i shoot my arrows off of a wheel just above my shelf. arrow seems to fly true but plains it seems once it enters the water. should i get a heavier arrow or is it the bow. i am using a 60# samick recurve. any advice would be appreciated. good luck to all this year hunting and fishing

I used to shoot 50# on my compound bow but my arrows planed also so I backed it down to 40# and its shooting fine now. BUTIm using just my shelf on the bow so i dont know if that has something to do with it. I use just standard bowfishing arrows with carp points.

Has that 60# ever gone straight through a fish and got stuckin the mud? I'm just asking because my 40# gets me stuck in the mud on missed shots, but it penetrates good on Carp.

no. i've tagged 1 carp so far. they were swimming all clumped together. almost went through the caudal tail on a 7 lb. grass carp ( conesuse lake, upstate new york). HMMMM 40#, maybe i got to much thrust for my arrow? i'll try a light bow and see how it works. thanks for the details bro, good luck spearing a 40 DD mermaid

Tune for fishing arrows just like you would for any other type.

They are very stiff, so you'll have to move your rest in or out, change point weights, adjust your draw weight, or switch to more flexible fish arrows, like carbon.

The drag from the line straightens out the flight once you get it close.

What kind of arrow and point are you using now?

Sometimes the white fiberglass arrows are bent. Add to that a shallow shot and certain types of fish points and you'll have trouble.

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no. i've tagged 1 carp so far. they were swimming all clumped together. almost went through the caudal tail on a 7 lb. grass carp ( conesuse lake, upstate new york). HMMMM 40#, maybe i got to much thrust for my arrow? i'll try a light bow and see how it works. thanks for the details bro, good luck spearing a 40 DD mermaid
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Yea same to you Glad to help and good luck

I use penetrator points and also i use white yellow and green arrows but i think after i moved the nock end up above level it helped more than anything. That way the arrow is going at a downward angle whenit leaves the bow.... Try it if you still have troubles and let me know how it works out foryou.

Sorry but i forgot to say my arrows planed worse on long shots if your taking long shots try to shorten up the shots a bit....

planing can be brought on by all sorts of demons... nock point being wrong, position of the rest, how your line is attached, gripping/torqueing the bow to hard... start with your grip, that first and fore most causes arrows to plane... keep it loose... after that start working on your nock point... I shoot mine at 3/16th high, yours may differ because of rests, grip, arrows, bow poundage etc... move it 1/16th inch at a time up or down from there and see what happens...

it's not your bow weight, cause I shoot my Black Eagle at 65-70# when I'm into big stuff... make sure your centershot is aligned correctly also... it takes a little time to set one up correctly... when you get it right, your arrow will enter the water with a very minimum of splash and stay on line to your target, providing you've done your part... good luck with it...

have the arrow come off the bow at a downward angle....i'll try it and let you know how it works. may even go back to shooting off the shelf. thanks for the pointer