Yul Lose Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 My pard Buck Garrett went fishing in Alaska a few years back and caught this halibut. He had the tail mounted and the plaque that they gave him to mount it on left a lot to be desired as you can see in the one picture below. He asked me to build something to hang it on that would allow him to turn it around if he got tired of looking at one side. The mount was screwed to the old plaque and the only side that you could see was the white side. I installed a metal plate on the bottom of the mount and four rare earth magnets in the plaque and it worked out very nicely. It’s very easy to turn it around now. I also installed a rare earth magnet to display the .410 SG hull that was used to kill the fish once boated. If you don’t kill them once on board they can do a lot of damage to the boat, equipment and people. He’s going to hang it in his man cave and has another piece that I built him awhile back to hold all of his fire department buttons, buckles and medals in the same vicinity. I used my Lichtenberg fractal burner to add accent to kind of replicate the Alaskan coast, rivers and streams. It hangs on the wall with two screws in keyhole slots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Yul, Anyways love to see the work of a master craftsman. You never fail to amaze us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Yul - That story sounds like a fish tale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 11 minutes ago, Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L said: Yul - That story sounds like a fish tale! Imagine how much photographic magic was needed to actually make that tail look big. just kidding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Very big fish, AND very good work! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Lizard Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Somehow something needs to be bigger...The mount looks a little small... Texas Lizard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Wheeler Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I'm guessing that the fish tail is not as heavy as it looks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Magnets. Genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 37 minutes ago, Dutch Wheeler said: I'm guessing that the fish tail is not as heavy as it looks... No it’s not that heavy. It’s styrofoam and fiberglass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 Here is the finished mount hanging on the man cave wall. Should he get tired of the gray side of the fish all he has to do is rock the mount a little and lift up and turn it around and sit it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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