Bowfishing Your Reco Needed... Maybe

[SMOOTHboar]

pretty much the same arrows as stated in past posts. I never go with less than 12. I bet I have 4 dozen here in the shed. When I take 2 I need 3. You never know what will happen out on the water!

Wow! You must love bowfishin

[DrenalinJunkie]

Wow! You must love bowfishin

yeah a little bit

[SMOOTHboar]

I went one time. Ready to do it again

[SMOOTHboar]

I have less than $100 in my entire bowfishing rig right now. I have spent $20 on a PSE impala. $32 on a Zebco 808, $26 on a real seat. I'd like to get the arrows and tips for less than $25 shipped.

Also, the safety slide seems like a must. What do you guys think?

[Tspurgin26]

Safety slide is definatly a good idea

[DrenalinJunkie]

Safety slide is a MUST............

[Draco]

You should have talked to me first. I have plenty of arrows.

I'm not a safty slide fan.

[SMOOTHboar]

You should have talked to me first. I have plenty of arrows.

I'm not a safty slide fan.

I ain't bought non yet! But... I'll trade you a slab of ribs for some arrows if your game. Good pork. All natural from Compart farms.

I also got a brisket from Ranchers Reserve. But it's been frozen sooo I'd take the pork

[Cottonfish]

I like the Yellow Jacket shafts as opposed to the generic fiberglass shafts, seem like they have a stiffer spine and are more accurate (but will still flex when you stick 'em in the bottom and run over 'em with the boat!). Fix 'em up with Muzzy points/carp tips, and Safety Slides on the other end, and you're good to go. If you do use the generic fiberglass shafts, make sure you test 'em for straightness by rolling them across a flat surface before selecting the best ones. We buy generic fiberglass shafts locally from several local Pro shops, Yellow Jackets come from same source plus online sellers.

Stu

[Justin84]

x2 on the yellow jacket shafts tryed and true for my boat. I us the two blade grapple for my points will hold and fish, had three arrows in a 6 foot gar on the trinity and never pulled out.

[SMOOTHboar]

Thanks guys! Where is a good place to go wade fishing. I live near Austin.

[DeadeyeDeb]

Thanks guys! Where is a good place to go wade fishing. I live near Austin.

Where there are few snakes!!!!!!
PS. Skullworks knows his stuff, as well as a few others of us diehard bowfishers. But Robert (skullworks) holds many many youth titles. I believe he cut his teeth on bowfishing!!!!!

[SaltwaterSlick]

You can save yourself a lot of money on arras if you'll put either 200 or 400 lb. fast flight line on your reel. I run AMS reels on all my gear, and I literally have shafts that have been tied on the same bow/reel for multiple seasons. Most arrows are lost from forgetting to push the button on the Zebco or similar reels or getting them stuck into something in the bottom and pulling/breaking the line. With Fast flight line, that won't happen.

For tips, if you plan to be shooting carp sized fish or small (non-Alligatorgar) sized fish, I'd highly recommend the Muzzy stingray tips. They are too large for big fish as they sometimes won't get enough penetration to engage the barbs, but for carp and needle nose gar, they are ideal. You can actually land the fish and drop him in your fish barrel without touching the fish. The tip unscrews and allows the large barbs to swing forward releasing the fish. With the penetrator and muzzy style tips, you have to push the tip thru if it doesn't pass thru on the shot, then manually unscrew the tip to release the fish... this makes for additional time and mess in the boat... just my experience from MANY years of bowfishing.
A good site to get a wealth of knowledge from is www.bow.fishingcountry.com. They have a forum for just about every bowfishing subject you can think of... especially the how to's on boats, decks, lights, etc.

Good luck and welcome to the addiction! When you start bowfishing, there really is no offseason for archery...

[SMOOTHboar]

Thanks for the advise guys.

Where can we go wade fishing within an 1 1/2 hour drive from Austin. I have two kids and a buddy with kid. I'm getting my kids rigged out to go with.

[SaltwaterSlick]

Not familiar with the area, but on that site link, those guys talk about old Town Lake (now Lady Bird Lake) being very good for carp. They do have restrictions (only 1 fish over 30"/day), but other than that, you should be good to go. Also, this time of year, any lake you can gain access to around the Easter weekend, that is usually prime carp spawn for this area and daytime shooting is better than night shooting. GOOD LUCK!