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Title: Carp skins!
Post by: Cuban Missile on May 03, 2012, 08:25:00 AM
Look what I got yesterday!  If i had more time there are at least 50 swimming around in my cousins creek!

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Title: Re: Carp skins!
Post by: Cuban Missile on May 03, 2012, 04:32:00 PM
Ok so I have them prepped for a backing but seeing as I have never done this before and I don't see any fish skin alongs I'm going to need some help.  

I have a question about putting on the finish.  These pockets seem pretty raised to me so how does one go about getting the finish on smooth?
Title: Re: Carp skins!
Post by: okie64 on May 03, 2012, 07:25:00 PM
I cant help  u on the carp skin backing as I have never done that before but I do like your bowfishing setup you got there. I drilled a hole in my handle section and screwed my reel seat in but I had thought about doing it like yours. What do you have your reel strapped on with?
Title: Re: Carp skins!
Post by: Roy from Pa on May 03, 2012, 07:42:00 PM
I'll bet Ole Keenan will get a woodie when he see's this thread.   :laughing:
Title: Re: Carp skins!
Post by: John Scifres on May 03, 2012, 08:23:00 PM
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,12105.0.html

http://sticknstring.webs.com/carpskinningabow.htm
Title: Re: Carp skins!
Post by: Cuban Missile on May 04, 2012, 08:50:00 AM
Haha yeah Roy thats what happen to me when I saw his carp skin last year.

Ask and ye shall receive!  My cousin keeps pulling out carp faster than I can skin them!

Thanks John I'll take a look.
Title: Re: Carp skins!
Post by: Cuban Missile on May 04, 2012, 09:56:00 AM
Okie  I just have these big rubber bands from my work that I cut in half and then tie around the bow and reel with pieces of the rubber bands sliced and layer under the real so the reel doesn't have direct contact with the bow.  Its not the best but it gets the job done.  I thing you could substitute bicycle inter tubes though.
Title: Re: Carp skins!
Post by: Dave Bowers on May 06, 2012, 10:31:00 AM
take that yea swimmin rat...they're gonna look sweet on a bow   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Carp skins!
Post by: Cuban Missile on May 06, 2012, 11:04:00 PM
Ok she's drying out now...   Its unbelievable how hard and tough that skin is!

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