Author Topic: Carp skin pics... (Read 7186 times)

TurtleCreek · « **on:** October 02, 2011, 05:27:20 pm »

Just thought I would share some pics of a few carp skins I have prepped. They are the common carp/yellow carp.

Del the cat · « **Reply #1 on:** October 02, 2011, 05:37:38 pm »

Man they look sweeet.
Del

PEARL DRUMS · « **Reply #2 on:** October 02, 2011, 07:40:12 pm »

They are sweet Del. He sent me a set as a gift in a trade, (thanks again). AMAZING color and detail in these skins. They will sit right in my shop desk drawer until I build a deserving bow for them. The pictures do do them justice. He did a perfect job preserving and prepping them. I think they may have enough resilliance to protect the back some, almost like very thin rawhide.

Lee Slikkers · « **Reply #3 on:** October 02, 2011, 08:55:27 pm »

So those skins are from the "normal", common, everyday Carp that are all over the place and not the sexy looking Grass Carp?

Man, if I had only known...had some friends that shot a ton of large Carp this summer and they just used em for garden fertilizer

paleryder · « **Reply #4 on:** October 02, 2011, 09:11:08 pm »

Very nice. Would you give us specs (length and width)?

Do you know what was done to preserve them? I just e-mailed my fisher-friends with a carp alert.

I'm telling them to freeze them if it's not possible to get them to me right away. Thanks.

Todd

Prarie Bowyer · « **Reply #5 on:** October 02, 2011, 10:35:13 pm »

Quote from: Lee Slikkers on October 02, 2011, 08:55:27 pm

So those skins are from the "normal", common, everyday Carp that are all over the place and not the sexy looking Grass Carp?

Man, if I had only known...had some friends that shot a ton of large Carp this summer and they just used em for garden fertilizer

I put a ring of them around my peach tree and haven't had peaches like that since I was a kid and dad planted a peach tree on the doggie doo dump spot (Parents had a kennel).

I've now prelined the spot I'll plant tomatoes next year and hope to get some more for where I plant the squash and pumpkins.

Kpete · « **Reply #6 on:** October 03, 2011, 12:44:52 am »

Nice looking skins. Wow. How long were the fish to start?

Keenan · « **Reply #7 on:** October 03, 2011, 12:48:09 am »

Turtl, I cant help but remember the bow that Mark made with some of those skins. I would love to get some of those if you areable I'd sure love to trade something for a set.

TurtleCreek · « **Reply #8 on:** October 03, 2011, 03:32:17 am »

Yup, those are just the common ol' carp, I like to call "The Rock River Salmon." The strips in the pics are 14 to 15 inches long and 2 to 2 1/4 inches wide. The 2 fish I got them from, I didn't measure exactly. All I can say is that they were an inch or two longer than a 5 gallon plastic bucket. I will be heading out on my next days off to try and get some more, might be a good opportunity to do a "carp skin prep along." I kind of developed my own method of doing the skins, so I will have to post that step by step when I get some more. Hopefully I will get lucky on the river and be able to get a good supply, I will let ya'll know when I do. Thanks for all the comments. Also, glad you like the skins Pearl Drums!

TurtleCreek · « **Reply #9 on:** October 03, 2011, 03:36:14 am »

You got it Keenan... pm sent

Pappy · « **Reply #10 on:** October 03, 2011, 09:21:27 am »

Sweet skins,I done a Hickory with them on it once,very cool and also adds some
protection like rawhide because of the thickness of the skin.

Pappy

crooketarrow · « **Reply #11 on:** October 03, 2011, 10:16:21 am »

They are SWEET
I've none carp twice they lokked really nice.

Kpete · « **Reply #12 on:** October 03, 2011, 12:45:34 pm »

Thanks for the info, and I would like to see your technique for making such nice square skings-carp are not shaped that way. How do you make the splice and secure it on a bow limb? Thanks again for sharing the pics

Pappy · « **Reply #13 on:** October 03, 2011, 12:52:20 pm »

Yo can splice them ,just be careful to try and line the patren up.I glue them on with TB3 ,wet them and work them the same as rawhide or a thick snake skin.

Pappy

Dazv · « **Reply #14 on:** October 03, 2011, 02:54:30 pm »

oh my god i love these skins so much we dont kill carp in the uk as they are our biggest sport fish and they are all owned.

Primitive Archer