Fish Skin Backing

[Coach]

Fellas had a guy ask me about backing a bow with fish skin.  I have never done anything but snake skins.  He was wanting to leave the scales on and put the finish over them.  He is using the skin off a walleye.  Will it work or do the scales need to come off?  Seems to me the scales should come off.  Coach

[Stiks-n-Strings]

post this on the bowyers bench and you'll get some help with it.

[Hummer3T]

skin on, check out big eye walleye leathers on the internet.