Trophies...

Id say spot on for 30+ on kings. Although I've caught many 30+ kings.... never banked a #20 steely so id have to say 15 for steely and brown.... 19 lb. Coho is best for me;, but id say a #15 coho is a trophy....

    Dont carry a scale but have a 12 and a half pound Brown on the wall at home and have  been  around the 15 or more  number often with the Hos even without the scale,  LOVE to Ho fish- if anything I tend to down-pound my fish. Dont wanna be 'overeager' like all those bucks guys shoot 'well over 200' that are bout 130 on a scale.
Biggest Steel' hate to admit'  took home years ago to eat. It had the head cut off behind the lower front fins and it still curled way up well in front of the tail when put in the frig sideways. Didnt weigh it but it was at least real close.
    Caught a King years ago in the LFZ that was by far my biggest ever- It was  huge male in the big hole below the Church and when I pulled it in after a long struggle guys came over to look and admire it. It wasnt Fat Mary but it was definately in that blood line. Never took it completly out of the water and took time to revive it and release it- probably my favorite release ever and doubt will ever get another that big. Have caught a number in the 20s that did get weighed in so have something to compare to-and that guy was clearly in another weight class.
The way things seem to be going the past year or two it will probably be a long time before I can tell an Atalantic story. Or another Brown story for that matter.
Been up there goin at it for over 30 years and once in a while the fishing gods smile on ya.
   The real Trophies are in your mind though. Can recall some average or smaller fish that were hard to catch or in just the right place at just the right time that gave such great satisfaction they  simply cant be beat.

Not really what I was getting at--to me every fish I catch is a trophy---not a real #'s guy either---just wanted to see at what point someone would say "that's going on the wall"

don't fret DB & HT - perhaps one day you guys will be members of the elusive SR 20#er club,
however, the odds are gettin slimmer & slimmer these days as the PETAtards continue their quest for further creel restrictions which in turn makes the overabundant steelies shrink...But there is always a needle in every haystack.

Metal - it don't matter how big the fish is - I would not spend the ching on a wall mount.

to me its not really about size its about looks(hey thats what my girlfriend says about me!!! ).

But a 30+ king is nice, but look at it... has it gone throught the meat grinder, has it looked like it survived a 90's weighted treble?
Ive got a picture of 2 browns i caught with in minutes of each other that were 12lbs and 10lbs each, but ill tell you what they were absolutely full of color, to me if i want a mount i want some nice colors or spots to it. I have a steelhead mount my great uncle caught in the mid 70's i believe and is absolutely amazing, maybe 10lbs itself but the contrast from the top grey stripe, the spots, and the bottom silver is astonishing.

oh christmas tree oh christmas tree...

Psssst - those mounts are painted. Can take an old black Shark and make it green silver or anything ya want --pink even.

Just a tip= if ya have an old mount with the older paining- take it out and have it re sprayed the new methods are great.
 Joe over at Northeast does a super job and does all the painting himself.

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to me its not really about size its about looks(hey thats what my girlfriend says about me!!! ).

But a 30+ king is nice, but look at it... has it gone throught the meat grinder, has it looked like it survived a 90's weighted treble?
Ive got a picture of 2 browns i caught with in minutes of each other that were 12lbs and 10lbs each, but ill tell you what they were absolutely full of color, to me if i want a mount i want some nice colors or spots to it. I have a steelhead mount my great uncle caught in the mid 70's i believe and is absolutely amazing, maybe 10lbs itself but the contrast from the top grey stripe, the spots, and the bottom silver is astonishing.

but you oughtta watch making a comment about pictures in here. Someone may hold a gun to you're head demanding that you post it up

I think most realize that mounts are painted.. But why would someone paint it to look like something it may not be ? Just dont make sense to me. Take some pictures and have them enlarged/framed then hang. Besides you can have as many as you want or catch.. Just looks better to me..
Edit:
Im not saying there is anything wrong with mounting fish.. Just they do nothing for me, thats all..

No guns, just reminding one who keeps claiming to post pictures.. You say it, I'm only reminding words.
That might have been a NK#9.. lol

I know I have shown it many times but I think it's one of the best mounts I have.. Size dont matter. it's all about character. I love the kype, color, pose and water dripping.. I'll take this over a repo or skin mount ANY day..

Agree- Only have two-  Brown and a Ho- both are memory fish- have caught bigger or perhaps prettier but the two incidents are why the mounts are there.

Have landed 3 Kings over 30# but not a pic to prove it. Seems like I liked drownibg phones and cameras when i get a trip wiff big fish.
iI dont get mounting. fiberglass replicca of released fish yes.
The size seriosly would depend on the water. a ten pound wild Brown here is special whereas on the great lakes they only get slit for eggs.

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ive heard of a new technology or maybe im just hearing about it now. that you can send a picture of a fish to a taxidermist and they will make a exact replica of whatever you caught. sounds nice to me. considering me and my fiance' have already agreed that i can have a man cave with whatever mounted trophies deerheads or whatever i want in my cave along with my pool table.

aaaaahhhhh gotta love the desire to want something!!!

Better get it in a pre-nup      LOL

I have one mount. It is a 36" 16lb male steelhead. The only reason it exists is that the owner of the local tackle store requested me to keep a large fish (back in 78 that was a big fish) if I got one since there was a local company perfecting something called freeze dry taxidermy and wanted fish to check the method out. It was on the shop wall for 15 years until it went out of bussiness.
Now it resides somwhere in my basement.
I didn't carry a camerea from the 80s til now since it seemed I never used them (fishing alone) and dunked them every few years, but I agree with Tuna that the best mounts are pictures be they on paper or in ones minds eye.
My wife just gave me a cheap digie cam so if I get out this year a can remember I have it I hope to get a few snaps this year.

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Does it last/look good WaDer? I saw on the tv about that some years ago and people were getting pets and stuff done up. All real except the eyeballs.

Mine was the only one of the 3 done, remember this was the birth of the tech, thatwname out well but mine was exceptional,far better than any shin mount I have seen, right done to the flaired gills which were perfect.
Still rather have the memory or a pic.

Tuna- I got the same camera last Summer for like 99 bucks and I love it. I agree about pics. I have a few 8 by 10 frames hanging and every once in a while I change out/rotate my big fish pics. to keep things fresh.