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How To Make Fish Mounts 



Cabo Blanco Fishing Club in Peru, where the largest game 

 fishes in the world are taken, has a most impressive driveway 

 in front of the clubhouse— it is lined with posts that have large 

 marlin tails attached to their tops ( Fig. 148 ) . 



A plastic or resin cast of any fish tail, painted in the original 

 colors, is especially effective. It can be attached to a plaque, 

 and the angler's information can be painted on or inscribed in 

 metal by an engraver. 



Fig. 148. The driveway of the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club in Peru, with 

 a fence of posts on which marlin tails are mounted. 

 (Photo by Kip Farrington) 



Head Mounts 



Head mounts of fishes are often preferable to full-body 

 mounts, especially of big game fishes such as swordfish, marlin, 

 and sharks. The medium-sized fishes— large striped bass, blue- 

 fish, catfish, musky, pike, and bass— also make attractive head 

 mounts. 



