| WHAT KIND OF BOW DO
I NEED? |
| A Recurve or
Compound Bow will work fine, anything between 40-60lbs works well.
Most Bowfisherman will shoot fingers, so pick a bow that is forgiving
for best results. |
| WHAT KIND OF FISH
CAN I SHOOT? |
| Check with your
local authority, in most states non game fish such as Carp, Gar, and
Buffalo are considered Non Game Fish. (Rough Fish) |
| WHAT KIND OF ARROWS
DO I NEED? |
| There are many
choices in Fish Arrows, choose a point that will hold fish as well as
hold up to the abuse of Impacting rocky bottoms etc...
Stainless Steel or Hardened points work well in most conditions. The
larger span barbs or 4 barbs work well on the larger fish. |
| WHAT KIND OF REEL
DO I NEED? |
| There are 3 choices, you can
hand wrap line around a spool, or install a Reel Seat into the existing
Stabilizer bushing, allowing you to mount a Spincast Reel. You will also
need Fast Flight Bowfishing Line or Equivalent. Third choice is the
Retriever Bowfishing Reel, no extra items are required, mounts on side
of riser in existing sight holes, comes with mounting screws, 2 Safety
Slides, 35yds of 130# test Line and Spacer. Reel works with Zero Drag,
the line is stacked ina bottle rather than wound on a Drum or Spool. |
| WHAT KIND OF LINE
DO I NEED? |
| You need to
determine what kind of reel you are shooting. When using the hand Wrap
Reel you can use as little as 80# Nylon Line or any of the heavier line.
Spincast Reels like the braided Bowfishing line ranging from 80-200#
test. Brownell 200# Fast Flight is a proven favorite, Retrievers like
the heavier diameter lines, such as the Muzzy Extreme Line 200# or the
AMS standard 130# Test. |
| WHAT KIND OF REST
DO I NEED? |
| There are
several rest available. Most all Bowfishing Rest work well. Avoid some
of the Traditional Hunting Rest, as they have more parts that could
cause problems with line being tangled.
SEE HOME PAGE
ON SNAPBACK. |
| HOW DO I AVOID
ARROW SNAPBACK? |
| It is
recommended that you never tie line to the tail of an arrow. Line can be
caught by String, Cables or Rest, allowing Arrow to Travel in reverse
back at the shooter.
ALWAYS
USE SAFETY SLIDES OR A CABLE SYSTEM. |
| HOW DOES THE
SLOTTED RETRIEVER WORK? |
| The slotted
Retriever has the same features as the Standard model, but allows the
use os a Float or Deep Sea Rig. Use this Float for Alligator Gar, Shark,
Stingray etc... Once arrow is in Fish the line will be pulled from the
reel and take the Float. Retrieve float and go get that Trophy. |
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