Goofy hats and other fishing-specific clothing make traveling and angling more fun, and provide memorable souvenirs of great trips
 

Stuff We Like Inspired by our Travel

Fishing should be fun. Part of that is art and food and other things that don't put fish in the boat, but nevertheless make you enjoy the process more.

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A Baker’s Dozen Articles About Fish Replicas and Taxidermy

If it’s not obvious by now, my goal is to fish as much as I can, travel as much as I can, and celebrate my most memorable catches with true-to-life fiberglass replicas. I’ve written about my love for taxidermy quite a bit. In case you missed them, here are 13 Half Past First Cast articles I’ve written that in some form deal with fish replicas.

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Tattoos and Taxidermy

Kelly Reark of Florida has created fiberglass fish replicas since 2009, but she does it with a stamp all her own at the “Home of the Tattooed Tarpon.” She decorates her mounts with tattoo-style paintings of iconic scenes or scenery related to the fish in question – so, for example, a tarpon might share scenes from Boca Grande, Florida, or the boat on which it was caught, or both.

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