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carpsniperg2:
They are very safe! and i trust them. Thats why i like them so much. :chuckle:

GWP:
Nice job answering his questions! I will add; Take all the rest of the stuff off of the bow. No arrow holder, no sights, no weights. I started with a 25 lb bow, which was fine for REALLY close shots, but quickly moved up in power. I had a drum, switched to a closed face Zebco, forgot to punch the release a couple times, The first time I lost an arrow as the line snapped, the last time the arrow whizzed back by me. Now I only use retrever reels. Glass arrows, Muzzy points, Whisker Biscuit rest, but there are a lot of choices that work fine as have been covered. Any bow can be made to work, some are just better then others. I prefer compounds, but there is the issue of damage to cams if you drop it. Course, any bow can get damaged if it is dropped. Just get out there and do it. You will get addicted. It is SOOOOO fun! Not a lot of people bow fish the West side, but they are here. The record in Washington is 44 lbs out of Long Lake.

carpsniperg2:
News to me if the state record was broken. I know the record that has stood for a long long times was. Kevin Wolf 6-21-1980 at 41.4lbs and that was out of long lake. Probably the same one you are thinking of. That's a magic number for me, its always in my head. The number i am always looking to beat :drool: Probably will never happen, but a guy has to have dreams.  :chuckle:

GWP:
Just looked it up and you are correct. That is the record, and the one I was thinking of. I have seen some monster carp on the West side up by the UW, but was a bit leary of walking around with my bowfishing bow, though I did it one time. I do have a good spot on Lake Washington for carp shooting, and have never seen anyone else doing it there. 
I caused a bit of a fuss bowfishing at Green Lake a couple of years ago and though the WDFW said they would back me up because they stock it, I decided it was not worth the trouble. I mostly wanted to see what would happen anyway!  :P

Ray:
I picked up a recurve for 109$ and 12 dollars shipping.

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