TAXIDERMY BARRA, HOW MUCH, WHERE, WHO?

[A_DIFF_PERSPECTIVE]

A mate of mine wants to catch and have a wall mount of an 18-20kg saltwater barra. Does anybody know who or where and how much it is likely to cost and what quality of workmanship is available? any comments would be great.
johnny M

[wiseguy67]

Rod Gardiner in Yamba Mobile: 0428544841 I think your looking at a five or six hundred to have it done. There was good article on him in NSW Fishing sept issue.

[jimmyjam]

jonny i'll do it for you for nothing u just supply the bit of wood... i got the nail gun! ;D

[A_DIFF_PERSPECTIVE]

need big nails jimmy

[PG]

Johnny, you're in CQ right?
I'm in Rockhampton, there's a guy in North Rocky who does taxidermy. Paul Vize (07) 4928 1291 give him a call.

[fish_head]

Look in the office at the Awoonga caravan camping park. There is a mount of a barra there that is outstanding. Enquired about it and they gave me a card. Done by skins alive John Ruiz Ph 0418 228197 web: www.skinsalive.com.au . Told the mount was about 900 dollars. Better of ringing him to get a price. May cost a little bit extra but it is definitely worth it when you see his work. There is another mount further back in the tackle shop by someone else but there is nowhere near the same quality

[A_DIFF_PERSPECTIVE]

thanks people.
we have seen the one in the awoonga caravan park. Thats the one that sparked my mate into wanting one done. he wants a saltwater fish mount of a 20 kg fish as he thinks these are just the bees knees!
I just checked his website, thanks. and yes, i/we live in CQ.
thanks,
johnny

[BlitzBaga]

Don't go to a guy called Peter Robinson, I am still waiting for a cod head I put to get done 10yrs ago, it's now become embarassing to ring up to see if it's ready :-[

Cheers
Murray

[Daintreeboy]

You ought to be ashamed of yourself, killing fish for trophies, what is this world coming too?

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[A_DIFF_PERSPECTIVE]

hoping your not serious with that comment daintree boy.....??!!!??

[Daintreeboy]

course not! I thought the bunch of ;D covered it!

couldn't resist after all the tiger shark threads going around. ;)
Cheers, Mark.

[warrior]

DIFF PERSPECTIVE,have a look at the latest nafa magazine there is two taxidermists in there they both do fibreglass moulds but they are surperb even down to the air brushed scales and gills and full mouth worth a look i lived in darwin for a while and saw a few of them and they were top class Cappo is one of the guys and his work is well known

[bdowdy]

:)hi guys just aquick hello and have to tell anyone interrested but i have been doing murry cod head mounts for afew years and have done them for glenlyon dam and from newcastle to brisbane. if anyone wants more info contact me at belinda76@aapt.net.au

[A_DIFF_PERSPECTIVE]

Daintreeboy,
It is hard to read exprexssion in posts as they have no tone!
I thought the smilies were the give away, but wasn't too sure.
Cheers, Johnny .

[DaveSue_Fishos_Two]

I live in Rockhampton too and I rang the bloke in Nth Rocky and asked how much it would cost to have a large muddie mounted. He said it would be two hundred dollars. And then I asked him how much it would be to do a 10kg king salmon. $1,000.00 he said. Yeah right, Seeya.

Dave

[tonyp]

this is a Bass, first one for the person who did it. I thought it looks great.

He has a choice of either 2-d view or 3 d view which this one is. Approx $550.

this was a 2.5 kilo Bass i sent down to him. i did not get it for me i got it done for another person. The only thing he said he did on his next one was make it a tad more silver in colour.

[tonyp]

His name is Corey Green , he does this as a hobbie.

this is his site.


http://www.abitfishy.com.au/

[PG]

$550 for a 2.5Kg Bass. $1000 for a 10 kilo fish doesn't seem so bad. A lot more work that's for sure !

[A_DIFF_PERSPECTIVE]

Thankyou to everyone who added to this post with information and ideas etc. Thanks, Appreciative,

Johnny M
Lake Awoonga

[HOOKLINEnSINKER]

$1000! wow i would tell him to get stuffed ;D sorry couldnt resist

[Needmorerum]

Johnny, Have a chat to Ben down at Pat's, he is getting that huge one he caught at the Dam done, not sure who he sent it to, or what the quote was. He should be able to help.

Corry

[luress]

Johhny ceative fish mounts in cairns.The do fibreglass moulds, give them the length and they have a mould to suit and let the big girls swin away or sizzle on the bbq ;D :'(
regards gary