good advice all except for the last line...
http://www.amsbowfishing.com/information.php?osCsid=4e66ec5e99afafb97598c14c0c7 87412&info_id=6
I was looking for the picture of my bud Cory who experienced a snap back a couple years ago... added a 3rd eye right above and almost centered between his other 2... this is a very careful fellow, who bowfished for 15 years without any problems till that one fateful night... he survived, but will not take a shot without a safety slide or cable set up anymore... do what you want but be forewarned... you shoot without some sort of slide, ring, or cable set up, your taking your life in your own hands...
other then this, bowfishing is as much fun as one can have with their clothes on...