Bow Fishing

[o Mr Cadillac o]

Any Bow Fishermen out there? Where can you get the Bow, and stuff for this are they custom?

 

[sadclownwp]

Cabelas sells ready to go bowfishing bows, but you can make them yourself, I like my High Country Sniper bow, that I got tuned down to a 50# pull instead of a 75. And I put a Zebco reel on it with some good nylon line.

I have taken many a carp on that very rig. I love it.

 

[o Mr Cadillac o]

I bet they are nice and expensive at Cabella's. I already have a couple Bow's so I might just add the reel like you did. Pretty cool man! Thanks for the pictures.

 

[sadclownwp]

you gotta get a different kind of arrow rest too

 

[o Mr Cadillac o]

Yeah , I was looking at Bowhunter.com. They have some pretty cool stuff on there.

 

[Bosshoss]

Yea any bow will work to start out. IMO a bow that pulls 45-50 pounds would work for shooting from the bank, as most shots are longer. For shooting from a boat 30-35 pounds works much better, shots are shorter and shots are usually at a steeper angle and when you miss arrow doesn't stick 6 inches into bottom and is easier to pull out. I have a 50# for bank shooting and as a backup and a 33# for my main bow as I mainly shoot from a boat now.
Plus a heavier poundage bow will flat wear you out when you are on the fish.
Good luck, have fun, and shoot low.

 

[jmiller676]

Yea any bow will work to start out. IMO a bow that pulls 45-50 pounds would work for shooting from the bank, as most shots are longer. For shooting from a boat 30-35 pounds works much better, shots are shorter and shots are usually at a steeper angle and when you miss arrow doesn't stick 6 inches into bottom and is easier to pull out. I have a 50# for bank shooting and as a backup and a 33# for my main bow as I mainly shoot from a boat now.
Plus a heavier poundage bow will flat wear you out when you are on the fish.
Good luck, have fun, and shoot low.

Theres the hint.

 

[Jeffrey]

I went with a pse kingfisher ordered from cabelas. It's ok for the price. Really heavy after a while of walking with it. If I were to do it again, I would buy a lighter weight recurve in about 45 or 50lb draw. I am also using a zebco 808 bowfishing reel and the muzzy "hook" rest. Works pretty well. Have one friend who shoots a browning barracuda with the ams retriever reel and whisker biscuit bowfishing rest. Very nice set-up for sure. Another friend uses a nice bear recurve with the same reel as I use, and shoots off the shelf. "Impales more scales" than my other friend and I, but he's also a better shot. I guess just find something you like and practice and you will be in great shape.

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