Bow fishing question

[KenH]

"What do you do with the fish?"

Depends on the species.  Tilapia, mullet and other saltwater and freshwater game fish I eat.  I'll even eat carp (I smoke it Russian style)

The rest I use as chum, or as mentioned, give to landsman friend for fertilizer

[LB_hntr]

Originally posted by Bisch:
I've taken 100+ pound gar with a 52# recurve. I don't think I could make myself go as low as 30#, but would have no problem with 40 or 45#.

Bisch

I would love to see pics of that beast. gator gar is on my "ToDo" list one of these days. Im so jealous of you southern guys that get to chase all the different species of fish.

[finkm1]

I use a 45# Kodiak Mag with a AMS Retriever on. Works fine for me. I have replacement points for my Muzzys when they get smashed from hitting rocks.

[KentuckyTJ]

45 is good for small fish. We have a lot of rocks around here and shooting an arrow into them at more than 45 lbs isn't a good thing. Plus in much it takes all you have sometimes pulling an arrow out of the mud. Plus if you get into an all day lots of shooting situation you will be able to do it with a 45lb bow without killing yourself.

[KOOK68]

I shoot 40 lbs and never had much troubles. On big buffalo, you may not get good penetration. They have real thick, tough scales. I aim for the head on them.