My Buddy In The Kansas City Star

[Bill Babler]

One of our guest here at the lodge, knowing that Phil and Marsha are our friends brought us the KC Star with Phil on the front page of the fishing section. Night Fishing on Taney. Excellent article and fantastic pic. of Phil with a honest to gosh trophy rainbow. Congrats Buddy.

On an even bigger note, Phil has the State Record Brown Trout now on display in the Office. It is worth a drive from anywhere just to look at this trophy mount.

This fish was mounted by Don Frank, and I will tell you this period. You have never seen its equal.

He is one of the best artist in the world bar none.

It is perhaps the best trophy mount that has ever been created. From the texture of the fish to the eye's to the mouth to the tail this mount is without a doubt the best I have ever seen of any fish that I have seen mounted.

The only thing that surpasses the mount is the story behind the fish, from the catching to the loosing to the refinding. This is a story for the ages.

Don had to create a mold and then use all his skills to recreate this masterpiece.

It without a doubt is Magnificent.

I got started with Don close to 20 years ago. I would intrust no one with a trophy fish, other than he.

Thank you so much to the entire crew at Lilleys' for giving us the pleasure to view it on a dalily basis.

[Phil Lilley]

I'll take pics tomorrow and post them.

[Thom]

Looking forward to seeing it in person next week along with my trip out of Lilleys on Thursday. MMM gotta be a great week best mount ever, hopefully best guided trip ever.