More Kentucky Bowfishing

KentuckyTJ · June 03, 2009, 08:33:00 AM

Big heads are spawning heavy. We braved the rapids getting to them and it payed off.

Tim Fishell · June 03, 2009, 08:43:00 AM

Man that is cool!! Looks like a ton of fun!!

vermonster13 · June 03, 2009, 08:48:00 AM

Excellent!

Big Ed · June 03, 2009, 08:50:00 AM

Very nice!!!

Fletcher · June 03, 2009, 09:29:00 AM

Man!! That's a nice one! Dead bigheads are the best kind.

Guru · June 03, 2009, 10:01:00 AM

Wow, That's an adventure out in those rapids! Gotta be hard to fight a fish that big in that stuff

turkey522 · June 03, 2009, 10:42:00 AM

Looks like fun,what part of kentucky are you bow fishing TJ.

Terry

KentuckyTJ · June 03, 2009, 11:18:00 AM

Curt you shoot one, grab the line and hope you aren't standing on a slick spot. 7 broken fiberglass arrows the day before. One of my buddies got a bath after one drug him about 10 yards when he grabbed the line. I know I shouldn't find humor in that but man was it funny. Ive shot hundred of them from my boat but this eye to eye spot and stalk method with the waves crashing is an exhilarating rush thats for sure.

Bjorn · June 03, 2009, 11:25:00 AM

"Spot and Stalk" in the rapids! Wow! Good thing those guys aren't predatory towards man-they are huge!

John Scifres · June 03, 2009, 12:19:00 PM

That looks like alot of fun. From what I have read, bigheads are filter feeders and therefore have a nicer flesh than common carp. Do you eat them?

Chris Surtees · June 03, 2009, 12:25:00 PM

KentuckyTJ · June 03, 2009, 01:50:00 PM

John I've never tried them. I do like the very white and mild meat in the spoonbill catfish though.

A.S. · June 03, 2009, 06:46:00 PM

Big_Al · June 03, 2009, 07:36:00 PM

I know what kind of "paaaar" it takes to snap a fiberglass shaft. Those suckers must be STRONG!

longbowjim · June 03, 2009, 08:50:00 PM

I'll say it once again Tom! Ya'all have way too much fun down south. I know that you haven't tried eating them, but that is a years worth of eating in one fish. I saw fish that big once. I think that it was in the movie "jaws". JD

bowhunterfrompast · June 04, 2009, 01:01:00 AM

Congrats

What is the weight of those bigheads?

Anaconda12 · June 04, 2009, 06:06:00 AM

Excuse my ignorance, but are these the type that jump out of the water into boats?

KentuckyTJ · June 04, 2009, 07:10:00 AM

The fish the good looking guy in the white shirt is holding up is in the low 30 pound range. We've shot them pushing 60 pounds and I'm sure they even get larger than that.

Anaconda, no those jumpers would be the Silver carp. We have them as well.

carparcher · June 04, 2009, 08:29:00 AM

That looks like a blast. Only been shootin' some small common carp here in Oklahoma. Plannin' on a trip to the Red River on the OK/TX border this weekend for gar. Hopefully I will have a decent few pics to post.

KentuckyTJ · June 04, 2009, 08:38:00 AM

Timothy, Living being an "Okie" have you ever done the gator gar thing? I'd love to do that.