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swampshooter:
Anyone out there trying to bowfish with a selfbow and primitive arrows/line?  I have been doing a fair amount of bowfishing in Louisiana, using my compound and commercial fiberglass arrrows.  It is really a great time, you do alot of shooting and fill the freezer with redfish.  I think it would be interesting to up the challenge and begin using my homemade selfbows and arrows.  Has anyone else tried this?

Agbowyer:
I do it every year. Just be sure you got a good finish on your bow. If your like I am, its pretty hard on the finish. I use a tape on reel unless I'm looking for aligator gar. Then I use a float. have fun... Chris

Dustybaer:
agbowyer, you don't happen to have pics of your gear?  also, what kind of licences are required for bowfishing?  is there a season?

DanaM:
Can't wait to do some carp shooting this summer, I haven't done it years. ;D

DanaM

swampshooter:
Thanks for the reply grom Agbower and Dustybaer.  A tape on reel makes good sense.  I agree with the finish on the bow being important, my compound bow is basically rotting away from exposure to salt and sun, I would not want my handmade bow to rot. In answer to the license question, I guess it differs in each State.  In Louisiana "yes, the license plates read Sportsmans Paradise" we bowfish under our annual fishing license.  The season is year long and the limits are by species and size.  You can bowfish at night with lights on the boat.  We use a tunnel-hull flats boat and a pole to get in the shallows.  I've added a blurry 2AM night cameraphone picture of a grandaddy black drum I took bowfishing in Port Sulfer last fall. (good eats!)  Thanks for the posts.

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