good info......lets the guys that dont know whats involved know what they are paying for...and what takes a while....im luckyto have found a taxidermist that treats EVERY piece as if it were going in a competition......he now became a friend of mine...met him on another message board....very modest guy......he wont post much about his work or anything...hes just there to talk like the rest of us......but someone started a thread of brook trout pics...he showed his he did..my goodness are they nice.....i caught a wild brown that died and i wanted to mount him...forgot about him...but the baitshop i went to to ask about a good fish taxidermist gave me his card.....talked to him..said he could do it after looking at the pics i took...and went to his shop......he showed me all his work and explained how he does his work....he really does put in alot of work into his mounts.....he actually has guys bringing him BAD mounts done by other guys to fix now......i cant wait to get my fish back......i asked him if he could have it at an S bend like it was striking my lure with the lure that killed him in his mouth....no problem...hes going to hand carve a form for it anyways.....said he loves carving out bodies...and would make a head for it anyways because the head was bigger then the body because of it being wild...nicest guy ive ever met.....cant wait to go out there and shoot the breeze with him when i get the fish back!..i think im lucky to have found such a good taxidermist.....he said my fish will be show quality when its done and look like my pics.....i told him if he ever wants to put it in a contest ill be glad to let him! i think it would be neat to have a fish i caught in a contest lol