Originally posted by Theo Gallus:
I'm curious, Cecil. In a case like this where the fish was received in less-than-mint condition, do you extrapolate backwards to what he would have looked like alive and prepare the mount with that appearance? This must require some knowledge of regional appearances (i.e. CNBG) if you get them in from all over (knowledge which I bet you have as much of as anyone).
It depends Theo. If I get a photo of the fish I duplicate the photo. If not I have a generic paint job I do with bluegills and haven't had a complaint yet.
However as you elluded to I've seen so many in the 24 years I've been doing this I can pretty much tell how to paint them even if I only have a dead fish to go by.
