Bowfishing Bows

[Gordy]

What do you all like for poundage on your bowfishing rigs ?

If my everyday shooter is 65# is there any reason I shouldn't be using 65 for bowfishing ?

Looking for a beater bow to throw in the boat

[Titan_Bow]

Others will disagree, but I like shooting heavier poundage while bowfishing. I have found that it helps when the fish are deeper.  I normally shoot 60-65 lbs, so a bowfishing bow in the same range is no big deal.

[James Wrenn]

The only reason is if you are mostly shooting shallow fish.A heavy bow sure does work on arrows with a rocky bottom and makes it tough to get them out of logs and such.Heavy is great for deep fish but for spawning carp along the bank I like lighter.  

[mark land]

Mid-50's works very well for me and does not stick the arrow too deeply in the bottom on short shots, for deeper fish, just have to make sure and full draw and not snap shoot and they work fine.  Took my big alligator with a 53# Hoyt Gamemaster and it worked just fine.  Mark

[Blackhawk]

I normally shoot 50-55# bows for bowfishing as well as 3-D and hunting.  Keep in mind that one may get in 100-200 shots in an outing, so using heavier bows than normal can be exhausting.

I use a 52# Shakespeare Necedah in 56" with AMS reel.

[James Wrenn]

Yeah I use 50lbs.The water is always murky here so shots are never over a couple of feet deep.It still gives you a little range when you need to use all the string in the bottle and getting it out of the mud is not so bad.Logs are still tough however.  :D

[rxhntr]

I just ordered the "mountain bow" from Legends bows---a sponser here. I ordered the bow to be 60lbs which I guess will be perfect for both fishing and as a backup bow for hunting. Cant wait till I get it, I do not like taking my nice bow in the boat--too easy to get scratched up.

[Jerry Jeffer]

I shoot a 50# for fishing. It's what I have and it works.

[straitera]

Shallow water fish will cause problems with heavier bows. The fiberglass arrows will sink deep into sunken logs, boards, muck, etc. I prefer 35-45# bowfishing rigs which will penetrate through large fish easily.

[ksbowman]

I shoot the same wieght bows for everything I hunt or shoot,that way I always know my where my arrow is going and my muscles are always toned and ready to go.  Ben

[dino]

I use a 50 lb bear hunter td.  Great beater bow, ligther than my hunting bows but a comfortable shooter. dino

[2Knives]

I shoot a little heavier bow for fishing, I use a #65 bow.
The creek is pretty clear and the fish can get a little deeper.

[Biggie Hoffman]

I use any old 45# recurve I can find at a yard sale or pawn shop. I don't wanna worry about scratching up a good bow. The cast on a fish arrow is good enough to shoot as deep as you can see even with a lightweight bow.
Unless we're after gatorgar, then we usually heavy up a little.
Plus, we sometimes hoot 200 times a night, I don't wanna do that with a heavy bow :-)

[duck'n]

I'm with Biggie...unless I am chasing gator gar, I use a 45#'r...even that can wear you out after a night of shooting.