What is your Bowfishing rig?

[Deer Slayer]

I have never bowfished before, but am very curious about it. I would like to know what you guys use for your bowfishing set-ups. Thanks for your help.

[BMN]

50# recurve, AMS reel, fiberglass arrow w/ safety slide, muzzy carp point.

[yleecoyote23]

My setup is the same as BMN's (except my old Grizzly is only 45#)

[fireman_3311]

Mine is also the same, only a 53# recurve!!! 64" Widow, MA-II, to be exact!

[CJ5]

Mine is a 50 lb. Quinn Stallion. AMS retriever, fiberglass arrows w/slides, stingray heads.
 

[James Wrenn]

Same as CJ5s but with muzzys.  

[VTer]

Martin Hatfield 65#, AMS retriever, arrow has ShurShot Penetrator head w/ slides. 17' Mad River canoe w/ platform/stabilizers and a MinnKota 36 lb trollong motor. Of course my bowfishing buddies Tim and son Schafer complete my gear.

[sswv]

Mine is a Ben Pearson 'MACH ONE' recurve AMO 52" and 50#@28" with an AMS Retriever reel, fiberglass arrows with safety slides and Muzzy carp heads and No-Glov's on the string.

[Littlejake]

55# recurve,Zebco 808,fiberglass arrows with sting-A-ree points,a canoe.And a good pair of amber polarized sunglasses.

[Rusty in Fla.]

Is there a good way to affix the reel to the bow if you don't have inserts to hold one? I've seen in 3 Rivers they have some kind of a strap arrangement but I don't know if there's another way to go as well.

     Thanks,
       Rusty <><

[Mike Tomano]

A couple of old Bear and Bodkin reels, Bear Grizzly and Black Panther Hunter, both 45#, some aqua shoes, polarized shades and a group of eager kids!

TOMANO

[VTer]

If your talking about a retriever rell, just screw it to the riser with a couple of screws. Of course I'm talking about a designated bow for bowfishing.

[TRB]

50 # Bear Grizzly, Saunders shoot through reel, Muzzy arrow.

[Luke Vander Vennen]

low 40 pound Bear, AMS, muzzy carp points

[bayoulongbowman]

40 pounds is all ya need...

[gregg dudley]

Rusty, I have had a lot of fun with the old tape-on reels.  They are basically just a spool that literally tapes to your riser.  I use electrical tape to mount them.  It works fine, but isn't as sexy as a retriever.

[mqqse]

Ylee....

How did you get that bottle mounted on your grizzly?  I've got that part from my old compound and want to mount it on my recurve.

[JSimon]

Here is my rig. 45lb. bow. Not even sure what brand of bow it is. It was all painted up when I got it from my dad. I use an AMS Retriever reel attached to the bow with the gadget adapter (which is the bracket with the big rubber bands) that Rusty in Fla. was asking about.  I think I got mine from Kustom King, but 3Rivers also has it. I use Muzzy carp point arrows with safety slides. Another month or two and it should be on up here in Michigan.

 

 

[JSimon]

Sorry about the big pic.  I must not have shrunk it down quite enough.

[yleecoyote23]

Originally posted by mqqse:
Ylee....

How did you get that bottle mounted on your grizzly?  I've got that part from my old compound and want to mount it on my recurve.

Unfortunately a previous owner of my Grizzly had screwed a detachable quiver mount on the side of the bow, and the AMS Retriever is designed with several slotted holes so I was able to use the holes that were there to mount it. Of course you wouldn't want to do that with a nice bow, but where I bowfish, I wouldn't want a really nice bow anyway....it wouldn't stay that way very long...