If you are going for soft fleshed fishsuch as carp and tilapiaI recommend the WAR HEAD,
the war head has 2 barbs on it that are spiraled, these barbs are retracted in flight for added stability andsuper penetration of the water and the fish, they then open after it passes through the fishand lay flat on the outside of the fish so they dont cut the flesh during the fight.

On the other hand if you are going for gar I would recommend the garpoon. The gar has an almost shell like
skin which is very tough. the garpoon is an extremely rugged point with a collar. when target is hit the collar
slides back and the barbs are engaged in a switch blade like fasion.

Anyway the answer to your question no. You dont need any special bow I use the same bow that i hunt hogs with. The only thing you have to do is get a bracket and add a bowfishing reel. i took the sites off my bow and i shoot instinctive.I use the same restand everything. If you want you can even crank down the lbs on your bow,
you dont need to shoot 60 or 70 lbs for this division of archery. A girl member of our staff shoots a 35lb bow
and brings home some big gar.

We use a slotted retriever reel only because we use it to hunt gators as wel as fish. the slotted one is better for big game so you can get the line away from the bow quickly and start fighting the fish with the line in your hands
instead of trying to reel in. If you try to reel a gator or any big game you have a good chance of the bow being pulled in the water. anyway if you have anymore questions please dont hesitate to e-mail me at
[email protected] good luck out there and welcome aboard. careful it adicting