Got my Striper mount back...

[AThornton]

...and it looks awesome! Thanks to my uncle Greg Thornton for the taxidermy work!

This is my new personal best Striper that I caught this spring on the TN River. I've been chasing a 30 lber for years and finally caught one that went 36 lbs!!! This was a very special fish to me because it topped any other Striper that we have ever caught in my family. We have chased them for years on the river and have several VERY nice ones to show for it, but this one takes the cake! I know Dad is smiling down on me for catching this one! He would have been proud!

 

[derek81]

Looks awesome!

 

[Hoggsnatcher]

now thats a BEAST

 

[yellburt]

<font color="#3300ff"><font size="4"><font face="arial black,avant garde">that would make anybody proud..good job emoUSA
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[Jmax]

emoThumbsup emoWorthy emoApplause jmax

 

[foodsaver]

DANG. Is that a fiberglass mount?

 

[AThornton]

foodsaver - 9/24/2010 3:16 PM

DANG. Is that a fiberglass mount?

No sir, this one went to be with the Spirit in the Sky emoBigsmile

 

[gruffy911]

N_I_C_E mount! emoThumbsup

 

[Kirk]

That looks cool!

 

[JDK]

Nice fish adam! where you been hiding missed kicking your butt at the Riverpark CFF.. and blast off was great with Jerry trying to whistle lol ... We need the bullhorn haha

 

[cast4bass]

Very nice mount. emoThumbsup

 

[AThornton]

Greg Thornton
706 280 8910


Shameless plug emoBigsmile

 

[AThornton]

JDK - 9/24/2010 5:49 PM

Nice fish adam! where you been hiding missed kicking your butt at the Riverpark CFF.. and blast off was great with Jerry trying to whistle lol ... We need the bullhorn haha

Yea my bad. Been under a lot lately. I'm back though son emoBigsmile

 

[TightlineT]

Very nice fish and mount!!! Great to mention the family too. emoWorthy emoThumbsup emoThumbsup Jim

 

[wbwilly]

Sweet! Hope to get one similar this year at the Bar.

 

[foodsaver]

XLDVee - 9/24/2010 4:40 PM

foodsaver - 9/24/2010 3:16 PM

DANG. Is that a fiberglass mount?

No sir, this one went to be with the Spirit in the Sky emoBigsmile

I was just going to say thats a heck of a job to be fiberglass. I would have done the same thing!

 

[AThornton]

foodsaver - 9/24/2010 7:26 PM

XLDVee - 9/24/2010 4:40 PM

foodsaver - 9/24/2010 3:16 PM

DANG. Is that a fiberglass mount?

No sir, this one went to be with the Spirit in the Sky emoBigsmile

I was just going to say thats a heck of a job to be fiberglass. I would have done the same thing!

I thought about getting a replica, but I've only mounted one other Striper in my life and that was about 15 years ago. I hated to not let her spawn out, but after the fight that we had (and the intense celebration that ensued emobigsmile ), I figured that I had stressed her a whole lot and her chances of surviving weren't the greatest. Like I said, a 30 lber has been a dream for me from the Tn River for years, so there really wasn't much contemplation to be honest. She was going in the cooler.

 

[brushhog]

dang thats a fatty! nice stripe

 

[dragfish]

The thing about a replica is anyone can get one made to their specs. With a skin mount you know it is exactly what you caught.
I respect the sporting aspect of a replica, but plenty of fish are being released and taking an ocassional trophy won't affect the population.
Beautiful mount Adam! I hope that plaque is screwed real good into a stud-otherwise that hawg will tear the wall down! emoToast

 

[Captain Hazmat]

man that thing looks awesome!!!