Who loves bowfishing???

[HarleyK]

Iwe tossed the carp in a basket instead of the live well with the other species. Even then, some still survived until after we were finished and had weighed and measured all of the native species. I generally tried to make sure I missed the basket and put them up against the generator to give them a little extra shock.

If you want to kill them, then kill them. But avoid animal cruelty. That's despicable.

HarleyK

 

[likestofish]

I have always wanted to try what gear do you need? But why so many bowfin ecpsecially the breeders?

 

[andyjs]

If you want to kill them, then kill them. But avoid animal cruelty. That's despicable.

HarleyK

If it were up to me, I definitely would have. We were instructed to put the fish into the dry baskets or if we didn't have those, in the bed of the watercraft next to the generator. I will admit that what I posted earlier sounded a little barbaric, but that wasn't my intention. If I were in charge, I would have just cut/clubbed them immediately to avoid suffering

 

[spotfin]

There are some folks up this way that bowfish for carp. I've never tried it though. As stated, carp are very destructive. Wonder how they would work as lobster bait?

 

[YOOPER]

Wonder how they would work as lobster bait?

Try them and let us know.

and what fun is bowfishing really? its not that hard.

It's fun, really. If it starts to seem easy to you shoot smaller carp.

Just like taking a smallmouth bass...its alright if you eat it, but people that limit out daily are taking fish that have just reached sexual maturity and killing them, so then there goes 5 fish that day that wont breed to reproduce more.

The point is to remove carp, a destructive fish. Carp reproduction is a bad thing. I understand your opposition to bowfishing, but he could shoot that many everyday and not put a dent in them.

 

[Twisted Pleasure]

I have always wanted to try what gear do you need? But why so many bowfin ecpsecially the breeders?

you gotta get a bow, some kind of bowfishing reel, i like the ams retriever, the bowfishing line and a bowfishing arrow. trust me you will be addicted.

here is my setup

 

[CichlidAddict]

Looks like a lot of fun. I've never tried it but I've thought about it when I see schools of carp spawning.

 

[Twisted Pleasure]

i'm tellin ya man give it a shot...

 

[Bottomfeeder]

If I saw a group of Common Carp (not Silvers, I avoid those) I would instead of a bow and arrow pull out an 8 lb spinning outfish. 100 times the sport. And catch and release. In NY Carp are NOT purposly inilated. They are considered a game fish!

 

[JD7.62]

If I saw a group of Common Carp (not Silvers, I avoid those) I would instead of a bow and arrow pull out an 8 lb spinning outfish. 100 times the sport. And catch and release. In NY Carp are NOT purposly inilated. They are considered a game fish!

From some one who has obviously never been bowfishing! lol