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Choosing a bowfishing fishpoint.

There are basically two types of fishpoints for bowfishing, the kind where the head unscrews off, and the other that with a couple of twists of the arrow, the barbs reverse. If you are usually blowing through the fish, the removable heads work best. This way, you can just unscrew the head, pull the arrow through the safety ring, and then pull the ring through the fish. This is much easier than trying to back the arrow through the fish.
If blow-throughs are rare, the reversing barb fishpoints are much easier to deal with; a couple to twists of the shaft and the arrow is easily removed.

Topics: fishpoints, carp, bowfishing
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Bowfishing sights...

If you want a shortcut on becoming a proficient bowfisher, put a red dot scope on your bowfishing bow! Set it up to be dead-on at your most common shooting distance; for me about 10 yards. After using the scope a few times, you will be amazed how your shooting will improve by using the red dot as an aiming reference. Try it and you will be amazed how what was once an impossible shot, like a 30 yarder, is not that tough anymore.

Topics: bowfishing, carp, sights
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Bowfishing multiple carp...

Oftentimes when bowfishing carp, the fish often are grouped up. It is easy to be tempted to rush the shot and shoot the easiest shot. Instead, analyze the situation and take the shot that will spook the least amount of fish. You will be suprised the number of fish you can take out of a school if you pick off the ones on the fringe first.

Topics: bowfishing, carp
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Repair of cork handle

I bought a Shimano Compre muskie rod 2nd hand. It had a huge gouge in the cork handle right down to the blank from being used in a rod holder of some type. I had read about a cork repair a couple of years ago and decided to give it a try. I took an old fishing rod with a cork handle and used a rotary file on it to make a couple tablespoons of cork powder. You could use a coarse file or rasp. I then mixed the cork powder with white carpenter glue and stirred it up to a paste like consistency. I used a piece of a wine cork to fill the majority of the gouge and spread the paste all over it. It took 2 days to harden completely so I could file and sand it but turned out pretty good. It is a bit darker than the original cork, but hardly noticeable from a distance. I will post a pic on here somewhere!!Pic is in forums under""other fishing gear""

Topics: rod, repair