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.

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

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

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

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

Same as CJ5s but with muzzys.  

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.

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.

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

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 <><

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

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.

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

low 40 pound Bear, AMS, muzzy carp points

40 pounds is all ya need...

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.

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.

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.



 

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

QuoteOriginally 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...