Bowfishing opener is closing in!!!!

[merkman]

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

[King_Fisher]

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!!

[merkman]

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.

[hhguide]

I cant wait but I will have to until Sunday because I have a fishing tournament to attend.

[King_Fisher]

[King_Fisher]

Oops, I didn't want the picture that big but there she is.

[PierBridge]

Beauty what are you going to power her it with?

[King_Fisher]

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.

[hhguide]

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)

[Neighbor_guy]

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.

[Mclovin]

HERE IT COMES!

[YourBobersDown]

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

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[benbosh]

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?

[LOTWSvirgin]

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.

[stretch]

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.

[LOTWSvirgin]

I will admit I have never shot them at night so sorry

[stretch]

Hey no problem. I know i would have said the same thing if i hadn't experience it for my self.

[YourBobersDown]

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.

[KTapper]

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.

[benbosh]

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

[LOTWSvirgin]

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???

[jigginjim]

Clearwater lake near Annendale, is full of Carp in the shallows. Some are big (20lbs +).

[broken_line]

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

[StillwaterAaron]

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.

[LOTWSvirgin]

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.