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these two boys were down on the rocks at barkley dam watching us bowfish so i decided let them have a try at it .check out the grins... :eyebrownod:
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here is my brothers first fish with a bow
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This is the last one for now .....sorry I just had to put them all on here lol :biggrin:
Quote from: topdawg on February 26, 2008, 01:04:01 AM
This is is the last one for now .....sorry I just had to put them all on here lol :biggrin:
I'm glad ya did :yoyo:
Boy them spoon bills are some ugly thangs. :nono:
Bowfishing man I love that sport, I used to be into it pretty big. I traveled all across the country shooting in tournamnets. I was even President of the Bowfishing Associatioin of America for a year. It just took toooooo much time.
I don't want to high jack your thread but can I throw a couple of pictures on here too, please.
Here is a nice blue cat that I shot in SC on the Cooper River.
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Here is a grass carp, I know its just a small one.
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The more pics the better......i have some more pics some where in my pc,my girlfriend is a pic a holick and i have to sort through a bout a million pics just to find a few of mine
if you have any pics of your boat setups post them here too still lookin for my pics
here are some fish from the tailwaters of barkly
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and here is one of my boat nothing fancy but it does the job
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we need to get together this spring and summer and do some bow fishing down at the lakes
That's kinda what I was thinking too :eyebrownod: (http://www.championtannery.com/smilies/bounce.gif)
Oh :doh2: You were talking to M.DarianBarr
i have a boat set up for bowfishing too, need to find some pics of it. .....Jim you can go but it would be one hell of a drive to kentucky lake for a few carp .... :shrug:
sounds good. if you can make it up here i can put you on some 50 plus pound bigheads. not as many but alot bigger on average. sounds like the bigheads are in the lakes also, thats where the state record came from. shoot ill take anybody out just a good excuse to go bowfishing. i thought about getting into guideing but didnt want to turn it into a job
i have a 16 foot jon boat it has a front deck and a back deck. the front has 6 300 watt light s ans the back has 4 300 watt lights i use it mainly on the main lake. I have bowfished the river a little but not much as i would like to. Where abouts do you bowfish at. would you ever think about getting in on some of the tournaments up at lake Barkley
i used to do the tournements but got burnt out on them. id rather fish for fun. i fish the river from cannelton dam (hallsville) up to brandenburg area. my boat is only 16ft also. my lights only get used during the winter and early spring then its strickly spot light
is hallsville up around owenboro if not were abouts is it ...........as far as meeting up and going just give me a PM and ill be there
do you use a float system with you bowfishing rig or just a standard ams system
i use a standard ams setup and with the bigheads you really have to play the fish i usually just lay the bow down and fight them in by hand so they dont pull out. i like the carbon mag arrow with a jean davis 4 barb tip. ive had really good luck with these. i had to have a machinist make a 22/64 base for the 4 barb because they only come in 5/16. we ran into the problem of the big fish braking arrows. have yall tried the lakes in the winter. we fish a couple of lakes around here with sucess. weve actully shot fish when our lines were frezzing up in our reels. hallsville is up river of owensburro it takes me 2.5 hours to get to the tail waters(kentucky and barkley lake) from my house. one tournement 2 years ago we ran the tennasee river all the way out to the ohio and then up to that next dam (cant remeber the name) and we got into alot bigger fish than you shoot at the tail waters, most were in the upper 40lb range
i work up were you live alot.... i am about 45 min to a hour from you...... i duck hunt alot in winter,,,been wanting to go bow fishing but didnt no if it was good in the winter.....im getting ready to start work 7 days a week 12 hours a day, i will probably be done in about 6 weeks. Ill about the time i get done it should be about right to hit the water
dont know if kentucky and barkley would be any good because they both have moveing water. ive always wanted to try them though its just a long ways to go in the winter and winter fishing is hit and miss. its ideal to go after a couple of sunny days, we just fish the shallows at nite. mostly all you see are common carp this time of year. we went one year in december and killed 87 fish in 2 hours 2 guys shooting. but then sometimes you go and see nothing. where around here do you work.
i work all over southern indiana and western ky, do some work around owensboro and a little that the papermill up there
i think may 10 they are having a youth bowfishing tournement at rough river. its a really good tourney for kids, if you are interested ill get more details
that would be neet..... i would like to do that
How many people will your boat hold and still be safe to fish
:wo: ...40 :eyebrownod:
my boat will fish 4 people comfortable, i have fished with 5 large large guys before, but you had to watch what you where doing. my boat is already full for this tuorney but bring you boat and ill gladly show yall around the lake, ill have a group of 4 age 9 and under on the boat with me. we just go out and have fun ill show yall where some fish are. here is some info on the tournement.
Third Annual
Future of Bowfishing
Youth Tournament
Rough River Lake (State Lodge Beach Pavilion)
The Largest Youth Bowfishing Event East of the Mississippi River!!!
Hosted By
Passing on the Tradition Support Group
This Tournament is open to all Boys & Girls, ages 15 and under.
Saturday May 10, 2008
Time: 8:00 am – 3:00 pm. (CDT)
Entry Fee: $5.00 per. child
Registration Time: 6:00 am. – 7:45 am. (State Lodge Beach Pavilion)
Each child will receive a raffle ticket to be eligible for Door Prizes drawings after weigh-in.
Donuts, Juice, and Coffee for the children and sponsor's to enjoy. FREE!!!
Note Pre-shoot meeting 7:45 am.
All participants and there sponsor must attend
Go over rules & regulations, legal area's to shoot fish, and weigh-in time and procedures.
Weigh-in Time: 1:30 pm. – 3:00 pm. (CDT)
Biggest Fish Competition (The Fish size will be judged based on overall weight.)
Soft Drinks, Hot Dogs, and Chips provided at this time. FREE!!!
BAA Certificates awarded in three divisions
Division # 1 9 and under age group
Division # 2 10,11 and 12 age group
Division # 3 13,14 and 15 age group
Grand prize drawing, fully equipped Bow Fishing Bow in all three divisions
First, Second, and Third place BAA Certificate's will be awarded, in each division.
Biggest Carp Biggest Gar Biggest Other Rough Fish
Big Fish Champion Trophy's Will be awarded to the Children that weigh-in,
The biggest, Carp, Gar, and Other Rough Fish of all fish weighed-in. (all Divisions)
Tournament Champion Award
This Trophy is given to the child that has the heaviest combined fish weight turned in. And the Sponsor of this child will be awarded the Passing on the Tradition Outstanding Achievement Plaque.
Other Youth Activities will also be offered for the children to enjoy and participate in.
Award Presentation along with Door Prize drawing will take place after weigh-in.
Offering Today's Youth an Healthy Alternative
For more information about this Tournament,
Rough River Dam State Park Resort
Or call Mr. Dan at 270-668-9253
my dad just bought a lot on the lake and we are in the process of building a house on it. we probably are going to pull the camper down there and camp for the weekend. let me know and yall can stay with us. this all depends on the weather.
How is your bowfishing bows set up for the kids, as far as arrows and tips ....I would think the arrows would have to be cut down to ave a little speed for such a small darw lenght
yeah i cut my boys arrows down they are muzzy quick release and just plain fiberglass shafts using a genesses bow they dont have alot of energy. the fish have to be pretty shallow.
about the place you have at the lake ........sounds great .......when it gets closer to time just let me know and we will be there
hey i got your pm but it wont let me respond to it , i have an onida eagle set around 50lbs and a pse nova set at around 55lbs and a recurve i think its 45lbs and a browning set at 40lbs. the onida is my main bow, its heavy but i like the way it shoots like a recurve but with more energy. hey pm me your email adress
have you ever had a problem with shooting strait threw the fish, with bow set on 50+
when i first started i had a old marten couger that was 60+lbs let all the way out. it would sink the arrow in the bottom of the lake. it would blow threw some fish but not every time. water takes away alot of energy. my pse hardly ever passes threw, i think its somewhere around 50 to 55lbs just guessing ive never checked it
So if you had good enough cord, could you get four or five at a time, and haul em all in. :biggrin: :shrug:
when your arrow pass clean through them the scales will cut your line to peices even with 200+ pound line. i have heard a guy talking about hitting 2 fish at a time down at ky lake but he said when that hapens the fish will roll and break the fiberglass arrow... i have never stuck 2 fish at a time so i would not no for shure but I dont think i want to try .....the bow fishing arrow get into your wallet after you lose a few
Ah c'mon man...were talking shish ka bob. That'd be some cool footage. :laf:
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also when the arrow passes threw it makes it harder to get off. you either have to turn the arrow around and push it back through the same hole or cut and retie your line. gar are bad about cutting your line their scales are like razor edged armor. ive shot gar and hit them in the side of the head and the arrow glance off. had one do that one nite durring a tourney and we had to turn in a gar as one of our fish, luckly it knocked it out and we picked it up by hand. ive never shot 2 fish at the same time either
Those gar are some nasty looky critters. I can remember the very first one I ever caught, bottom fishing for Cat's.
I thought, what in the same hell is this thing and how do i get my hook back...then I did a head to toe shiver like a dog shaking water off himself as I stared at it
Watch the water temps and fish the spawn if you want that double on one shot. I used to chase them at pirates cove on jonathan creek before they dozed out the trees there by the airstrip.
The spawn usually coinsides with them bringing the lakes to summer pool.
I haven't done this in years. Thanks for bringing back memories of good times with my buddies from years gone by. Jimmie
any time you want to go jimmy just give me a shout and we will go see if we can get on a few
id like to learn kentucky and barkley lakes better. maybe this summer i will have more time to get down there and fish them more. kentucky lake has some monster buffalo
I think your odds of a big gar are pretty good on Ky lake , bufalo I am not so sure. But down in the oxbows along the western border your chances are real dang good for a big bufalo fish. Big grennel and maybe even a large gator gar .
We used to walk the banks of big turner and shoot bufalo, gar and grennel on a regular basis in the summer when the water cleared up. The bufalo would suck air at top when it got hot in july.
We used to watch water levels on the rivers as well. If the floods peaked around 48 to 50 feet we could work the fields around t fire tower at the Ballard county wildlife management area. Shot lots of big bufalo there in spring.
If you double on carp with a compound bow they will make like a needle through cloth with your line in the buck brush. And never shoot a forty inch gar with a willow bush behind it. If not for my buddy making one hell of a shot we would have lost that one when my line parted from being cut. My shaft lodged in the willow and during the fight it cut my line in a half dozen places. Their teeth are nothing compared to that armour they wear.
I may take you up on that Top Dawg. I never worked them from these fancy boats set up for it. Heck, I may even rig me up some lights and head for the oxbows this summer. Jimmie
The first gar I ever hooked into was on the Green river while fishing below the dam for cats. I will NEVER forget that experience!! :shck:
Semp
we bowfished some of the old loading bays off of the green river , you can shoot a few carp and cats but mostly gar. we went out one night last summer and shot about 30 gar, they were every were