Fish Bones

[boneman]

[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]I recently started up a business that produces skeletal fish art. It’s kind of a hybrid between traditional taxidermy and museum preparation. I am looking for some input as to what species are big in this area (salt or fresh water) and what would make a cool skeleton. Check out some our work @ www.helterskeletons.com and let me know what you think.[/size][/font]
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[tubeN2]

Welcome aboard boneman and what an interesting business you have.

Where is your business located?? That would help in giving some insight as to what species are around.[cool]
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[trowtslayr]

That is a very interesting business and those skeletons are way cool looking, i think a tiger musky would look awesome with all those large teeth! But like tn2 said what area are you in?
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[boneman]

We are located in Stuart, Florida. I grew up hunting and fishing down here and have a good handle on the popular species in my area. However, I'm very interested in what hot around your neck of the woods.
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[tubeN2]

There are over 400 species in the Pacific Ocean. Close to 240 of them are local to me. I can get you a list of the more exciting species to deal with.[cool]
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[Fishhound]

[black][size 3]That's some pretty cool looking stuff you do there boneman ! [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]The only really unique species we have in this area is called the June Sucker. However, being a federally protected species on the endangered list, I think some folks would frown on me taking one just to disect it for the purpose of looking at the bone structure.[/size][/black]
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[tubeN2]

Some of the more sought after fish on my side are as follows:

White Sea Bass
Halibut
Yellowtail
Vermillion Rock Fish
Ling Cod
California Sheepshead

A little further south we can find:

Albacore Tuna
Skip Jacks
Big Eye Tuna
Yellow Fin Tuna
Blue Fin Tuna
Blue Marlin
Black Marlin
Striped Marlin
Sword fish

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[boneman]

Thanks for the great feedback.
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