Recently I took a large rubber fish , got a rat trap from the hardware store &
removed the trigger bar off the trap & painted the trap red. I "trapped" the tail of the fish, placed it on a borrowed a plate from the restuarant, and told the customers "THE SPECIAL OF THE DAY WAS RED SNAPPER". Went over great.
You know Chuckles, I think you've got something there. If I put some wheels on the snapper and connected a big fishing pole... I would have a good parade prop. This does start the brain spinning doesn't it?