What's the oldest mount?

[Chubminnow]

This is an off the wall question so to speak. The other guys post about replica's made me think of mounts in general, and another fella posted that ten years from now the replica will still look good? So what's the oldest mount any of you all are aware of. For me it's the one my dad has that's 51 years old...A 7lb large mouth that was caught in the area of Conley Bottom in 1957 and has hung on the wall in the same spot in the living room since the mid 60's. Not sure what he caught it on...I think I need to ask that question of him before he passes away, while his memory is still decent...anyway, what I do know is that he caught it in the month of October and it was c-o-l-d-e-r than a well diggers rear end...he says he was alone at the time and had some booze with him and he remembers that he landed the fish, took a nice swig of whiskey and headed for the dock to show everyone. This is a plane jane mount, just a nice flat board with the fish just mounted to it straight, nothing fancy at all...no color to it, the fish isn't bent in any fashion, it's just a flat mount, in fact it's sort of yellow looking now, but it's a hog and to this day I STILL like looking at it anytime I'm at their house.

[Tim_T]

I have a 7 pound 9 ounce largemouth that my grandfather caught at Patoka in 1984. He passed away in 2003.

[crappie chaser]

I have a 3 and ahalf lbs crappie thats 19 in long that my dad caught in kentucky lake in the spring of 73. dad passed on 12-4-08

[mhall]

I've got a 6lb 11oz largehead and a 6lb 14oz largehead mounted. Both are from the early 80's that I mounted back when I was fresh out of High School, they both still look pretty good. Class of 80 in the house, lol.

[agreynolds]

I have a 7plus largemouth That was mounted in 1976 that still looks good cost $35.

[ky.jonboatfisher]

Have some large mouth bass and some smallies from the 60's. Also a 12 point buck from early 60's.

[Bobby Headrick]

Got two wiper mounts that were mounted in the early 80's also. Mark, Class of 80 here too. Man we is getting older, but why do we still look so young

[Chubminnow]

A 19" long Crappie??!!! SHAZAAM!!!! Man that's huge! I've always wanted to catch a mess lf slab crappie and have three or four of them displayed in one mount. Just can't never seem to catch several really big one's in the same day.

[mhall]

Have some large mouth bass and some smallies from the 60's. Also a 12 point buck from early 60's.

Now if we are gonna start talkin deer I got a wall full of them critters.

[crappie chaser]

he caught 3 that day in the mess he caught, but cleaned the others and give them to a ol lady that lived down the road from him. i ask why he didnt mount them all 3 and he siad "Son, I aint made of money, Thats what i could afford to do. " The ol lady said they were delicious!!!

[biggw]

Now if we are gonna start talkin deer I got a wall full of them critters.

Mark the only dear i have is at work making me some money lol

[roadrunner]

I have a mount my father caught in the 40's it was a wisconsin musky weight 32 lbs and was over our fire place mantle until my father passed in 1976