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LimbLover
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 633
Bowfishing Rest Material
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March 31, 2010, 05:02:00 PM »
I'm bowfishing with one of my longbows this year and it currently has a leather rest with calf-skin plate.
Its a standard D style longbow with no tapping so I'm using an AMS gadget adapter with standard reel. No plungers or anything like that. I'm using a Muzzy fibreglass arrow.
I do not want to use an elevated rest of any kind.
Will this material hold up pretty good once wet or should I give something else a try?
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Nick Viau
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Ragnarok Forge
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 3034
Re: Bowfishing Rest Material
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March 31, 2010, 05:20:00 PM »
Nope, Mud and water will eat it up quick. Go get velcro. Use the soft looped side and put that on the shelf. Should last you a full season.
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Clay Walker
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DaleinOhio
Trad Bowhunter
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Re: Bowfishing Rest Material
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March 31, 2010, 05:25:00 PM »
The soft side of velcro is what I use, too. I shoot a lot of fish each year and I am still on the same piece I put on two years ago. I have a whole roll of the stuff...should last me forever.
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TommyBoy
Trad Bowhunter
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Re: Bowfishing Rest Material
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March 31, 2010, 05:34:00 PM »
I use the stiff side of velcro for my rests whether target, hunting or bowfishing.
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TommyBoy
Mike B
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Re: Bowfishing Rest Material
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March 31, 2010, 07:48:00 PM »
The heavy felt furniture pads you can get at Lowes works really well for bowfishing.I use them all the time,hold up really well.
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Fletcher
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Re: Bowfishing Rest Material
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March 31, 2010, 09:37:00 PM »
I have a regular Bear Hair rest on my Grizzly and it works and has held up great.
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LimbLover
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Re: Bowfishing Rest Material
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April 01, 2010, 11:18:00 AM »
I switched it to velcro. I'll let you know how it works for me. The arrow seems to slide real good from it.
I ditched velcro awhile back because things hang up in it sometimes. I prefer leather on the rest and calf hair on the strike plate.
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Nick Viau
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Stone Knife
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Re: Bowfishing Rest Material
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April 01, 2010, 06:56:00 PM »
I just would use whats on it, i have the original bear style rest with a leather strike plate. It's been through two seasons and shows no sign of giving up the ghost yet.
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