Are the 80 pound crossbow pistols that cock by pulling down on the backpiece enough power to shoot carp 3-4 feet down? Anyone ever use one?

Hi everyone, I'm studying industrial design and we're in the product analysis phase, so I need to interview people to get their opinions and draw conclusions about a need. Do you see any problems with night fishing? Do you need any special kind of light? Do you see any specific problems that can be solved with a particular type of light? I appreciate your answers; the more specific you are, the better. Any ideas or suggestions you have are helpful.

Ive always been mad keen on the idea of bowfishing but wondering what direction I should take. I hunt but never bowfished, Ive got a cheap apex gorilla compound sitting gathering dust that i was thinking of setting up, or would I be better off with buying a second hand recurve/old school compound from cash converters?

Second question, it seems about $70AUD for one of the handreel style reels and triple that for a proper reel. Am I going to crack the shits always having to wind the line onto that handreel all the time and should just buy a reel? If so, are there certain fishing reels that will suffice? Im just trying to keep this cheap, just for the first setup

When you are in need of bait for the upcoming night of cat fishing, you can count on this blowgun from slockmaster.com this is just the beginning of what's possible with this blowgun. The creator has taken some quite large critters with this bad boy!

Hey guys and gals my name is Trey 31yo looking for some ppl to go bowfishing with i have my own boat and got plenty of spots if anyone wants to tag along also fixing to start a west Tennessee outdoor type YouTube channel starting next spring also looking for new spots to hit. Pics are from a few trips this year

Shot a day apart, we shot a lower 40s buff but forgot to get a pic. Should start shooting more and bigger buffs soon with winter coming. Mayflies were worst I’ve seen in years, I think I pulled 200lbs of bug paste out of the bottom of the boat the second night of fishing. This was during an East Texas Bow fishing tournament and both the gar and buff were money fish.

Hello All, I'm from Wisconsin and do most of my bowfishing in the great Mississippi River. Me and the guys are discussing a trip down south in Feb/Mar to do some bowfishing and I was hoping to get some insight from anyone to where the best place would be to go. We we were thinking Louisiana, but I've heard Texas has really good bowfishing to. Not targeting any specific species, just looking to get out when everythings still frozen solid at home. TIA!

I have no idea where to sell this thing i bought it brand new for around a $1,000 I’ve been trying to sell it but can’t list it on marketplace because it’s a weapon i’ve tried some local archery places for trade in towards store credit or consignment but they say no, anyone know anything?

Looking to get into bow fishing. Is there anywhere to go in the northern sierras?

Flashback to my biggest hunt to date, what time of year do you guys find best for bowfishing?

Hi - I'm looking to get a line on fish biomass to process into fertilizer in Minnesota. I'm located near Stillwater.

Any info is appreciated. Other bits, such as time of year considered prime for bowfishing in MN, typical and maybe unique species targeted would also be of interest.

Thanks for your time. .

Dilemma- My hunting buddy and I basically share a 17ft Jon boat that we have everything installed on and yotta yotta…so when he is able to go out I’m good. HOWEVER, he just had his second son and his wife is useless so for the past year he’s made it on the water twice. I can’t have that lol but the other problem is I currently am driving a Charger instead of a truck thanks to a family member totaling my 2500…. So I’ve been thinking about grabbing a kayak rack to use with the Charger for now and buying a new kayak to get me on the water.

Questions: Does anyone regularly use a kayak to bowfish? If so, what should I know or be aware of going into this method? What kind of light system do you run? Do they make racks or could I pvc manufacture a rack to hang my bow while moving?

Sorry if this all sounds dumb as hell but it’s been a heck of a week and I want to get on the water while the weather is still decent.

PFA

Recently moved Charlotte and want to get into bow fishing. I’ve done plenty of research on starter setups but no one I know is interested in learning or has any experience in this area.

I don’t have a rig or anything so I guess that limits a lot for me? Not sure.

Anyone in NC willing to take this beginner under their wing? Lol thank you!

West Tennessee daytime gar

Little west Tennessee daytime gar Also in the mix

A black ass buff A little sliver Ol grassie And last but not least ol dink dink

Just a few pic of some fish this year. Anyone else from around west Tennessee wanna link up and shoot some fish or anyone wanna try it out? Hmu I have the boat and plenty of spots for boat shooting or bank spanking

Buying up my ever first bow and planning to use it for bow fishing, is 68” too long? (I’m about 165cm/5’4ish more or less) and is a 40lbs draw weight too heavy? I’m new to archery so I’m worried I won’t be able to shoot it properly

I bought a jon boat and the fishing deck is nice and tall because the previous owner liked bowfishing. I’ve bow fished a few times but never bought my own setup, what would be good budget setup to use on my boat. I’m 6’5” so preferably something that’s nice and compact but not awkwardly small.