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I just decided to get into it and was wongering how much a good reel and arrow and all that good stuff costs.

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A AMS Retreiver Reel is about $55 to $60. You can spend $10 for a cheap fiberglass arrow and point or get into the $50 range for a high quality stainless tip and triple laminated Carbon/Aluminum arrow.

Good Luck and Aim Low!

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One more thing BigBuck90........I really suggest picking up a cheap used bow.....Your good Deer rig will get pretty messed up. Usually for $40 to $60 you can find a good old cheap compound and then I recomend a Bowfishing Whisker Biskit arrow rest. Then your set!

Good Luck!

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Thats a lot CLOUD, im gonna try to have all my stuff before it gets warm again. Ill let you now how everything goes

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I would recommend an old recurve at 50# - it's lighter to hold all day or night and easier to get snap shots off.

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Wat kind of tips/arrows do you guys use?

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i shoot a oneida black eagle with a shakespeare synergy 20 real on a muzzy real seat with a muzzy rod tip

as far as arrows go if we are shooting spotted gar or small carp 10# and under i use a sureshot for faster release

for big fish gator gar or bufflo 30#'s plus i use muzzy for a better hold on the fish

i hope this helps

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heres a site for every thing you need [link]http://www.sullysbowfishing.com/[/link]

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I want your bow...sorry bud but you gotta hand it over. lol, and yes you have helped.

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If i buy the reel seat can i just slap on my old zebco 808 instead of buying a new one, or do i need a specific reel??
Also this website has a lot and im kinda...Lost os if you could like make a list of the crap i need it would help a lot.

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yes your 808 will work

1 a bow
2 real&seat
3 200# fast fight string
4 arrows
extras
1 rod tip to take some stress off the gears in real
2 back up real or two

oh yea a boat lol

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hey 90

were are you from

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Northern Indiana...as soon as it gets warm i got some lookin to do to find some honey holes. Thanks for all the help again
P.S. I got more boats then i know what to do with.

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if you are going to use your 808, or another type of closed face reel
i would recommend that you use fast flight 200# string.
you can,t beat it. good luck,
BSFS

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would a dmon howwatt with a moleskin rest work? at 45 pounds

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most certainly will... I do 99% of my shooting with a Bear Kodiak Mag 45# with a Bear Hair rug on the shelf... those pictures I posted over on the other thread are of my big fish bow, Oneida Black Eagle with a slotted retriever, when I travel down south...

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bigbuck90, you might want to try meeting with the Illinois State Bowfishers for a shoot or two. We're all about fun and we're right next door. ;)

ISB

Most of shoots are listed in our forums.

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I might do that after i get things all straightened out over here and get my bow.

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hey 90 how old are you