merkman Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 that i never got, crappie is open all year but we cant shoot carp? oh well i cant wait to go this year, maybe ill actually make it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Fisher Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Anyway, back to being excited about bowfishing!!! Can't wait. Spent hundreds on bow set ups and a 400 dollar carpin pontoon. I'll have to post some pics as soon as I can figure out how.??Does anyone know if the carp are in shallow on Buffalo or clearwater yet? Happy hunting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkman Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 and a 400 dollar carpin pontoon. I'll have to post some pics as soon as I can figure out how.?? That sounds cool.I would be interested in seeing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhguide Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I cant wait but I will have to until Sunday because I have a fishing tournament to attend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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King_Fisher Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Oops, I didn't want the picture that big but there she is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PierBridge Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Beauty what are you going to power her it with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Fisher Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 We bought a 75#thrust trolling motor for the front and borrowed a 10 horse for the back. She should be making her maiden voyage this weekend. Hopefully it floats. Ha ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhguide Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 That is one sweet ride. We put a 5 by 5 foot platform on the front of my 14 foot crestliner its a go getter but I like your ride much better! (if she floats) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor_guy Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Looks like just shore fishing for me for the forseable future. Someone helped themselves to my motor. I have 2 shore shooting spots, so I have that to look forward to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclovin Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 HERE IT COMES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YourBobersDown Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I just purchased the gear to go try this out. Does anyone fell like takin a new guy out this weekend and showin him the ropes? I have a boat if we need it otherwise I am open to shore fishing or fishing in your boat. Let me know[email protected] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benbosh Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Originally Posted By: benbosh Originally Posted By: mrklean that i never got, crappie is open all year but we cant shoot carp? oh well i cant wait to go this year, maybe ill actually make it out i think its because by then most of the protected fish (walleye/northern) that have seasons are done spawning in the same areas that fish that are shot by bowfishermen/women are typically shot in, so people don't mistake them for that species because once they are shot they proly wont survive but you can still fish with a rod/reel cause they can be released. In all my years of bowfishing I've never mistaken a game fish for a carp...in fact, I've never even heard of someone "accidentally" shooting a game fish. I say the same thing about shooting rough fish as I do about hunting in general: Always be sure of your target. And with carp, its next to impossible to confuse them with any other fish first of all there are some idiots out there that might and probably have and second of all not everybody bowfishes for carp. have you ever heard of gar? and are a few extra weeks really going to kill you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOTWSvirgin Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Originally Posted By: TylerS Originally Posted By: benbosh Originally Posted By: mrklean that i never got, crappie is open all year but we cant shoot carp? oh well i cant wait to go this year, maybe ill actually make it out i think its because by then most of the protected fish (walleye/northern) that have seasons are done spawning in the same areas that fish that are shot by bowfishermen/women are typically shot in, so people don't mistake them for that species because once they are shot they proly wont survive but you can still fish with a rod/reel cause they can be released. In all my years of bowfishing I've never mistaken a game fish for a carp...in fact, I've never even heard of someone "accidentally" shooting a game fish. I say the same thing about shooting rough fish as I do about hunting in general: Always be sure of your target. And with carp, its next to impossible to confuse them with any other fish first of all there are some idiots out there that might and probably have and second of all not everybody bowfishes for carp. have you ever heard of gar? and are a few extra weeks really going to kill you? I believe that you would have to be pretty stupid to mistake a northern for gar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretch Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Hey now it all depends on the situation. I went and shot some short nose gar 2 weeks ago and there was a couple of times when we would get into a school of them and all of a sudden a small northern was mixed in the school and well i am not proud of this but i almost shot at a couple northerns cause i thought it was gar. Also all of this was done while shooting at night and the water wasn't the cleanest by all means. I bowfish just about year round. So if you are calling me stupid for mistaken a northern for a gar, well you haven't shot enough fish at night and just going after gar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOTWSvirgin Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I will admit I have never shot them at night so sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretch Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Hey no problem. I know i would have said the same thing if i hadn't experience it for my self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YourBobersDown Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Who wants to take me out! Come on it will be fun. I am fun to be around and I havn't killed anyone with my bow skills in years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTapper Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I am going to attempt going out tomorrow I have never gone before so I'm not expecting to much I hope I atleast see one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benbosh Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Hey now it all depends on the situation. I went and shot some short nose gar 2 weeks ago and there was a couple of times when we would get into a school of them and all of a sudden a small northern was mixed in the school and well i am not proud of this but i almost shot at a couple northerns cause i thought it was gar. Also all of this was done while shooting at night and the water wasn't the cleanest by all means. I bowfish just about year round. So if you are calling me stupid for mistaken a northern for a gar, well you haven't shot enough fish at night and just going after gar. yes i can understand a few accidentially but some people im sure do purposely. we all make mistakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOTWSvirgin Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 For you guys that have been already out shooting where have you been shooting??? I am not saying you are doing it illegal I am just wondering??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigginjim Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Clearwater lake near Annendale, is full of Carp in the shallows. Some are big (20lbs +). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broken_line Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 when you are bowfishing murky waters like there is here in sw mn you shoot at any big figure that swims by... 99.9% of the time that figure is a carp buffalo or sucker.. only once have i ever hit a catfish that i thought was a small carp...so it cn happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillwaterAaron Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Stretch,Season opens May 1st two weeks ago puts you 2 weeks before legal shooting. No matter what you shoot you are poaching. You also need to know your target. Shooting at a shadow in the woods is not ethical so the same could be said for shooting at shadows in the water. Please take time to read the regulations to avoid getting fines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOTWSvirgin Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I live in SWMN to and still ahve never shot at anything I didnt know what it was. Part of bow fishing is knowing your target even if its between a buffalo and a commom carp I always figure it out or dont shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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