I put a salmon in the freezer and then found that I measured it wrong. My question is this. When I take it out to remeasure, can I skin it and just put the skin back in the freezer or would that damage the skin? Thanks for the help.
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Bruce you can do that. What I do is put it in my tan but if want to put it back in the freezer lay it out flat on a piece of plywood lay it in a wet towel and let it freeze. Pull it out when you get your form or ready to mount. I lay it on the board to keep from wrinkling the skin and prevent scale loss. Hope this helps.
Its funny we are talking about this because just today, I mounted a nice King salmon that I caught in 1987. It was frozen whole until 1993 when I needed some extra room in that freezer.I then took it out and skinned it, then put it back into the freezer until yesterday. Today I carved a body, and mounted it.Looks awsome! Oh, by the way, I have many more unbelievable stories than just that one.
Thanks alot!
I do not know about salmon But I skin steelies all the time, roll the hide around the head, place then in a vacume seal bag and freeze them . I thaw thwm in the pickle, they work fine. last year I found one dated 1991 pickeled it and it mounted fine Good luck.