mounter walleye?

[broken_line]

would a 26.5" long with 14" girth and 9.89 lbs be considerd a mounter walleye?

[LOTWSvirgin]

If you have already kept the fish I would say mount it. The size of the fish is not what matters. Its the memory of catching that fish.

[Sonicrunch]

yeah, if it's healthy looking, mount it.

[mrklean]

if you think its a trophy mount it

[Jim Uran]

The trophy is in the eye of the beholder right? It's your fish dude, mount it!

[Willy]

A 26.5" eye with a 14" girth would not weigh anywhere close to 9lbs. Unless you have the girth wrong. 18-20" girth maybe. Still a nice fish though and mounting it is up to you. Go for it.

[BucksnDucks]

A 26.5" eye with a 14" girth would not weigh anywhere close to 9lbs. Unless you have the girth wrong. 18-20" girth maybe. Still a nice fish though and mounting it is up to you. Go for it.

Oh boy arm chair biology 101 at its best there! Some ppl know everything I tell ya!

On a positive note, I will agree with all others and say mount away my friend mount away!

[Gordie]

A 26.5" eye with a 14" girth would not weigh anywhere close to 9lbs. Unless you have the girth wrong. 18-20" girth maybe. Still a nice fish though and mounting it is up to you. Go for it.

I think you may be wrong Willy I personally caught and released a 26 inch fish that had a 15 inch girth that went 10lbs on the nose it was a beauty and was a well worth mounting but I had caught and got one mounted three days before so one was enough that one was 28 inches with a 18 1/2 inch girth and it went 11 lb 8 oz then two days later C&Red a 12 pounder

MOUNT the fish that is what you should do and congrats on the beast.

did it look like this one

its what you make of it that makes it a trophy

[hookset 31]

Everyone has there opinion on what size is big enough to mount- so i say if you want it on the wall - go for it. I had one mounted last year for my dad-just over 9 lbs- biggest eye he's ever caught and that maybe the biggest he ever catches cause he's 85 yrs old.

[nemoski]

Everyone has their own opinion on what is and isn't a mounter fish. I have always said that a walter over 10 pounds would end up on the wall, but it would also depend on the story behind it, and how it looked-I wouldn't mount something long and skinny. It is completely up to the fisherman who caught it-let us know what you decide.

On a side note, a guy won a fishing contest this weekend with a 12.35 pound walter, and the rumor is that he isn't going to get it mounted because he already has 3 on the wall. What would you do in that situation?

[nolte]

I think I need to weigh my fish on some of these scales.

It's sort of like what a pro told me one time at Mille Lacs when we chatted at the gas station. In pre fishing all these guys were catching 10 lbers left and right. I looked at the results and the big fish for the tourney was a little over 9lbs. I saw him a week or two later and asked him what the deal was. His quote.

"A lot of 10lb fish ended up going 8lbs when they hit a certified scale."

Mount whatever fish has the best memory for ya.

[Gordie]

On a side note, a guy won a fishing contest this weekend with a 12.35 pound walter, and the rumor is that he isn't going to get it mounted because he already has 3 on the wall. What would you do in that situation?

I know what I would do

[mmartin]

The trophy is in the eye of the beholder. Hell a 3 lb walleye to somebody could be a mounter. To many people get caught up in size and weight. Same as deer, its all about the score. It should be about the experience and time spent in the outdoors.

[nemoski]

Originally Posted By: nemoski

On a side note, a guy won a fishing contest this weekend with a 12.35 pound walter, and the rumor is that he isn't going to get it mounted because he already has 3 on the wall. What would you do in that situation?

I know what I would do

Yeah, so do I!!!!

[CaveMan]

Lets see a picture of this warlock!

Everyone has their own opinion on what size to mount. But why can't someone have multiple mounts? Lets say you mount the 26.5 and catch a 30"er later they sure would like nice together!

[Gordie]

yep caveman you are so right on this and thats what I did I have a 28 3/4@9lbs and 6 oz mounted that was gut hooked so I got it mounted thinking someday a gold stringer mount but that notion left soon after then the other one I had mounted is 28 inches and weighs more and they look awsome together

[bogeyman1]

Go for it if that's what you want. I would love to have one on the wall but I'm waiting for a 30. I was close earlier with a 28, but once I measured and knew it wasn't 30 down the hole she went. Memories will last a long time.

[LPCrowRiverFisherman]

I got this fish in a small river. It has an amazing story behind it. It is only 21" but if I were to have had money at the time I may have thought about mounting it, but instead it went back to the river.

[hamms-scooter]

Great color on that fish and nice and healthy!

[&JAG]

Nice eye! Especially, for the Crow River I'm originally from French Lake area so I've cast a few in that river!

[BizzityB]

Caught a 28.5 in 10lbs last year looks great on the wall!

[boatfixer]

Lets see a picture of this warlock!

Everyone has their own opinion on what size to mount. But why can't someone have multiple mounts? Lets say you mount the 26.5 and catch a 30"er later they sure would like nice together!

I just dropped off a nice gill to have done. Not the biggest that I ever caught but I'm have multiples on driftwood for a "scene".

[Tully]

When I got the one in my avatar, (31") my son (8) also caught a 28.5" that same day. They both went back but I might someday get replicas of both with a sign that says "Great day of fishing"

Tully

[My_Key]

My son(age 4) caught his first walleye this winter. It was a tad under 10" and he was absolutely heartbroken that we had to release it. I've been tempted to find a taxidermist that would make a replica of it. Then in the future if he catches a real trophy, we could do a mount with the two together.

[mmartin]

My son(age 4) caught his first walleye this winter. It was a tad under 10" and he was absolutely heartbroken that we had to release it. I've been tempted to find a taxidermist that would make a replica of it. Then in the future if he catches a real trophy, we could do a mount with the two together.

I had my sons(3 at the time) first 2 crappies mounted, about 6" each. He thinks its the coolest thing in the world.