On Sat, 4 Sep 2004 15:06:02 -0400, Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Reef Fish wrote:
>
>>I was sucked into the buying frenzy by snapping up the biggest FISH
>>(wood carving to be hung on a wall) which I believe exists only in
>>the imagination of the artist. The next was another artist-signed
>>Great White.
>>
>Wood carving of a fish?
The closest fish I can think of that resembles the carved fish is
one of those two-foot long ramoras I saw in Raiatea and Moorea.
>Is it bigger/heavier than the one you already
>have? I thought it was impressive enough :-)
The one you're thinking about is the ironwood shark I bought in
Cancun years ago. THAT fish weighed about 10 times more than the
one I purchased. :-)
>Jeff (trumpetfish again)
Of all the word carving of fishes I've seen all over the world, I
have never seen anyone carve a trumpetfish! I wonder why.
Da Feeesh.