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 Re: First Fork over !!!! Need taxidermy recommendations for replica
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04/09/15 02:47 PM
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fouzman
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All right guys....after alot of research I just turned my order in with a local guy, Ron Kelley in Rockwall. Not anything personal to the others mentioned. Ron returned all my calls and seems to take each order personal and after looking at his work I believe I made the right choice for me. Thanks again to everyone. Will give a full report in 2 months when I pic her up You'll be very happy with Ron's work. He did my first big skin mount of a 12.72 (replicas weren't around, yet) and she still looks fabulous to this day. The Pierce brothers at Lake Fork Taxidermy have done several replicas for me, and their work is also outstanding. Personally, I don't think anyone paints a more lifelike fish than Ron.
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Re: First Fork over !!!! Need taxidermy recommendations for replica
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04/17/15 02:59 AM
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love my skeeter
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Thanks for all the pics....nice looking mounts ! Yes I caught her at night Criglizard
Personal Best
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Re: First Fork over !!!! Need taxidermy recommendations for replica
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04/17/15 05:30 AM
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RickS
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Congratulations! How did you catch her? Was it at night? Hope you get an excellent mount.
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Re: First Fork over !!!! Need taxidermy recommendations for replica
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04/20/15 12:51 AM
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love my skeeter
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Yes caught her at night on a square bill about 3-4' right off the bank
Personal Best
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Lake Fork
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Re: First Fork over !!!! Need taxidermy recommendations for replica
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04/20/15 12:58 AM
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ezbassin
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All right guys....after alot of research I just turned my order in with a local guy, Ron Kelley in Rockwall. Not anything personal to the others mentioned. Ron returned all my calls and seems to take each order personal and after looking at his work I believe I made the right choice for me. Thanks again to everyone. Will give a full report in 2 months when I pic her up Well I hope you have better luck than I did. He ripped me off many years ago. I have contacted him several times since then and he promised to refund my money but never has. Every time I called about the fish I kept getting different excuses. I never got my fish or my deposit back. If you haven't taken your fish to him yet I would choose someone else.
Last edited by ezbassin; 04/20/15 01:51 AM.
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Re: First Fork over !!!! Need taxidermy recommendations for replica
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04/20/15 01:19 AM
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jbassman
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