Coming up on Bowfishing season

[BT]

Last year was a loss but with the lack of over all snow mass I am hoping that the streams will be down and the Carp will be there this year.

The Location I have should be great for some filming as well

Haven't decided what I will be using yet but I am pretty sure it will be a 40# Bear Recurve.
Doesn't throw an arrow hard but it will get it there.
The stream I shoot only has a 15 yard maximum so it should work out

[SPIKER]

All right, I'm gearing up. So far I've decided to outfit the Fire Flite with an AMS Retriever Pro series reel.

I'm on the fence about weather or not to just use the replacement WB for bowfishing arrows, or go with the Muzzy hook, or the AMS channel rest. Anyone have any advice?

AMS has an arrow, point, safety slide combo for around 16 bucks. I'm wondering if it's as good as the Muzzy Carbon Mag, which is around 30 bucks.

Also, how do you sight these things in? I'm imagining it's a lot like shooting bare shafts, because, well, that's what they are.

Maybe I'll go skipmaster on some watermelons hanging from strings over a creekbed!

[Greg Krause]

The AMS kit is more than enough. You may want to get a few arrows 'cause you will lose one eventually. I use a roller rest and like it, but have been thinking about the WB for a while. I may try that this year.
I have sighted in against mulch and woodchip piles. I have also shot 20oz plastic soda bottles in my yard. thats pretty much it. I get it in close with a few shots and then I can fine tune while on the water if needed. You will miss the few first fish anyway. Maybe not, but likely. it is tough to get used to aiming low. You have to aim different for every shot. all depending on distance and depth. the good thing is, on a good day you'll get dozens of shots.

[BT]

I will be using the new 50# Pearson Recurve for my bowfishing and the AMS kit.
Cant go wrong with a recurve

[snoodslapper]

spiker said:

I'm on the fence about weather or not to just use the replacement WB for bowfishing arrows, or go with the Muzzy hook, or the AMS channel rest. Anyone have any advice?

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Also, how do you sight these things in? I'm imagining it's a lot like shooting bare shafts, because, well, that's what they are.

Shot a dozen carp the day before yesterday, the water is warming up here and they are on the move. A few more degrees and we'll be into my favorite fish, longnose. Using the same bow I've used the last 3 years - an old Oneida Phantom II X80 I got for a $100 off ebay with a AMS reel. Its a bit heavy, but it has been a great fingers compound for bowfishing the larger longnose here. I have the Wave roller rest on it, and it is very good. I have a recurve on standby if I ever have problems with the Phantom, but I never have, and on it I have a Muzzy Hook rest. It is also very good. The only rest I've had trouble with are the tri-loops. The work great, but if you use the AMS safety slides, the bumper can catch on them if you don't use perfect form, which can happen on quick snap shots. I've bent and broke a couple of them off that way. The channel rest and the biscuit should be good too, but I've never used them.

To sight in, I just shoot at leaves on the ground/dirt, or a old tennis ball. The arrows are going to buried in mud and rocks anyhow, so it isn't a problem.

[BT]

The water is dropping at a pretty good rate here in NY but I still think it will be a week minimum before I will be able to get out there
Probably more like 2

My luck hasn't run to well over the last two years so I am hoping that this year will be different