pike backed bow

[Dazv]

hi all

so have anyone ever made a pike backed bow??? if you have i would love so much to see a pic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cheers lads

darren

[tronman]

Like northern pike the fish?

[JW_Halverson]

I had a set of pike skins years back, but my dog got into them.  That was bad enough but the gas she had the next day was sinister!   

[Dazv]

Like northern pike the fish?

yep the fish

[Dazv]

man that sucks

[JW_Halverson]

I have a fantasy of catching northern pike big enough that I could back a 62" flatbow without having to butt seperate pike skins together.   Pike on fly rods are just too fun to describe.

[dbb]

Hehe what a pike that would be JW_Halverson,but i agree that pike on flygear is insanely fun
I have skinned some pike tho,and it seems much of the pattern and color is just in the scales.
I plan on fishing for some burbot (Lota lota) for skins when they start wandering the streams later this fall.

/Mikael

[JW_Halverson]

Burbot, eelpout, snakes, whatever you call Lota lota, it's some of the best eating fish in fresh water.  Related to cod if I remember right.

[fishfinder401]

im curious, what about eel skins if they are big enough, i know people around here will skin them and cover lures in it and it will stand up to huge fish attacking it, so im guessing its pretty tough
noel

[JW_Halverson]

Certainly thin enough!  Give it a try!

[fishfinder401]

if i can get my hands on some i will, the eels i catch are to small, but i have hear of some monster conger eels, im going to start checking the local fish market more often, i saw one big enough a few years ago, and one next to me while snorkeling for lobsters at night, the was weird, especially since i was only like 10 or 12
noel