Bowfishing?

bub8889

Do any of you bowfish? If so what set up do you use. Do you use your target/hunting bow. what weight. I want to give it a try but don't know much about it. Any info will help. Thanks

danski26

Been bowfishing for years. I prefer a recurve and a cheap one at that. You will be tossing it in the water, mud, bottom of the boat ect. About 40 to 50 lbs is good for me. "retriever" type reel is the best in my opinion, solid glass arrows. I prefer a tip that I forget the name of.....might be "stingeree". When you turn the point the barbs un-lock and you are able to remove the fish. I use 50 lbs dacron fishing line for the carp around here. It is a lot of fun.

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bang250

I have not tryed it yet but have been told the same about using cheap recurve.



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shoff14

I am going to go some time. I already have a reel and spool but its not on my bow. I have an old bow that I am going to use. It is a compound.

shoff14

quote:Originally posted by EhlerDave
Shoff14: are you talking about one of the round reels? It screws onto the front of the bow and you just wrap the string around it? If so be careful that is what I was using when I got hurt. String tangled and arrow came Back and stuck me in the knee. Was a real oopsy. [:D]



That be the ones, I have the your story in the back of my head all the time. Gives me a chuckle, even though it was a serious thing. Just imagining a guy with an arrow coming back and hitting him in the knee. Thats a knee knocker, no pun inteaded.

bub8889

Thanks for the info everyone, itis greatly appreciated