I've had great luck with watered down TB to smooth the scale fuzzies, then cheap superglue along the edges. I've used tru oil and poly, never together though. The only issue I've ever had with skins was a carp skin. I tried every frickin' thing you can think of to keep those scale flaps from lifting, but they kept popping up and lifting through the finish. I even tried to superglue each individual scale pocket, no luck though.
The bow almost got snapped in half on account of my frustration with it. I think I might use some leftover belly skin from a set of skins I've got. Couldn't hurt to try. lol
