What? Nobody bowfishes anymore?

[Bisch]

Bow fishing is a hoot whatever the quarry, but I've never seen any freshwater fish that compares to sticking a 60+ pound stingray and letting it take you for a ride!  They aren't hard to hit either...they are just easy to miss.  You'd think something as big as a car door would be a "gimme"...it's not...

I'm not sure because I have not shot any rays YET, but I bet a 100+# alligator gar would compare pretty well!

And Chad, I'll probably be in touch about the ray fishing in FL. I have a kayak trip to schedule with Gregg Dudley, and an add on ray trip would be a blast!!!!

Bisch

[LBR]

Shoot me an e-mail.  chad@recurves.com  Never shot a gator--no idea how they fight, but 'rays amaze me.  Even the smaller ones fight like crazy (unless you hit that perfect spot, then there's zero fight), and when they get tired they have the ability to stick to the bottom like a suction cup.  How in the world they can do that on sand is beyond me.  Be sure to have limb loppers (tree pruning type) on the boat--long handle type.  Best thing I've seen for breaking/cutting off the tail so you don't get stung.  The stinger isn't on the very end like you might think, and it's not uncommon for them to have more than one stinger.  You can run a knife under it to cut it off, put it in a bottle with some diluted bleach or peroxide, and it will get the skin off leaving just the bone.  I think that's the only bone in a 'ray (they are cousins to sharks).  Makes a cool keepsake.  Forgot to mention...it's a cheap trip too, at least compared to most trips you'll take.

[kat]

I have a bum shoulder this year, but last year was fun

[Crittergetter]

I don't get to go very much so when I do I have to make up for it all at one time! [emoji23][emoji23]


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[Charlie Lamb]

Beast of a fish. Just awesome!! Congratulations. 

[Macatawa]

 
Now THATS a keeper...

[Overspined]

Those gar are huge!!  Here's a baby!