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Old 09-14-2007, 10:39 AM   #1
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OK new guy question, what type of arrow rest are you guys using? My Retriever Pro reel came with a rest, its just a thin wire and the arrow seems to get knocked off easily.
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Old 09-15-2007, 11:45 AM   #2
 
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whisker biscuit
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Old 09-23-2007, 07:22 PM   #3
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i use a cheep fall away/ plunger combo but my cousin uses the original cheep whisker buiscut and thats pretty slick.
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Old 09-24-2007, 05:24 PM   #4
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I just shoot off the shelf. I formed some quicksteel on the edge of the shelf to help hold the arrow on.
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Old 09-27-2007, 09:42 AM   #5
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Default RE: arrow rest

I have one bow with a whisker biscuit which I love and another with the fishhook, which seems to work great also. I tried a large screw eye for a while. That worked good also. In bowfishing I like a rest that holds my arrow inplace while I'm in the front of the boat moving around, usually pointing out fish to my partner!
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Old 09-27-2007, 04:25 PM   #6
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I have a plumbers-putty rest on one bow, a Muzzy Fishook rest on one and the other I shoot off the shelf.


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Old 09-27-2007, 04:58 PM   #7
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I use the shelf on my recurves, and have tried a roller on a compound (wasn't impressed).
Bought a Fishhook to replace it, but haven't put it on yet.

The putty rests seem to work VERY well from what I've heard.
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Old 09-28-2007, 07:57 AM   #8
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I shoot off the shelf as well. If I had a bow that had to have a rest, I go with the Whisker biscuit as a first choice or an epoxy rest second. Just my 2 cents.
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