Wow, switching from compound to recurve! I shoot both myself. But I always pick up the compound first. It's amazing how much lighter my recurve is after shooting the compound for a while. I picked up a cheap 45lb. Shakespeare off ebay. Love it. Can you hold both bows to see which one you like for fitting your hand? Bowman like's the Coyote, but he missed a lot of fish last year. Just something to think about.