Primitive Archer
Information and Resources => Trading Post => Topic started by: TurtleCreek on February 01, 2012, 06:35:10 am
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Here's the "raw materials". I will post additional pics when the skins are dried.
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I love slob fishing!
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After some thinking, I should be able to get 3 or 4 strips per side from this one. The colors of the fish are a little deceiving, after the scales are off there is a totally different contrast to the colors.
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What a hog! Turtle you are awesome man! Congratulations I bet that was a good fight. Thank you
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Hey keenan...no worries about sending your address to him...ill send him "yours" for you ;)
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:o :o ;D
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I really got lucky- the only fish of the day!
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and for anybody else that would be interested in some, I should be getting a bunch more within the next month or so.
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hey bro id love a set of em let me know when ya get some more brock
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I have a few sets of Ryans dried carp skins. He supplies a top notch product. My shop does smell a bit fishy though?
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I'd be interested...let me know what ya gotta have for a set. Thanks!
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I also am in need
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PD, are you serious?? How's the humidity in your shop? I keep my skins in the basement where it is cool and dry, as soon as I get more, I can send you another set.
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I will make a post here in the Trade forum when my supply gets up there, pics will be included.
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I was being my usual smart butt self Ryan. The skins are fine. I agev my buddy a half set for hsi first osage bow of his own construction. He love em!
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lol.... thanks PD
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How do you dry them TC? What do you do after you skin em?
I plan on getting my own this spring.
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I filet the fish out, scrape all remaining fat/flesh on the "inside" of the skin, then take all the scales out with needle nose pliers(pulling from head to tail) starting at the tail section and moving towards the head. Then I soak them in soapy water to help get out any remaining oils/fat, and rinse them several times to get rid of any traces of soap. To dry them, I place them on a piece of cardboard that's big enough for the skin and "smooth out" the scale pockets with my hand going from head to tail. The skin will stick to the cardboard by itself, no need to tack it down. Then I place them in front of a fan. You'll know that the skins are dry enough to take off the cardboard- because the skins will shrink slightly when they completely dry, thus pulling the cardboard into a shallow "reflex". When they are dry, start at a corner of the skin to get it to lift and they will peel right off. Sometimes a little fuzz from the cardboard will come off with the skin, but some super fine sandpaper will take that off with no problem and not damage the skin. The carp skins end up being about the thickness of the plastic used in a plastic gallon milk jug..... Hope that answers it for ya Bevan R.
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Thanks TC, I think I can handle that. Seems simple enough, and with the size of carp we have here, the pulling of the scales won't take as long as yours does. :laugh:
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OK TurtleCreek.
How do you go about catching a carp???
David
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this works every time, take a can of corn and throw half of it in the water to chum it up. set up a crappie rig (weights on bottom) and load the hook up with as much as you can. Grab a cold one and wait. Been working for years!!!
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I am waiting for some of our English friends to chime in on this. :laugh:
There is a serious catch/release policy on carp there (or so I understand).
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If I fish the main river, I will drift fish with a heavy split-shot and a ball of night crawlers or worms. If they are running up the creeks, then I will sight fish em' with the same rig.
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turtle u mean to tell me u dont keep the fillets :o :-\ me i take em and brine em smoke yep ya got it poor mans salmon and yes there damn good as long as they come outta cleaner water ill eat em brock
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The rest of the fish is used as fertilizer or bait for crawfish traps