HNI_Christine

http://www.huntingnet.com/articles/article_detail.aspx?articles_id=504

Good info for those interested in learning the basics of bowfishing.

Red Hawk

Hopefully she doesn't mind me replying to this but I checked the site out. Its a good read. I have yet to try bowfishin but I am going to soon once i get a bow. Good callBFG

corndog09

what would be better for bowfishing, a long bow or compund bow?

bowman15

Definetly a longbow.

HNI_Christine

If you mean a long longbow (like 66" long) then I'd say a compound is better. Hard to wade with a long bow and it would get in the way on a boat.Another issue is trying toput accessories on a longbow.Some are notdesignedwith that in mind.

I suggest a shorter recurve or an old compound.

My .02 cents.

the forresthermit

O.K!! So i want to setup a bow to fish with, I have an old high country safari, it's a 60# bow.I'm going to buy a new bow for my regular hunting..Is that too much bow for this sport or not?

Rick S.

60 lb woulld be a lot for me and definately much more than needed. You can sometimes take 100 shots a day and a heavy bow will just wear you out. I do most of my fishing with a 45 lb Bear Grizzly recurve and rarely feel underbowed. 55 lb would be the max I can see wanting.

I like a recurve in the 52-60 inch range, but many prefer compounds or Oniedas. As for reels, the bottle style AMS Retreiver or a big pushbutton are worlds ahead of the older drum style reels. Both have their ads and disads and strong supporters. I shoot both. The PB is faster, but nothing shoots as nice as a Retreiver.

the forresthermit

Thanks for the reply, been doing some checking on this and thats the common reply that i get, so thanks so much for the info!!!!

DJPLAP2232006

This sport has seemed to take off I am excited to try it.

critterguy123

hey am new to forum
I am from bayfield, ont Can.
I am looking for someone who could take us out for asian carp, which are the jumping fish?
I am about 10 hours from illinois
Cheers
Dave