Carp Huntin'

[hershy]

...shot my first carp with a bow this last Tuesday - pretty fun...I am still new to this bowhunting stuff and curious what kind of set-up you guys use to carp hunt...I was using my regular hunting bow with a borrowed fishing arrow tied to my stabilizer - a pain in the butt!...thanks for the info...

 

[sureshot]

I've been carp hunting for awhile now and I don't use my regular hunting bow for fear that I will drop it into the water, or get to much dirt and sand in it. I use one of my older bows. I also have a bow fishing reel, that you can buy out of Cabela's or they sell them at Farm & Home in my town. The one that I bought was 65$. It's not cheap but it works a lot better then reeling it in by hand. I also have sighted my bow in for the bow-fishing arrows, because the bowfishing arrows are much, much heavier.

 

[deadeye]

The bow fishing arrows are much heavier. When I used my compound I had to be careful because it was very hard on my rest. I have since bought a recurve. It doesn't have as much force and I can draw and shoot much faster. My arrows don't get stuck in the bottom as easy now. I use a cheaper plastic spool that screws into the stabalizers place. You have to wind by hand, but gets the job done. Good luck.

 

[pamkayl]

This is a picture of my fishing bow set up. I changed my reel since this picture was taken. I use a Shakespeare Synergy Steel reel now and my husband uses a Zebco 888 reel. We like to go out onto the Missouri River and shoot Big Head Carp which can be anywhere from 25 lbs. to 75 lbs. and taste great.
PK