Walleye. The fiberglass imitation insures you durability and long lasting color.
You will like to know the advantage of going for fiberglass mounting. First thing in this type of mounting you will be able to you will eliminate the problems of skin mounting. Which may include troubles like shrinking of the skin, everlasting smell, some parts may just fall apart or the color may fade due to the leaking of natural oils from the fish. And not less important is the fact that fiberglass mounts are less expensive than the traditional skin mounting.
Maybe next time you go fishing, you may just catch that prize Walleye. By reading this surely you will know what to do.... Mount it. The best thing is once your prize catch is mounted, every time you come across at it, you will have this feeling of pride. It is indeed, the greatest prize for a fisherman.
