skin fish

[juan lopez]

hello guys, can someone explain how you prepare the fish skin to use it in the back of the bow.

thanks

[rainman]

For grass carp you scale the fish first, then skin it out, get all of the meat off of the skin without tearing the skin, wash with Dawn dish soap 2 or 3 times with a nylon brush,  rinse after each scrubbing.  Staple down to a board with the flesh side up, let dry in shade for a day.  It will dry faster with air blowing over it.  apply just like a snake skin.

[seabass]

if you check out the build-along section,there is a skin-along thread by Timo.he is the man.i have a bow by him with grasscarp skin.it won bow of the month.chech it out.it will tell you all you need to know.hope this helps,steve

[juan lopez]

Thanks rainman and seabass, take a look, and forgiveness for not doing before, but not yet handled by the forum, sorry