Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes, offers ample bowfishing opportunities. I often heard about the sport of bowfishing here growing up, and it remains quite popular even today. Beware of where you bowfish in some areas because some places have ordinances against bow discharge. Minnetonka, MN, for example, encompasses 10 cities, but each of them…
Ultimate 14 Best Bowfishing Bows (2023 list)
In case you wonder why you would want a bowfishing bow over a regular one, bowfishing bows tend to focus more on quick snapshots and were designed to handle more abuse from bumping around. Out in the boat, you see a fish and need to take the shot in a split second or risk the…
Bowfishing Setup: 6 Things to Get Started [+Total Cost Chart]
Getting started in bowfishing, you wonder about everything that you will need to begin. I’ve put together this guide to help beginners better understand how bowfishing works and everything that you will need to get started. To get started in bowfishing, you need a bow and bowfishing arrows at the most primitive level, but you…
Bowfishing Guide: How to Bowfish in North Carolina
Bowfishing in North Carolina offers saltwater and freshwater opportunities. Many bowfishermen in North Carolina will bowfish here from March to November with an abundance of tournaments to shoot at. Bowfishing differs greatly from hunting, and while whitetail deer hunters may use sights, bowfishing does better without them because you often take snapshots at the fish. …
Bowfishing Guide: How to Bowfish in Illinois
Bowfishermen enjoy plenty of decent opportunities in Illinois and since the Asian carp reached state waters, the opportunities have only grown. Not that it’s a good thing that the Asian carp have infested our waters, but we can take action as bowfishermen to reduce their populations. Many of the bowfishing tournaments in Illinois focus on…
Is a Jon Boat Poling Platform a Good Idea? [Buyer Beware]
Poling platforms let you spot the fish more easily, and for those in shallow water, you can push the boat through easier with a pole. Due to those advantages, you may have thought to add a Jon boat poling platform. You see a few out there using small Jon boat poling platforms but not many….
Bowfishing Guide: How to Bowfish in Alabama
Full of bowfishing opportunities throughout the state, Alabama offers freshwater and saltwater bowfishing adventures. You can bowfish during the day or at night here, and the state offers a broad range of potential targets that you can go after. Like in most other states with the exception of New Mexico, gamefish remain prohibited in bowfishing…
Grass Carp vs Common Carp [Learn the Difference]
Grass carp and common carp share many similarities, but you can differentiate them as well. You may have reeled in a carp and wondered about the type of carp that you caught. Especially in certain regions of the United States, like South Carolina, you have to know how to differentiate them because they have laws…
Bowfishing Guide: How to Bowfish in Michigan
In the state of Michigan, you can bowfish up to 14 species of fish. That leaves you with ample bowfishing opportunities if you know where to look in the state for bowfishing. The best times to hop a boat and go bowfishing here will be from the late spring to the end of the summer…
Longnose Gar in North Carolina: The Essential Guide
Longnose gar, kind of a strange-looking fish, have spawned in North Carolina lakes and rivers for as long as anyone has been alive. Gar have over 100 million years of history in the United States, and their long needle nose allows them to breathe in air and water. Because of this advantage, you can see…
