looking for something great of course.
recurve or hybrid

tried & liked Greatree Goshawk. BUT, I hear there are great alternatives out there for not that much more.

so far on the list
Omega Long Bow
http://omegalongbows.webs.com/bowsandotherproducts.htm

just heard about the Maddog  Kaliska  http://www.maddogarchery.com/

is there anyone else that should be considered?

Watch the classifieds and that large e-auction site.  You can occasionally find bows like Browning Explorers and Cobras for $100 to $120.  

Easily equivalent or superior to a modern $750 custom.

Take a look at a Samick Sage recurve. At only $139.99 this bow out shoots a lot of others that are in a little higher price range. I have shot a few of them and they really do shoot great. If your looking for the best (in my opinion) bang for your buck you ought to try one.

Mahaska bows.

QuoteOriginally posted by Stumpkiller:
Watch the classifieds and that large e-auction site.  You can occasionally find bows like Browning Explorers and Cobras for $100 to $120.  

Easily equivalent or superior to a modern $750 custom.

which auction site? ****?

Quinn Stallion

Quinn Stallion is my number one pick at any price. Just under$300 new, 4-6 weeks you can have one, alum. riser that is bomb proof, and shoots great, will shoot a wide variety of shafts/spines with very little tuning. I can usually have ond done in 15 minutes! And they are as fast as most custom bows out there, which they are, just really designed well and affordable.

QuoteOriginally posted by koger:
Quinn Stallion is my number one pick at any price. Just under$300 new, 4-6 weeks you can have one, alum. riser that is bomb proof, and shoots great, will shoot a wide variety of shafts/spines with very little tuning. I can usually have ond done in 15 minutes! And they are as fast as most custom bows out there, which they are, just really designed well and affordable.

I cant find his site.

Mad Dog, excellent bow for price. 2 in our family.

Maddog.
Can't beat them for quality and price.

We have 18 in my house(I think, I lost count!)

jkcerda,   Take a look at traditionalarcherysales.com   Len Busbe trades in used traditional bows and he has a bunch of them. you can brouse the photos and prices and find yourself a bow. He will not misrepresent the condition. The prics are reasonable. I highly recommend it.
Chuck

Maddog is an excellent bow for the price.  Used in the classifieds is where you will get the most bow for the dollar.

QuoteOriginally posted by Walt Francis:
 Used in the classifieds is where you will get the most bow for the dollar.

My thoughts exactly. There are some great values in the classified ads if you have some time to be patient and check it often.

What Stumpkiller said

Classifieds, best buy for the money

Hey jkcerda, I have a Sage and Omega and love shooting them both.  The Omega is FAST.  If you enjoy working on things yourself you may want to get one unfinished and do the finish work.  You can save a little money and can shape the handle to fit your shooting style and hand.  Both very good bows for the money.

thanks for the input.

For $324 TT limbs and a Hoyt Excel riser. Excellant bow. I have high end bows and this bow is a shooter.

I agree with Craig. But since the Excel riser was on back-order I got a black bear riser off ***** and sent it to Sam Dunham to have warfed. I coupled it with the TT limbs and got an amazing shooting bow for $230.

Omega baby!!! Ive loved mine and have had great experiences! Awesome customer service!