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Spring campout and tilapia hunt.
hedgeapple:
Thanks recurve,
I didn't think about the string creating a drag to help stablize the arrow. I have a couple of those type of reels. And was thinking of mounting them to my stick bow. But, I would like to be able to remove them fairly easily since presently I don't have multiple bows that I could dedicate one for fishing. I think tape would work, but it would leave sticky gunk on the bow. I didn't think about adjusting the angle of the reel to match better with the bow.
I was thinking of using the plastic reel by removing the long screw, bolting the reel to a piece of thin wood that would be shaped in a U shape to particial go around the limb. The U-shaped section would be lined with leather to prevent wood on wood abrasion. Then I would use velcro sinching strap to tighten it to the limb.
Yep, I tend to over think and over engineer. haha
PeteC:
Dave,I buy these arrows on line,and they come that way,sans plastic fletching.As far as shooting them from our self-bows,we have no issues.Granted,I use bows that are fairly close to center,but the arrows fly very well. I have used self -fishing arrows ,and, they work.Privet works good,and I've used cane,but make them long ,and they'll work a lot better. These arrows are so heavy that fletching will do very little to help arrow flight.You really don't need the fletching. I turn all of our reels on my lathe,and they work well with 6F flyline. I'll see if I can get a picture of the reel and mount. God Bless
PeteC:
Dave here are some close ups of one of my reels. The mount is just strap steel bent to fit the bow,then padded to prevent scratching the bow finish.Very easy to make. I now use plastic tubing to stretch over the mount as padding,the one in the pic is wrapped with tape. God Bless
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recurve shooter:
hedgeapple, that should work fine. and i have a few bows but only one that i really like, , but the finish is screwed on it anyway. (dont strap your bow to your back and swim accross salt watter to a different sea wall. ;D so i dont care about the tape. :-\
hedgeapple:
Thanks Pete for the picture and the advice.
Recurve swimming with a bow strapped to my is soooo something I would do. haha
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