Bow fishing questions

[the_donger]

I am interested in starting some bow fishing. Anybody on here do that much?

What kind of bows are used? What tension on the string?

Are special arrows and arrow heads used?

Where do you get the reels to retrieve the arrows?

Any special pointers for a beginner?

How do you handle refraction, aim high or low?

Any questions I have missed?

[deaconlab]

Any bow will work. I prefer a recurve. Min. draw of 40lbs., Solid fiberglass arrows, special "fish head" (retractable head), Aim low( the further the shot, the further under your target you aim). Targets will be mostly carp and gar around Ky. I shoot from the front deck of my bass boat.

[sweett4u]

bow fishin is awesome even more on small waters . summer time for carp is great. Compound bow is fine about 40lbs and go to bass pro buy a starter kit, have fun

[fishincreek]

Don't do it if you are not prepared for another "bad" habit. Take a look at the womens/youth bows in the archerytalk.com classifieds. Great place to get a nice low poundage bow for bowfishing. Go ahead and get the AMS reel. It will save you aggravation(and money) down the road. I also like the bowfishing WB for the rest. I think safety slides are a must. Please note that I warned you- it is TERRIBLY habit forming and a great deal of fun can be had so please............ PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!!!!!!!!!

[xring12]

Agree with others, you must have a low poundage bow. I would suggest to try and get with an someone that has a boat that is set up for bow fishing and try some different bows to see what works best for u.

[mybentrod]

So do fish live after shot?.....I doubt it, so What does anyone do with the dead carp?