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If I caught a record it would go on the wall no matter what!!! I would then charge people $5 to come in and look at my record sheepie (Hey i might get one person to come look at it)!!!

I would pay the 5 bucks!

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Personally no, though I would have no problem donating it to the DNR and they can do what they want with it, put it on display on the State Fair or whatever

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The huge 300lb plus sturgeon they catch out West are a differnt species, White sturgeon I do believe.

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I would mount any record breaker! But aren't the bass in Cali trout ponds stocked florida strain? Or...?

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I personaly will not mount another real fish no matter what the size. The next one will be a replica. A real fish will not last as long as a replica. I try to take a camera every time I go fishing and snap a photo if it's big.

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I know what you're sayin. Just givin ya some grief. I saw a 12# LMB weighed in at a tourny i fished in california on the delta. That was a more impressive LMB.

And think, they get twice that big there!! 10+lb bass being common might even convert me lol!

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The huge 300lb plus sturgeon they catch out West are a differnt species, White sturgeon I do believe.

Sweet redemption!!

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Originally Posted By: riverrat56
The huge 300lb plus sturgeon they catch out West are a differnt species, White sturgeon I do believe.

Sweet redemption!!

200 hundred pounds to go buddy.

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I'm thinking a state record anything is most likely going to get mounted for ya. No matter the species I'm sure there will definately be a few interests elsewheres. (Should you not want to keep it.)

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If you where tho catch a state record fish, but it was of a less desirable species like a sheephead, carp, bullie, dogfish, sucker, largemouth bass (sorry bass guys I had to!), shad, rock bass, eel pout, sturgeon,

No on all those except if it were a LM bass....that I would mount. As for sturgeon, I got to believe that record will be a frequently broken record starting in the near future. They seem to be doing very well in the Rainy River/LOW and larger fish seem to be caught each year. C&R is a major contributor to that good news I'm sure.

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I have to say that even if your sturgeon record was to beat later on, it would still be pretty bad [PoorWordUsage] to say I had the record and I have a 100+ # sturgeon on my wall above my fireplace.

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I have to say that even if your sturgeon record was to beat later on, it would still be pretty bad [PoorWordUsage] to say I had the record and I have a 100+ # sturgeon on my wall above my fireplace.

Exactly!

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I just don't get the fascination with hanging a skin mount on the wall. What advantages does that have versus a nice 8x10 of the fish?

Not only that it's so much cheaper.

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Originally Posted By: jhanks50
If I caught a record it would go on the wall no matter what!!! I would then charge people $5 to come in and look at my record sheepie (Hey i might get one person to come look at it)!!!

I would pay the 5 bucks!

If you catch a 35lb sheepie, I'll pay $5 bucks to look at it too!

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ON a side note, I'm having a replica made for a 6lb smallie my wife caught in the bwca. I've been fishing that lake for 36 years, and haven't topped 4.5...

6lb's isn't even close to the state record smallie, but IMO was a very impressive catch, and I'm very proud of her. I have to admit though $300.00 almost talked me out of it.

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