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Title: Longnose gar mount
Post by: Todweelz on August 29, 2012, 08:02:00 AM
My youngest Madison and I both shot our first gar this spring, I finally had a little extra time to mount them, having trouble with Kodak easy share and can't get pics up, anyone that can help out? can e-mail no problem but won't share with photobucket ? Bottom fish a little darker than I wanted, have worked out a better paint scheule for next time, Madys fish turned out just the way I wanted, not hard to mount, just no commercial forms or eyes for gar, had to make my own. Mady was shooting an old Tigercat and I had my PSE coyote. Pics to follow, thanks TJ
Title: Re: Longnose gar mount
Post by: KentuckyTJ on August 29, 2012, 09:53:00 AM
Here you are Brother, nice fish.


(http://i47.tinypic.com/n30ktv.jpg)

(http://i49.tinypic.com/2dvtz0z.jpg)
Title: Re: Longnose gar mount
Post by: JamesKerr on August 29, 2012, 09:56:00 AM
Those look really nice!
Title: Re: Longnose gar mount
Post by: on August 29, 2012, 10:00:00 AM
That is really good looking!

Congrats on the fish!

Bisch
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Post by: snakewood3 on August 29, 2012, 10:01:00 AM
That is neat !!!!
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Post by: rastaman on August 29, 2012, 10:04:00 AM
Very cool! You did a good job!
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Post by: GRINCH on August 29, 2012, 10:08:00 AM
Those are awesome,good job.
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Post by: sweeney3 on August 29, 2012, 10:10:00 AM
Now that is impressive!  I have never mounted a critter, but I love gar.  I would give serious consideration to that in the future.  Nice work!
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Post by: rraming on August 29, 2012, 10:31:00 AM
pretty cool and a good memory - great idea!
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Post by: Shortlongbow on August 29, 2012, 10:40:00 AM
Nice job!
Title: Re: Longnose gar mount
Post by: Todweelz on August 29, 2012, 10:51:00 AM
Thanks guys !  Like I said not real happy with bottom fish but was a good learning opportunity, paid off really well for the second fish, want to do more in the future, enjoyed mounting these two, next up is a big carp, have to shoot it first!
Title: Re: Longnose gar mount
Post by: trick00 on August 29, 2012, 10:58:00 AM
Looks good to me!   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Longnose gar mount
Post by: Todweelz on August 29, 2012, 12:02:00 PM
Don't get me wrong, overall happy with mount, I'm just very critical of my work, and Thank You for the compliments
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Post by: Izzy on August 29, 2012, 12:11:00 PM
Beautiful!!!!
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Post by: billy shipp on August 29, 2012, 12:24:00 PM
Nice job.....that's something you don't see everyday.
Title: Re: Longnose gar mount
Post by: KentuckyTJ on August 29, 2012, 01:27:00 PM
I shot a black gar once. Pretty rare around here. Man they are cool, I should have had it mounted. Nice work.

Someone needs to mount a gator gar. Imagine that taxi bill! Paying by the inch.
Title: Re: Longnose gar mount
Post by: Todweelz on August 30, 2012, 01:41:00 PM
Wouldn't be to bad TJ, right around $750-$800 for a 6ft'er, same as a pair of whitetails, would be worth it if you had the wall space and a very understanding spouse!
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Post by: ishoot4thrills on August 30, 2012, 03:36:00 PM
WOW! That is way cool!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Frenchymanny on August 30, 2012, 03:42:00 PM
Super nice!

F-Manny
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Post by: JohnnyWayne on August 30, 2012, 04:02:00 PM
That is really cool  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Rob W. on August 30, 2012, 04:03:00 PM
That is sweet!   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Longnose gar mount
Post by: on August 30, 2012, 06:16:00 PM
cool! we think alike,
i have a 53" longnose halfway mounted , but has a bad fin on the bottom, so i quit and was trying to get one about the same size so i could remove the fins from it and finish that one, i was going to mount with arrow in it, thought it would make a good mount. good job!