When you start bowfishing, you may wonder if you should head out on the water with a compound bow or a recurve bow. Having bow fished with both, I feel like I’m well-equipped to answer this question and give you a realistic comparison between the two types of bowfishing bows. What you should choose will…
Bowfishing Guide: How to Bowfish in Washington
Maybe you just took up the sport of bowfishing in Washington and have questions about where you can bowfish and the laws around it. Bowfishing in Washington State has an abundance of opportunities if you know where to look. Especially on the eastern side of Washington, you will encounter plenty of places where you can…
Ultimate 9 Best Bowfishing Reels (2023 List)
Getting set up in bowfishing requires that you buy special equipment. Luckily, the sport doesn’t require too much special gear, but you will need to buy a bowfishing reel on top of having the bow. This equipment will let you crank in the fish after you put them on the end of your arrow. I put…
Bowfishing Guide: How to Bowfish in Minnesota
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…
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…