rosaritoman
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Importing a real stuffed Marlin
My wife inherited a Marlin her father caught in Baja back when you could have the fish stuffed and mounted. Any issues bringing it back into mexico?
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treuboff
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customs. Declare it. Talk to them before you come back. You can still stuff them and bring em back. $$$
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mike odell
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I caught my first Rooster fish bout 1989,at Punta Colorada Hotel. I thought
at the time they were rare! I had it stuffed, took it to my house,in CA, hung
it on the wall. When I moved to Baja full time, hauled it back to La Ribera
about one mile from where I caught it. Hung it it in my Palapa. Bugs ate it
after a short time! Proves that something will eat a rooster fish, even with
2500 road miles on it. No duty paid at the time.
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I once got stuffed eating fish....un montón de pescado con ajo
Don't believe everything you think....
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rosaritoman
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mike odell
I caught my first Rooster fish bout 1989,at Punta Colorada Hotel. I thought
at the time they were rare! I had it stuffed, took it to my house,in CA, hung
it on the wall. When I moved to Baja full time, hauled it back to La Ribera
about one mile from where I caught it. Hung it it in my Palapa. Bugs ate it
after a short time! Proves that something will eat a rooster fish, even with
2500 road miles on it. No duty paid at the time.
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Don't think I'll share that with the Mrs but appreciate the response
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Paulina
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We've taken mounted fish into Baja with out any issues. The biggest one was a giant marlin. I think he is about 14' or so long. It was so big that the
only way we could get it there was to take it down in the panga. We couldn't have been more obvious. Here's Mr. Marlin over the sleeper sofa. He may
be the reason we don't get many sleep over guests?
The second marlin isn't as big, so we wrapped it like a mummy and secured it next to the paddle boards on the truck rack.
No questions were asked about either fish.
P>*)))>{
On edit: Just in case anyone's curiosity was getting the best of them, here's a photo of the fish that was in mummy wrap. He's not the best looker,
I'll admit, but he needed someone to rescue him from the thrift shop. He was my Valentine's gift. Dern sure knows the way to my heart...
[Edited on 21-10-2014 by Paulina]
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bajabuddha
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THEY
DON'T
STUFF
FISH.
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
86 - 45*
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Paulina
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http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/outdoor-activities/huntin...
Yes, they do. Although not as often as they used to. Its a lost art. I have a lovely skin mount, aka "stuffed" bass. It's so obvious that its stuffed
that I'm probably the only person who would consider the fish lovely. I'd take a photo of it, but right now it's pitch black in my bedroom, so it
wouldn't show up. Yes, I have a stuffed fish in my bedroom.
The marlin pictured on my dining room table is a skin mount. It's hard to tell from the photo, but someone, a long time ago, painted over the skin.
You can see where the skin has shrunk over time. He's very heavy too.
Stuffed fish lovers unite!
P>*)))>{
[Edited on 21-10-2014 by Paulina]
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Skipjack Joe
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I sort of like the thrift shop marlin more. It has more character.
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That Dern is a keeper Paulina....
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
I sort of like the thrift shop marlin more. It has more character. |
Me thinks it deserves a proper burial at sea.
Every beautiful beach in the world needs a few condo towers - NOT.
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Sailfish mounts exported and imported.
The sailfish mount behind me at mi Baja casa has an unusual history.
It came through Mexican customs at Tecate with no problema many years ago...by way of the Atlantic Gulf Stream and North Dakota.
It is not a 'stuffed' sail, however it is a exact 'replica' of one my mother caught offshore Florida in the Gulfstream in 1952. When she was busy
fighting the sail in the Gulf, her deck chair leg supports were loose and the chair was rocking quite hard..due to the leaping fish and the heavy
seas. My Dad and a deck hand held her chair arms down while she brought it to the boat. Honoring the fish, she made the crew measure it and then
release it. Probably one of the earlier 'catch and release' fish of that time and place. A hilarious event long ago that still brings a smile today.
The replica sail mount was sent home from Florida to a lake cabin we had on Red Willow, ND. Up on the wall it went. A couple years later, with my
childhood buddy, Randy, we took it down and laid it in the bottom of our fishing boat. Out on the lake we went with our rods, ready to catch the
usual 6-inch perch or walleye. Once anchored in a likely spot within sight of a dozen other boats, we sneakily eased the sailfish mount over the side
with a stout line attached.
When we were ready, we started shouting..."WaHoo, what a fish!...A monster!" And pulled the beast up to show the excited
onlookers.
We became a bit notorious that summer day.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Pomp,
Love that story. I tried a trick similar to that once using an Oreo cookie as bait. No one believed I could catch a fish using a cookie. I snuck a
frozen whole fish on the line when no one was looking.
P>*)))>{
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