gaspumper Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Picked up 14 tails today from the abattoir,by the time he is done skinning and cutting up the deer he will have 150+ for me,these are already washed will debone tonight then into the solution for 2 weeks. The one had black hair instead of brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Nice free is always good - what solution are you talking about putting them in?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaspumper Posted November 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 I put them in a solution of alum and water for 2 weeks,there is no smell from them even after two years.I guess you call it pickling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshng2 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 (edited) Why do you wash them first? I always debone and scrape any fat off the skin before washing. I am just curious as they say more than one way to skin a cat... or deer tail. The black one should make some nice backs for streamers or teasers. Edited November 3, 2016 by fshng2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaspumper Posted November 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 (edited) When I first started started deboning and cleaning deer tails I never washed them until after I deboned them they always had a bad odor to them and made a real mess on your hands,then I started washing them before I deboned them no more mess or smell. I have never got into tying flys or streamers I only do bucktail jigs any size up to 2 oz. Edited November 3, 2016 by gaspumper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 Bone out, scrape 'em, greased lightning and synthropol (sp) bath for a few hours, into an old pillow case and do 2 spin cycles, 15 tails at a time, in the washing machine to get extra water off. Make sure knot is good when closing the bag. Hang them for a day or so to dry....into the freezer til needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishon-son Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 i just get all the fat off stretch them with pins on a board salt dry and good to go...ive had them like that for a few years ..do a few buck tails to fish and thats it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 I debone, then scrape clean and stretch the hide and pin to a board. Then after they are pinned I use a solution of salt and borax over the hide for 3 weeks to dry out and cure. Once they are done I dump the salt and Borax and then wash the tails in Dawn and warm water and then hang to dry and this works well for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 I debone, then scrape clean and stretch the hide and pin to a board. Then after they are pinned I use a solution of salt and borax over the hide for 3 weeks to dry out and cure. Once they are done I dump the salt and Borax and then wash the tails in Dawn and warm water and then hang to dry and this works well for me. I wish I had the room to do all my tails that way. Using over 400 a year, I don't have the time/space. Some times I even get a pot of water up to 180 degrees and soak them in there for 45 minutes or so to get some of the oils out of them, and then wash them. White tails don't matter to me, but when dying them, need to have as much oil out of them as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
