check out these fish carvings done by labrador1's dad... i guess attention to detail runs in the family :hihi:

sweet jheesus :beat:
http://trophyfishcarvings.com/?fish=1

OH MY GOD

Uhh, ummmm, errr, that stuff is fantastic...

And I can't even finish 1 little plug :huh:

attention to detail runs in the family

look out king salifish mounts!!!!!!!!!

certain artists in their chosen mediums are 'the man' this guy is the man.
wow:smokin:

He was a classical muscian...symphony quality I believe. Was also an artist with more than fish.

Mr. Smith

How did he carve those scales?

Unfrigginbelievable!

Are these for sale?

WOW is right. that is just amazing. I wonder how much one of those babies goes for.

Excellent work, great detail! :claps:

That's some nice stuff.

Now that is a level of art that we rarely get to see. Awesome!

Holy crap!!! That should be headed for the oven !!

Those are unbelieveable.:eek:
Good genetics!

as real looking as it can get.

God works through those hands..................:angel:

It's amazing how good those are! :eek5: Unbelievable talent. :beat:

F #$%^&*() AWESOME

:claps: :claps: :claps: :claps: :claps: :claps: :claps: :claps: :claps: :claps: :claps: :claps:

mucho talent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

looks like he is about as good as it gets
absolutely fantastic

It's really beautiful stuff but I need to know.... how many zeros????

if not more... especially with a customer/professional review of:

" Not only does Smith`s work stand comfortably with the best examples from the past but there is growing opinion that it may just be the best of all time."


I`m very impressed.

WOW is an understatement :drool:
they look like actual fish
unbeleivable!!!

I could just see my kids putting it in the pool to see if it floats....

Eben just sent me a PM saying that he'd posted this - Good thing since I figured the "Wow" post was going to be Eben with an early spring 50# on one of his new eels!

Dad started carving those about 15 years ago - and has never looked back. Basically he gets calls from guys who have caught a "trophy" and want him to create a representation of it. They are all life sized - matching both length and girth. The tarpon was somewhere in the 7' category if I remember right - although most of his carvings are Atlantic Salmon and trout. Indanite is right about the music - he has played the bassoon in the Dallas symphony, Kansas City and still plays in the Chautauqua Symphony.

Everything is carved by hand with files, dremels or in some cases a woodburner - and the painting is all done with paintbrushes and oil paints - not airbrushes. Even the eyes - which he assures me are easy to paint - are hand painted. They generally take him about 6 weeks from start to finish. He has never advertised, but a while ago I helped to convince him that a website was in order - not as an advertising tool, but something to allow interested parties to look at photos online rather than sending photos in the mail. Computers are not his bag - he is much more comfortable with a paintbrush in his hand.

I've never posted anything about what he does since I didn't want it to look like an advertisement - besides - his carvings make my plugs look really bad!

He's never done a striper - and every year I hope to catch one that I would consider worthy. I came closer this year, but still not hit that magic personal milestone. But hey its almost may - and maybe he'll give me a discount!!!

Eben just sent me a PM saying that he'd posted this - Good thing since I figured the "Wow" post was going to be Eben with an early spring 50# on one of his new eels!

Dad started carving those about 15 years ago - and has never looked back. Basically he gets calls from guys who have caught a "trophy" and want him to create a representation of it. They are all life sized - matching both length and girth. The tarpon was somewhere in the 7' category if I remember right - although most of his carvings are Atlantic Salmon and trout. Indanite is right about the music - he has played the bassoon in the Dallas symphony, Kansas City and still plays in the Chautauqua Symphony.

Everything is carved by hand with files, dremels or in some cases a woodburner - and the painting is all done with paintbrushes and oil paints - not airbrushes. Even the eyes - which he assures me are easy to paint - are hand painted. They generally take him about 6 weeks from start to finish. He has never advertised, but a while ago I helped to convince him that a website was in order - not as an advertising tool, but something to allow interested parties to look at photos online rather than sending photos in the mail. Computers are not his bag - he is much more comfortable with a paintbrush in his hand.

I've never posted anything about what he does since I didn't want it to look like an advertisement - besides - his carvings make my plugs look really bad!

He's never done a striper - and every year I hope to catch one that I would consider worthy. I came closer this year, but still not hit that magic personal milestone. But hey its almost may - and maybe he'll give me a discount!!!

I'll bet we have all seen impressive works of art that moves us a bit and inspires us but that work your dad does is truly head of the pack, simply amazing, it's own league. Big Thumbs up from the folks at S-B

Very nice work, those look the best I have ever seen

Your Dad's work is phenominal Lab 1. How he ever parts with them is beyond me. May you catch your personal best this year and have two memories of a lifetime. :btu:

Just plain beautiful work...keep going back to look.

I am speechless......how often does that happen?:laugha:

I have never seen such fabulous work!:heybaby:

The detail on these is phenomenal. And the colors are unbelievably lifelike. I wonder how a carving of a fully lite up Mahi Mahi or Yellow Fin Tuna would turn out.

thanks eben for posting this

the dictionary and a thesaurus havent even thought about printing the words that best describe this art .

just purely incredible !


Some people just have awesome talent .

might need to check into that when I get back from the keys

Scituate Rhode Island's Armand LaMontaigne