AMS Reel/Bowfishing question

[topGUN]

I am going to set up a bowfishng bow. My question is if I use the AMS trad mount to mount the AMS reel to a traditional bow , how far above my current shelf will the arrow be. And if it is quite a bit higher, how do you instinctively shoot with the arrow so much higher?

Jeff

[macbow]

If understand you question properly. The reel and mount will go where it will fit high or low.
The arrow will still be shot from your current shelf.
Ron

[topGUN]

For some reason I though there was a arrow rest built into the AMS reel, is this not correct? If not, then I see how it works. Thanks,

Jeff

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

There is no built-in arrow rest on an AMS Retriever.

[drewsbow]

no built in rest , shoot off the shelf

[topGUN]

Thanks to all who replied.

Jeff

[KOOK68]

You will set the height of the reel so that you can use your index finger of your bow hand to pull the trigger without releasing your grip on the bow. I suggest getting the slides or rings for your arrows, and NOT tie to the back.

[team fudd]

in response to what kook68 said I second it.  Always, always always use a cable slide or arrow slide rig on all your bowfishing arrows.  Serious injury can result if you do not. A young man was killed last year when his non cable slide equipped arrow snapped back because he forgot to press the bail release on his reel prior to shootin.  The arrow snapped back and went through his eye into his brain mortally wounding him.  This is not a fairy tale.  Be careful and have fun but most of all be careful and use the right equipment.

[eminart]

Originally posted by team fudd:
he forgot to press the bail release on his reel prior to shootin.  

Just a question, but if he forgot to push the bail release, and the line was tied to the nock end of the arrow, how did he draw the bow without pulling the arrow off the string?

[johnnyk71]

your question has been answered with sound advice. AMS reels are nearly idiot-proof, and they are also pretty easy to work on, even if something goes wrong on the boat.

very simple and durable design for shooting off the shelf.

great customer service too.

[reddogge]

Originally posted by eminart:
 

Originally posted by team fudd:
he forgot to press the bail release on his reel prior to shootin.  

Just a question, but if he forgot to push the bail release, and the line was tied to the nock end of the arrow, how did he draw the bow without pulling the arrow off the string? [/b]

I'm assuming he had enough slack to draw and shoot the arrow.

[eminart]

Originally posted by reddogge:
 

Originally posted by eminart:
 

Originally posted by team fudd:
he forgot to press the bail release on his reel prior to shootin.  

Just a question, but if he forgot to push the bail release, and the line was tied to the nock end of the arrow, how did he draw the bow without pulling the arrow off the string? [/b]

I'm assuming he had enough slack to draw and shoot the arrow. [/b]

I only ask because this is specifically why we DID always tie to the nock end of the arrow. You can't draw your bow without pushing the button. With the cable and slide, you can. I guess if you had a ton of slack hanging down you could, but we kept ours wound up with no slack.

[mark land]

Team Fudd, that incident happened many years ago in LA and the person was using a retriver style reel with 400# FF line and tying to the back.  It was not from a spincast reel or not pushing the button, but from the line in his retriever tying off to the bowstring and snapping back.  It does not happen with spincast reels and tying to the back with a spincast setup is recommended as it prevents you from drawing and shooting an arrow without the button on the reel being pushed.
For all retriever and hand wrap reels we do recommend using a slide system, but not necessary when using the spincast system.
I also will point out that that particular incident in LA is the only death that has ever been reported from a snapback/retriever incident, although there have been several injuries as a result of the snapback issue.

[reddogge]

I dodged many a bullet when I was a teenager in the late 50s shooting with a homemade wooden reel and a fish arrow with the line tied to the end. We didn't have any safety equipment back then.

[stevewills]

i take several people out with bottles and spinners,and several people on this site got pics of an arrow that hit a rock and came back and about took out my left eye,i have seen more bounce backs and line tangles in bottles than spinners,i dont use any saftey slides on my spinners,if i dont hit the button arrow will fall off the shelf.most common mistake i see with bottles is you have to hook the line in the slot that way you dont have a bunch of line dangeling out in front....