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Post by ArcherAndy on Feb 22, 2012 21:55:52 GMT -5
With the weather starting to warm up, I am getting the itch to go bowfishing. Anybody else here on the forum have a passion for bowfishing? It is my intention to take some pictures and perhaps some video on each and every bowfishing trip that I make this spring/summer and post them here in the bowfishing section. I encourage everyone else to do the same. Now let get properly introduced to one another. I am 33 years old and from Brown County, IN. I am fairly new to bowfishing, having only been doing it for about two years now. I shoot a Darton Aquaforce bowfishing bow with the AMS Bowfishing Model 610 Pro Bottle Reel with 200 lb Dacron line. I use AMS Tiger Shark carbon bowfishing shafts with Cajun Piranha Long Barb tips. My biggest fish to date is a 43 pound grass carp taken from a local lake here in Brown County followed by a 43 pound Asian Big Head Carp taken in the Ohio River. I currently have a 1448 flat bottom Jon boat that I use for bowfishing, but I am planning to rebuild/rig up a 1652 flat bottom Jon boat that I bought this winter to be a shallow water invasive species slaying machine. My wife and I are expecting a baby in the next week or two so this project may be delayed before the weather allows it to really get started. LOL! Bring on Spring and those 60 degree+ water temperatures. I'm looking forward to a good spawn this year after last spring's cool temps , slow warmup and high water levels. Hopefully things will be different this year.
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Post by B-rad on Feb 22, 2012 22:18:08 GMT -5
i tried some last year, something about my setup was not flying good at all though. gotta get it fixed and hopefully ill actually have some success this year!
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Post by pitbulld45 on Feb 22, 2012 22:51:05 GMT -5
I love bowfishing
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Post by Greenedog on Feb 22, 2012 22:52:44 GMT -5
Sounds like you've got a great setup Andrew! I've never really tried bowfishing other than slinging a few arrows last year with Chase's setup. I've been watching eBay for a good deal on a bowfishing outfit, but it seems they keep going higher than they use to. Must be a lot of people getting into it. I'm really looking forward to your reports this year. Congrats on your upcoming addition to the family too!
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Post by ArcherAndy on Feb 24, 2012 16:16:12 GMT -5
Thanks Troy! Bowfishing is getting much more popular each year. There is another forum that I read religiously that is devoted to all things bowfishing from boats, gear, bowfishing bows, reels, generators, outboards, etc. Here is a link to it if anyone is interested. They have a classifieds section too where some good deals can be had for used bowfishing gear. bow.fishingcountry.com/forums/forum.phpIt is a great forum to gather information about the sport of bowfishing and all things related to it. As many of you already know, bowfishing is currently the only management tool for rough fish as they currently have no natural predators. The Asian Silvers and Bigheads are taking over our native waterways with reckless abandon and no end in site. They threaten to destroy native game fish and disrupt sensitive underwater ecosystems by competing for the same plankton food supplies detrimental to success of native game fish fry. Higher numbers of the "Jumping Silver Carp" or Asian Silvers are also wreaking havoc on the recreational boating community, often times injuring passengers, skiers and tubers as these large fish take flight in response to underwater vibrations created by outboards. On a positive note, bowfishing is affordable once you get setup for it and it can be done with a basic fishing license. Simply slap a bowfishing reel on an old hunting compound or recurve and you're good to go. One other thing, they say Asian Carp are good to eat too. I haven't tried to eat any of those yet, but I plan to try it. Here are some links to some YouTube videos posted up by Kentucky Afield. I love their videos and think they do a fantastic job of shooting video, much like those Bell, Bucks and Beards Boys. LOL! The host of the show suffered a significant injury to his right arm due to a motorcycle wreck as a young man. That is why he shoots a bow while drawing it with a piece of leather in his teeth. Here is a cool video about the Asian Carp as a food source produced by Kentucky Afield in partnership with Kentucky State University. Here is another couple videos from Kentucky Afield. A few more Bighead videos from Kentucky Afield.
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Post by anthonydykes on Feb 24, 2012 22:45:19 GMT -5
I'm eager to give it a try this year. I know a few "SPOTS" where it should be pretty good. Hopin I can get out, maybe be able to talk justin into goin
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Post by Greenedog on Feb 26, 2012 20:10:22 GMT -5
I just watched all those Kentucky Afield videos and now I've REALLY got the itch!!
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Post by captshootnfish on Feb 29, 2012 20:52:27 GMT -5
Troy-
If you are looking at a good set up, I would suggest the PSE Nova in the 40lb, I personally shoot the Browning (before they sold to PSE) Barracuda and that at 40lbs is a HARD hitting bow, something that is needed for the big grassies.
Here is a video that Andrew and I put together along with some other clips from last year.
I know I am ready to go out and start up for the year on shooting these things!!!
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Post by captshootnfish on Feb 29, 2012 20:58:11 GMT -5
B-rad
if you have a problem with your set up, after you have it checked, let me know, I've set my system up, Andrews, my son's and I'll be honest, not a lot of bow shops know how to set up a bowfishing rig, they are different than a hunting set up.
if you can't get it figured out, we can set a time to hook up and I can see what I can do for you, either meet somewhere in the middle or if you wanted to come up to the fire house when I'm on duty.
Let me know.
Troy
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Post by ArcherAndy on Mar 1, 2012 20:19:22 GMT -5
Hey Shootnfish! Glad you made it! I need your help with getting this bowfishing section up and going with pics and video. For everyone else that does not know, this is Troy. He is my Captain at the fire station and he got me interested in bowfishing and took me out and let me get my first carp with a bow. You can see the picture in the "bowfishing pictures" thread. Troy does a great job with setting up our bowfishing setups. He has worked on my bow numerous times.
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Post by Greenedog on Mar 2, 2012 0:00:24 GMT -5
Troy- If you are looking at a good set up, I would suggest the PSE Nova in the 40lb, I personally shoot the Browning (before they sold to PSE) Barracuda and that at 40lbs is a HARD hitting bow, something that is needed for the big grassies. Here is a video that Andrew and I put together along with some other clips from last year. I know I am ready to go out and start up for the year on shooting these things!!! Thanks for the tip and nice job on the video!
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Post by captshootnfish on Mar 7, 2012 17:59:05 GMT -5
Thanks Troy Pictures of the last 2 are a Mere Carp, that I shot up at Prairie Creek last year, I know it looks like it has a problem, but that is just the way the scales are, none are uniform in size.
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Post by bowfisher33 on Mar 10, 2012 17:24:55 GMT -5
Man I can't wait to start to shoot. This is our 4th year and can't get enough of it. Last year we pulled the boat fron Carrsville Ky (home town) to Orange Beach Ala. to shoot string rays and had a big time. Biggest one was 38lb and the kids got it.We live on the Ohio river were we shoot when it clears up so we also shoot below Ky an Barkley Dams.
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Post by B-rad on Mar 11, 2012 15:58:56 GMT -5
B-rad if you have a problem with your set up, after you have it checked, let me know, I've set my system up, Andrews, my son's and I'll be honest, not a lot of bow shops know how to set up a bowfishing rig, they are different than a hunting set up. if you can't get it figured out, we can set a time to hook up and I can see what I can do for you, either meet somewhere in the middle or if you wanted to come up to the fire house when I'm on duty. Let me know. Troy Where are you located at? I pla non going my local bowshop first, because im friends with a lot of people there, and they get into the bowfishing alot. i put togethere the setup myself, so it could be something simple. but, can you shoot a bowfishing arrow using a safety slide through a hostage? cuz i could just use my deer hunting bow instead of my old pse phaser
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Post by captshootnfish on Mar 12, 2012 20:06:20 GMT -5
You can, I don't know what kind of drag it will have on the arrow, I see that Bohning has come out with a Carp-ivore rest which is very similar. What you need to keep in mind is that your safety slide will be in front of your rest, it doesn't go thru it. Your arrow needs to be knocked high, not at a -0- like in deer hunting, they say anywhere between 1/8" to as high as 3/8" high on knock point, that is because the refraction of the water.
Let me know what you come up with, I'm on the south side of Indy.
Troy
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