Bowfishing Rest Material

[LimbLover]

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?

[Ragnarok Forge]

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.

[DaleinOhio]

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.

[TommyBoy]

I use the stiff side of velcro for my rests whether target, hunting or bowfishing.

[Mike B]

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.

[Fletcher]

I have a regular Bear Hair rest on my Grizzly and it works and has held up great.

[LimbLover]

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.

[Stone Knife]

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.