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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: sleek on August 09, 2013, 07:30:00 pm

Title: reel advice.
Post by: sleek on August 09, 2013, 07:30:00 pm

A budy of mine has a modern bow fishing reel but wants me to make him a short bow for it. I am thinking short wide and recurved. Probably black locust because I have a 2 inch wide stave. What's the best way to design a bow for a reel to mount to?

Title: Re: reel advice.
Post by: bubby on August 09, 2013, 07:36:35 pm

your gonna attach it with straps right, just make a bow I don't think it has to be anything differant

Title: Re: reel advice.
Post by: sleek on August 09, 2013, 07:51:13 pm

Actually it screws into the stabalizer.

Title: Re: reel advice.
Post by: bubby on August 09, 2013, 08:09:30 pm

build it with a stiff riser and install a insert below the grip

Title: Re: reel advice.
Post by: Joec123able on August 09, 2013, 08:44:50 pm

Use a coke bottle as a reel and your good to go

Title: Re: reel advice.
Post by: soy on August 09, 2013, 08:53:08 pm

they make a deal that straps on that you can screw the real onto in place of the stabilizer insert , I will try to get some pics up for you tomorrow ;)

Title: Re: reel advice.
Post by: koan on August 09, 2013, 10:17:27 pm

I welded a 5/16 nut to a piece of steel strap. Glued on a couple of leather pieces to go between bow and strap so it wouldnt scratch my bow, then taped on with electrical tape.... Brian

Title: Re: reel advice.
Post by: osage outlaw on August 09, 2013, 10:25:51 pm

Quote from: soy on August 09, 2013, 08:53:08 pm

they make a deal that straps on that you can screw the real onto in place of the stabilizer insert , I will try to get some pics up for you tomorrow ;)

I have one of those.  It works pretty good.

Title: Re: reel advice.
Post by: sleek on August 09, 2013, 10:35:00 pm

Thanks for the help guys! BTW I like the coke bottle idea. Gonna try that for myself.