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Looking for bowfishing bow advice
« on: June 12, 2012, 10:58:52 PM »
I haven't bowfished since I was young and back in those days we used a recurve with a zebco reel attached and the fishing line tied to the back of the arrow.  :chuckle:

So I am planning a possible trip to Mississppi. Not sure it's going to happen yet, but it looks positive enough I better start drawing my bow (have a bad arm) to get the arm in shooting condition and start getting a few things together.

I used to shoot some very heavy draw bows but had to get a 45 lb alpine due to an arm injury during a hunt abroad.

So here's my question:  Are there bowfishing outfits at that poundage that are any good that can be had without mortgaging the house? I am afraid that the guy I might be getting hooked up with probably don't have a bow with that light of draw weight.
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Re: Looking for bowfishing bow advice
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2012, 11:13:59 PM »
The alpine archery mako is what I have been shooting and what I drop into my clients hands. Most people shoot 40-45lbs when bowfishing. I shoot higher weights because of my hunting and target bows. I like to build up some muscles and shoot the deeper fish. You can always find a good used recurve or compound and deck it out. Ams has some complete setups as well. you can get the best of the best rigged out for around 400.00 If you go used 200.00 can get you setup nice.

You know you have a open spot on my boat when I am running if you want to test a mako out. If you want to burn a couple hundred $ in gas to shoot some smelly carp :chuckle: The offer is always good :tup:
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Re: Looking for bowfishing bow advice
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2012, 11:19:20 PM »
The alpine archery mako is what I have been shooting and what I drop into my clients hands. Most people shoot 40-45lbs when bowfishing. I shoot higher weights because of my hunting and target bows. I like to build up some muscles and shoot the deeper fish. You can always find a good used recurve or compound and deck it out. Ams has some complete setups as well. you can get the best of the best rigged out for around 400.00 If you go used 200.00 can get you setup nice.

You know you have a open spot on my boat when I am running if you want to test a mako out. If you want to burn a couple hundred $ in gas to shoot some smelly carp :chuckle: The offer is always good :tup:

Thanks for advice and the offer. Someday I would love to load up a couple of my guides and take them out with you, we will set something up one of these days.  :tup: :tup: :tup: 

I read in one of the other topics that a guy bought a bow on ebay, for some reason I didn't think of looking there. Going to check it out now, will let you know if I see anything. My trip will happen sooner than later if it happens, so I gotta get on this right away.
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Re: Looking for bowfishing bow advice
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2012, 11:24:09 PM »
Yes there is some great deals on ebay and you can pickup some package deals. Like the cuda and ams fish hawk. Just type in bowfishing and it will pull up a lot of items/ bows and setups :tup:
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Re: Looking for bowfishing bow advice
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2012, 11:30:31 PM »
I found plenty there to choose from, looking them over now.



Might have to get one of these too, I remember Kain posted a topic on here once about something like this.  :chuckle:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SLINGBOW-ADAPTER-SHOOT-ARROWS-FROM-YOUR-SLINGSHOT-GOOD-FOR-BOW-FISHING-TOO-/261043235996?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cc763ac9c
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