Trad Gang

Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: ozy clint on August 25, 2012, 12:24:00 AM

Title: tuning bowfishing arrows?
Post by: ozy clint on August 25, 2012, 12:24:00 AM
gday guys. got to retune some bowfishing arrows i have to a new setup. i had a quick shot and under water it planes to the left. i'm right handed. how does it work again? plane to the left is stiff and to the right is weak or vice versa?
Title: Re: tuning bowfishing arrows?
Post by: rmorris on August 25, 2012, 12:50:00 AM
You got a good memory,for RH shooters left is too stiff.
Title: Re: tuning bowfishing arrows?
Post by: ozy clint on August 25, 2012, 02:36:00 AM
well this arrow isn't going to work then.
it a shokR solid carbon arrow at full length with a gator grapple point with broadhead. can't get much heavier head than that.
and that's out of my 69# bow. what bow could you use these things out of???
i'll have to put it on a fibreglass shaft
Title: Re: tuning bowfishing arrows?
Post by: ozy clint on August 25, 2012, 02:45:00 AM
i just checked my spare fibreglass shaft. it's bent. is there anyway to straighten them?
Title: Re: tuning bowfishing arrows?
Post by: macbow on August 25, 2012, 05:23:00 AM
I never could,shoot the carbon fishing arrows.
I was shooting 60# they work good on the compound bows.
I don't think you can straighten the fiberglass .
Title: Re: tuning bowfishing arrows?
Post by: owlbait on August 25, 2012, 08:40:00 AM
Clint, did you try to reposition the head? That might make a difference too. When I buy my fiberglass shafts I always spin test them at the shop first. Some are a lot straighter than others. Good luck.
Title: Re: tuning bowfishing arrows?
Post by: ozy clint on August 25, 2012, 06:33:00 PM
i haven't put the head on the fibre glass shaft yet. but it's clearly bent.
Title: Re: tuning bowfishing arrows?
Post by: owlbait on August 25, 2012, 09:19:00 PM
Did you try to reposition it on the carbon shaft to see if that helps? I found on some heads it made a differnce which way the blades were facing. Just a thought. Good luck.
Title: Re: tuning bowfishing arrows?
Post by: calgarychef on August 26, 2012, 03:38:00 AM
Buddy, you'd better order a couple fibreglass arrows pronto!
Title: Re: tuning bowfishing arrows?
Post by: ozy clint on August 26, 2012, 06:35:00 AM
chef- it's ok, i have others i can use. i'm going to have to buy another fibreglass shaft to mount the gator grapple on that's all. failing that i can take the point off one of the shafts i have and use it.

not long now brother..........
Title: Re: tuning bowfishing arrows?
Post by: Orion on August 26, 2012, 08:41:00 AM
Not familiar with the head you're using, but I do know that some heads will cause the arrow to plane due either to their design or being slightly off center.
Title: Re: tuning bowfishing arrows?
Post by: calgarychef on August 27, 2012, 04:50:00 PM
I've shot some fish pretty deep undr the water and didn't have any problems with planing but then I didn't have a broadhead on the end of the arrow.  I bet if you lose the broadhead it'll quit planing.  Do you have one of those pointy tips with the 3 sides ground off them?