So that's what bowhunting is? The adrenalin-rush? Pretty insightful....nothing to do with taking something with bow and arrow, huh?
Try shooting a 4-foot gar in the middle of the night and keep him from cutting you up when he's flopping around in the boat. THAT'San adrenalin-rush, and you can do it more than once a night.


I consider it bowhunting for fish. When you're walking the bank, believe me, you're hunting! If you can see the carp, they can see you and they're outta there. You have to stalk them and make a good shot and remember to allow for light-refraction when looking at them in 2 or 3 or 4 feet of water. Every shot is different and it takes alot of practice to be consistant at it. You have to move very slow and get close enough for a good shot (about 30 feet would be my max distance. I try to get alot closer if possible).

If you're shooting out of a boat, it's like being in a treestand; you're elevated so you can see farther, and you'll have a better angle at the fish when you shoot. And going out at night in a boat with a bow and arrow is one of the best adventures I can go on regularly. 20-40 fish and more a night is very common too.

I shoot with both a recurve with a spin-cast reel and a compound with an AMS Retriever reel, made specifically for bowfishing. I prefer the recurve. At 55-lbs. it'll keep you in shape during the off-season. And you can shoot 100-plus times a night, especially if you miss as much as I do.

If you guys are that intersted in this, check out the bowfishing forums once in a while. We post alot of pictures, stories and some video once in a while.