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Title: Anyone Bowfish?
Post by: spitndrum on March 23, 2011, 07:30:31 PM
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2 different fish BTW the 1st one I didnt kill either my buddy did!
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2 gar doubles from 2010 Gar-Ka-Bobs!
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Title: Re: Anyone Bowfish?
Post by: browning on March 23, 2011, 07:49:50 PM
I love going for carp!  How heavy was your best?  :icon_thumright:

Title: Re: Anyone Bowfish?
Post by: fallhnt on March 23, 2011, 07:56:25 PM
Ya...after turkey killing is done.Bigheads and silver carp,the ones that jump out of the water.
Title: Re: Anyone Bowfish?
Post by: bowhunter84 on March 23, 2011, 08:10:51 PM
i've been a few times and love it :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Anyone Bowfish?
Post by: flintlock on March 23, 2011, 09:23:19 PM
A good variety!   :you_rock:
Title: Re: Anyone Bowfish?
Post by: archery1 on March 23, 2011, 09:26:11 PM
awesome// i do this at the local mudd creek around here.. i have gotten a 23 pounder so far
Title: Re: Anyone Bowfish?
Post by: spitndrum on March 23, 2011, 09:50:33 PM
Quote from: browning on March 23, 2011, 07:49:50 PM
I love going for carp!  How heavy was your best?  :icon_thumright:



3rd pic
22lbs
Grassie

2nd pic was killed by a buddy it weighed 54lbs
Title: Re: Anyone Bowfish?
Post by: TANK on March 23, 2011, 09:55:56 PM
We are suppose to be going a bow fishing trip this summer down on the coast, where the B.P. Oil Spill was............well in the marsh where they was cleaning the grass on CNN with paper towl.
Title: Re: Anyone Bowfish?
Post by: Bonjour on March 24, 2011, 12:08:11 AM
I started late last year, but still got to shoot a lot of fish. I am now addicted and can't wait to get out on the water. The lakes finally thawed out last week and now we have had so much rain that everything is flooded. I might have to go out tomorrow and see if I can find them somewhere in the flooded areas. For those who love to bow hunt, I would strongly recommend trying bowfishing because it is extremely fun, and very good offseason practice. Hopefully I will have some good pics this year for you.
Title: Re: Anyone Bowfish?
Post by: LilFridWV on March 24, 2011, 06:28:25 AM
Looks like fun. I've thought about taking it up. I've seen some huge carp and gnars here by the river.  :you_rock: :z-winnersmiley: :z-winnersmiley:
Title: Re: Anyone Bowfish?
Post by: chcltlabz on March 24, 2011, 08:16:27 AM
I'll see if I can't get some pictures posted up.  We bowfish for Skates (cownose rays) in the bay here. 

Story goes that their only natural predator are sharks and the sharks are being overfished, so we end up with an overpopulation of skates.  They migrate up from saltwater to brackish in the summer and play heck on the shellfish, to include crabs.  We've had them tear up our crabbing lines, eat crabs out of traps and generally just make a huge mess of things.  We decided we'd try bowfishing for them since it was legal.  Water isn't shallow where we are (6 feet or more) so you have to wait for them to surface.  We tried the whole float thing, tried bow mounted reels, but these things are 25-50 pounds.  Pulling them off the bottom is like lifting a bucket full of sand.  We ended up tying the arrow to an ocean spinning reel and heavy action pole.  One guy shoots, the other holds the pole and points it at the fish.  Arrow in, grab the pole and fight the fish.  They'll drag a 19 foot boat 100 yards easy.

We've killed as many as 5 skates while we're crabbing.  It'll wear you out quick.
Title: Re: Anyone Bowfish?
Post by: Basser69 on March 24, 2011, 10:00:26 AM
I did until I tore up my elbow and had to retire the compound bow. I slipped to the darkside with a crossbow and have not found a setup for bowfishing......yet
Title: Re: Anyone Bowfish?
Post by: Hoosierhunter on March 24, 2011, 05:40:26 PM
Yes sir and its a blast its a great way to keep tuned up for bow hunting 
Title: Re: Anyone Bowfish?
Post by: Hoosierhunter on March 24, 2011, 05:45:42 PM
Quote from: Basser69 on March 24, 2011, 10:00:26 AM
I did until I tore up my elbow and had to retire the compound bow. I slipped to the darkside with a crossbow and have not found a setup for bowfishing......yet

You're still welcome in my woods I know a lot of guys complain  about them but the way I see it its all about hunting not the bow
Title: Re: Anyone Bowfish?
Post by: strutstopper on March 24, 2011, 08:19:20 PM
Quote from: Basser69 on March 24, 2011, 10:00:26 AM
I did until I tore up my elbow and had to retire the compound bow. I slipped to the darkside with a crossbow and have not found a setup for bowfishing......yet

I would say the items on this page is all you need to bowfish with a crossbow. The only thing I would be worried about is the high poundage and speed of a crossbow, it would make it a pain to get the arrows out of the mud, and it would get ugly if you ever shot a big rock.

http://www.backwaterbowfishing.com/onlinestore/cart.php?m=search_results&search=crossbow