Any Tips for a Newbie

[SPIKEHORN11]

I just bought a 45 lbs Ben Person recurve on ebay that is set up for bowfishing.

Is there any tips or tricks i should know beforeI start out

[Fishhunter]

polarized sunglasses if you go by day. By boat if you can, and it doesn't have to be fancy - any boat will do. (If you ever see mine, you might question that last statement.) Aim low, and when you think you're aiming low enough, aim lower. Lastly, cruise through the topics on this forum, going back several pages. Full of advice.

[phall2]

aim low...and when you think your aiming low enough...AIM LOWER.

be careful of the refraction. just aim low and it will come to you like an instinct.

[HNI_Christine]

If you haven't already read this, take a moment to do so...

http://www.hunting.net/articles/articles.aspx?articles_id=504



Welcome to bowfishing! Let us know how you do.

[KBI-PREZ]

Hidy ho Spikehorn good luck keep us informed................

[bowman15]

That article Christine posted is a great place to start. Stick around, and feel free to ask anything that comes to mind.


You're gonna love this!

[SPIKEHORN11]

Thanks guys! I read the arcticle which was a great help.

The one question I have is when you shoot the carp does that kill it or if I put it back will it survive.

I don't plan on eating them or do I know anyone who does eat them.

[bowman15]

The whole reason we shoot the carp, and other invasive, or rough-fish, is to remove them from a water-way. If you eat them, that's great. If you don't, and most people don't, that's fine too, but DO NOT release them back into the water. We bowfish to lower the numbers of thesefish in our lakes, creeks and rivers. Bowfishing is not catch-and-release. Make sure you dispose of them properly (meaning not in a parking lot or on the side of the road somewhere). Alot of us use, or have used them for fertilizer in our gardens, beneath newly planted trees and bushes, and some of us have farmers that mulch the fish up for their crop-lands.