The Fittante replica is immaculate! Looks exactly the same condition as the day it arrived, and its nice to know it always will. Durability is such a benefit vs. a skin mount (as if anyone reading this needs more reasons). You can handle it without degrading the finish, or worrying about cracking or breaking fins. Its a great teaching aide to show the proper gill/Leech Lake Lock hold for beginners. I used a hacksaw to reproduce the fin & spine clip the fish had from the DNR, and without exaggeration it was hard work to SAW through that material.
Hack saw… Yikes… I'm not sure if I would have had the guts to do that. Joe would have done it for you, he did a great job putting the chicken wing tag in the gill plate of the replica Dad got from him. He really likes doing unique stuff like that, I couldn't believe how excited he was to be able to put the tag in that fish.
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