Any Trad bowfisherman out there

[KentuckyTJ]

Great photos guys, gotta love bowfishing.  Here are a few shots from a trip my brother and I took from last season. I use an old Hoyt huntmaster recurve.

[tradtusker]

nice!      

[BONES in Virginia]

I love it!!Bear 76er with an AMS reel and Muzzy arrow.I have 10ft(yes 10FT)boat rigged just to shoot fish.

[BONES in Virginia]

[TimberBound]

Deadsmple,
Is that a Hoyt Hunter or Target Supreme bow that you've got there for bowfishing? I use one a lot like it...except it ain't quite so shiny!

Timberbound

[fireman_3311]

Has anyone tried Atlatl fishing??? I believe we're gonna have to try that one this year!!!

[BowHuntingFool]

Originally posted by KentuckyTJ:
Great photos guys, gotta love bowfishing.  Here are a few shots from a trip my brother and I took from last season. I use an old Hoyt huntmaster recurve.

 

Hey TJ, What kind of fish is this????

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

That's a spoonbill, aka "paddlefish".

[redneckrampage]

ryan, just dont have the heart to take the mahaska out and slime it up

[KentuckyTJ]

Bowhuntingfool, Jason's correct its a spoonbill catfish.  The eggs from this wary creature is what we call caviar.  We've cleaned and ate quit a few of them.  They have very tasty white meat when dunked in batter and laid in a hot basket of grease.  Another interesting fact is their spine. It's not bone its cartilage.  When cleaning one you can score around the tail and pull it right out.  Looks like a giant trick worm.

[Lefty]

Ryan Scott,
 Yea I know Jim Smith really well.  I have know him for quite a few years now.  
Chris

[Biggie Hoffman]

I think this was at Lake Eufaula. Missed the state record by 4 oz :-(
My 1st (and only) homemade recurve.

[Ryan Scott]

Originally posted by Lefty:
Ryan Scott,
 Yea I know Jim Smith really well.  I have know him for quite a few years now.  
Chris

You guys should come shoot some tournaments this year.

[T Folts]

I shot a few last year with a 45# recurve and had trouble getting good penetration most of my arrows pulled out, it didnt even go infar enough for the barbs of the arrow to grab the fish.
any ideas on that. The only thing I thought was I was short drawing the bow.

Terry

[mark land]

Um, yeah, I bowfish a little bit!!!!  HEHEHEHE!  Mark

[Biggie Hoffman]

C'mon Mark, post a few pictures!

Tfolts, I shoot all of my fish with 45# bows...pull it back and let er fly!

[bailebr3]

i cant wait for the carp shootin to start...but i just gotta get a another bow first...started out with a pse coyote 50#,limb cracked,...got a pse kingfisher 45#, but turned out only 31# at 28". so i think im gonna get a used bear kodiak mag. 55#. i got a zebco 808 awhile back, just gotta get line now. what are you guys suggestions?? i know i cant use the thick stuff(300#nylon) i had on my drum reel

[fireman_3311]

Nephews...

[JSimon]

My dad and my son with some we shot last year


More from the last couple of years:

[Ryan Scott]

Originally posted by bailebr3:
 just gotta get line now. what are you guys suggestions?? i know i cant use the thick stuff(300#nylon) i had on my drum reel

I would suggest Power Pro line. It is kinda like spider wire. Really strong stuff. You might wanna get some with color so you dont think that you lost an arrow when your line hits the water. Oh yeah and if you like all your fingers dont grab the line when a fish is on.