Anyone here into bowfishing?

[Jimmah]

Just bought myself a used compound bow, didn't want to get a good one so I ebay'd one up. I like normal fishing, and heard about using a bow with special attachments and proper fishing arrow, so I got all that stuff used too.

Did some reading, seems people go at night a lot and just wait for a long time. Also read about the 3" adjustment for every 1" of depth.

Since I know basically nothing, anyone have good-to-know tips that I should write down? Anything would be helpful, as I'd like to get out and try it sometime next weekend weather permitting.

 

[Howard]

Shoot bunnies.

 

[jlee]

I read "Anyone here into bowlfishing?"



Anyway..I have no idea. Google, perhaps? Sorry

 

[laurenlex]

Bow fishing is a fun sport, BUT, there is a slightly more effective one, but it's less mainstream.

It's called depth-charge fishing. Simply taking dynamite with a good fuse, and detonating the charge underwater.

It's harder than it sounds. Fuse length and quality are paramount. Obviously, a quality waterproof fuse is important while fishing. To compound this problem, there is the problem of fuse length to optimal fish habitat depth. Too short a fuse, and you just scare the shlt out of yourself and get wet. Too long a fuse, and the explosive hits bottom, and muddies up the water, ruining your fishing hole for a while.

With the correct combination of physics, chemistry, and biology, you will have tons of tasty fish floating to the surface ready to net.

Inexperienced depth chargers will come home hungry, with wet clothes and missing fingers.

 

[T3C]

huh? Nope

 

[laurenlex]

Bump so more can view my retarded reply.

 

[Xyclone]

Just shoot people, it's much more fun than shooting fish.

 

[MichaelD]

Yeah, I got a tip for you.

Make this "hobby" of yours INTERESTING; shoot BIG fish with that bow of yours...this way they can "run with the line."

Make sure you grab the rope really tight w/BOTH HANDS after the arrow embeds itself into yonder fish.

Lemme know how that works out for'ya.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

Yes, but not regularly anymore. I used to help keep the carp down at a spillway at a local lake growing up. (killed the carp and gave them to poor folk in the area) made the river less crowed for the sand bass.

I've also tilapia (pronounced chilapa here, dunno if that's the way northeners call it)hunted too, they taste 199% better than carp)

I just tied a heavy string to an old wooden recurve bow I had. It's pretty easy, you just have to be very still for long periods of time for skittish fish.

 

[Jimmah]

Originally posted by: laurenlex
Bow fishing is a fun sport, BUT, there is a slightly more effective one, but it's less mainstream.

It's called depth-charge fishing. Simply taking dynamite with a good fuse, and detonating the charge underwater.

It's harder than it sounds. Fuse length and quality are paramount. Obviously, a quality waterproof fuse is important while fishing. To compound this problem, there is the problem of fuse length to optimal fish habitat depth. Too short a fuse, and you just scare the shlt out of yourself and get wet. Too long a fuse, and the explosive hits bottom, and muddies up the water, ruining your fishing hole for a while.

With the correct combination of physics, chemistry, and biology, you will have tons of tasty fish floating to the surface ready to net.

Inexperienced depth chargers will come home hungry, with wet clothes and missing fingers.

LOL

ya crazy bastard

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Redneck much?

 

[Jimmah]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Yeah, I got a tip for you.

Make this "hobby" of yours INTERESTING; shoot BIG fish with that bow of yours...this way they can "run with the line."

Make sure you grab the rope really tight w/BOTH HANDS after the arrow embeds itself into yonder fish.

Lemme know how that works out for'ya.

Its not uncommon to go bowfishing in salt water, so I don't think it'd be all that crazy (this is from what I've read, no real proof of such though), but I don't think it'd be interested in hitting a tuna with 10 broadheads hoping to get some sammiches.

Course, a bit of Rambo-style arrow tips would be sweet.......blow'd up fishies.

 

[DrPizza]

A bunch of my friends and I have done it numerous times.
It would help to take your bow to an experienced bowshop to have them help set it up for you
reason: if you screw up, and the line gets snagged while the arrow is going out, you're going to experience pain.
I received a pretty good lashing from a snapped line, which was fortunate. I've heard of the arrow stretching the line, and getting slingshotted backwards to the shooter, although I've never seen it. All my friends had their bows set up by pros; none of them ever had any trouble.

Also, before bowhunting for deer, most people target shoot for a bit. It's worth it for bowfishing as well; just submerge some cardboard boxes with targets drawn on them. If you can shoot accurately out of water, then it won't take long at all. This way, you can see if you're missing above or below the target - believe me, it's hard to tell when you miss a fish whether you shot high or low.

 

[DrPizza]

 

[DrPizza]

Wow, that was a weird error that kept popping up.... bad date? (or something like that)

 

[DrPizza]

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: laurenlex
Bow fishing is a fun sport, BUT, there is a slightly more effective one, but it's less mainstream.

It's called depth-charge fishing. Simply taking dynamite with a good fuse, and detonating the charge underwater.

It's harder than it sounds. Fuse length and quality are paramount. Obviously, a quality waterproof fuse is important while fishing. To compound this problem, there is the problem of fuse length to optimal fish habitat depth. Too short a fuse, and you just scare the shlt out of yourself and get wet. Too long a fuse, and the explosive hits bottom, and muddies up the water, ruining your fishing hole for a while.

With the correct combination of physics, chemistry, and biology, you will have tons of tasty fish floating to the surface ready to net.

Inexperienced depth chargers will come home hungry, with wet clothes and missing fingers.

God, I love that!