How To Bowfish Part 1

How to bowfish, in 6 easy steps...Click here for Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48AE-yoM7PA

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[RHskater8622]

Do you have any (recurve) bow suggestions for a bow fishing beginner? I shoot recurve and REALLY want to go bow fishing! I love fishing and I love shooting so them together sounds AWESOME!!!

[Bowfishingdude]

@RHskater8622 Honestly, any ol' recurve will get the job done, so long as (and this is a big one) there is a way to attach a bowfishing reel to the bow. This means it will either need to have a stabilizer threaded hole in the front of the riser, or the standard two threaded holes in the side of the riser where sights are typically installed. I personally like the old Bear Grizzly recurve. You can pick them up everyday on eBay. Just make sure it has the stabilizer hole!!

[33melonpaws77]

when you get the fish do you always eat them or throw them back to die?

[Bowfishingdude]

@33melonpaws77 I personally never eat them.  I know some people do, and seem to enjoy it, but for me it's just all about ridding the lake of these non-native evasive fish, and providing food and cover for the fish species that I do eat.

[pbldhdeerhunting]

is it ture that you should AIM LOWER THAN the fish when you shoot them and im shootinga mission menace matthews 42 pounds at 23 inches plan on bowfishing on lake michigan right next to the casino or boat on the rocks wheree ill be shooting them plz reply. (:

[Bowfishingdude]

@pbldhdeerhunting Glad to hear someone else getting into bowfishing. Especially around the great lakes. It is true, you generally need to aim lower than the fish appears to your eye. Actually how low you need to hold depends on depth of the fish and the distance to the fish. I find that most of the time, I'm aiming 3-6" below where I want to hit. If a fish is right near the top of the water and fairly close, you can aim directly at the fish. However, 9 times out of 10 you are aiming under it

[pbldhdeerhunting]

im not from michigan im from indiana but lake michigan is about a hour and half a way we g there to bowfish but mostly to catch shad for catfish tounaments and i have a mission menace to set 42lbs @23" and nice fishin

[MathewsHunter117]

@pbldhdeerhunting im also from michigan and shot afew carp this year with my mission menace keep up the good work:)

[RHskater8622]

@Bowfishingdude Ok! Thank you!!!! :)

[33melonpaws77]

@Bowfishingdude Thank you for filling me in. ^_^