FlintRiverFowler wrote:Lets rewind. Carp hunting is for population control of an invasive species right? You shoot so many every day. Have there been studies done? Are bow fishermen making an impact? Or do they breed faster than they get hunted?
No studies that I know of, but sure it has an impact. Not a big one, but still present. The record for the previous tournament I was in was 1/4 million pounds of rough fish in 2 days. Look at the bottom 2 in the right corner of my picture. Their eggs are not much bigger than a grain of sand. Most likely they each have well over 1,000,000 eggs in them. Average female will have close to 1/2mil eggs. Hard to control a reproductive system like that.
Seems like best time to kill is right before they spawn
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 11:25 am
by NuffDaddy
FlintRiverFowler wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:
FlintRiverFowler wrote:Lets rewind. Carp hunting is for population control of an invasive species right? You shoot so many every day. Have there been studies done? Are bow fishermen making an impact? Or do they breed faster than they get hunted?
No studies that I know of, but sure it has an impact. Not a big one, but still present. The record for the previous tournament I was in was 1/4 million pounds of rough fish in 2 days. Look at the bottom 2 in the right corner of my picture. Their eggs are not much bigger than a grain of sand. Most likely they each have well over 1,000,000 eggs in them. Average female will have close to 1/2mil eggs. Hard to control a reproductive system like that.
Seems like best time to kill is right before they spawn
Yup. Instead of killing 1 you're killing 1million. But they are just as fun to kill with or without eggs.
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:17 pm
by NuffDaddy
We got 4th out of 25...6 fish away from getting paid.
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Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:24 pm
by Eric Haynes
NuffDaddy wrote:We got 4th out of 25...6 fish away from getting paid.
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Looks like the Ritz family put the spanking on everyone.
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:28 pm
by AKPirate
Eric Haynes wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:We got 4th out of 25...6 fish away from getting paid.
ImageUploadedByTapatalk1401758262.285518.jpg
Looks like the Ritz family put the spanking on everyone.
They use lead weightso added to the fish's stomach
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:30 pm
by NuffDaddy
Eric Haynes wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:We got 4th out of 25...6 fish away from getting paid.
ImageUploadedByTapatalk1401758262.285518.jpg
Looks like the Ritz family put the spanking on everyone.
Yup. They found some fish that's for sure. They woulda got 2nd in the open class.
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:31 pm
by NuffDaddy
AKPirate wrote:
Eric Haynes wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:We got 4th out of 25...6 fish away from getting paid.
ImageUploadedByTapatalk1401758262.285518.jpg
Looks like the Ritz family put the spanking on everyone.
They use lead weightso added to the fish's stomach
This tournament was numbers not weight.
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:33 pm
by AKPirate
NuffDaddy wrote:
AKPirate wrote:
Eric Haynes wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:We got 4th out of 25...6 fish away from getting paid.
ImageUploadedByTapatalk1401758262.285518.jpg
Looks like the Ritz family put the spanking on everyone.
They use lead weightso added to the fish's stomach
This tournament was numbers not weight.
Your avatar distracted me from that fact
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:40 pm
by NuffDaddy
AKPirate wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:
AKPirate wrote:
Eric Haynes wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:We got 4th out of 25...6 fish away from getting paid.
ImageUploadedByTapatalk1401758262.285518.jpg
Looks like the Ritz family put the spanking on everyone.
They use lead weightso added to the fish's stomach
This tournament was numbers not weight.
Your avatar distracted me from that fact
Haha. It doesn't matter how many times you see it...still got stare for a few seconds.
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:55 am
by Goldfish
This is how the lights do on the boat with just a battery. The camera doesn't quite catch all the picture either
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 5:39 am
by NuffDaddy
Goldfish wrote:This is how the lights do on the boat with just a battery. The camera doesn't quite catch all the picture either
Not bad at all. Have you been getting any more fish?
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 11:26 am
by Goldfish
Friend stuck 3 that trip, but two fell off right at the boat. I need different tips. The ones I have the barbs don't move so they are pretty much in line with the hole they just made so pull out to easy apparently. And I never sharpened my tip after the least outing and my buddy said he watched my arrow bounce off at least two fish. It had a pretty bad burr on it.
Lessons learned as a noob
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:50 pm
by NuffDaddy
For what it's worth, I never sharpen a tip and I've never seen them bounce off of anything but gar. Use the muzzy carp tips and bend the barbs so they are right to the shaft. Hold fish like no other.
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 11:22 am
by GadwallGetter530
NuffDaddy wrote:Put a first timer on some fish tonight. I didn't shoot much but 3 of us shot 45 in 2 hours. This was his biggest fish of the night.
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You guys sure do wear them out back there. Good shooting.
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 6:23 pm
by NuffDaddy
I sure try. Still no spawning action though. Hopefully next week something will get started and find some rolling fish.
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 6:30 am
by FlintRiverFowler
NuffDaddy wrote:I sure try. Still no spawning action though. Hopefully next week something will get started and find some rolling fish.
So they're easier to find when spawning ?
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 7:38 am
by Flightstopper
They slap up all against the bank. Like shooting fish in a barrel.
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 8:03 am
by FlintRiverFowler
Flightstopper wrote:They slap up all against the bank. Like shooting fish in a barrel.
Unethical!
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 3:41 pm
by Bootlipkiller
FlintRiverFowler wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:They slap up all against the bank. Like shooting fish in a barrel.
Unethical!
Water swatting
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 4:14 pm
by NuffDaddy
Skip to 33:40. This is a normal spot during the spawn. Nothing spectacular by any means.
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 12:36 am
by RonE
NuffDaddy wrote:Skip to 33:40. This is a normal spot during the spawn. Nothing spectacular by any means.
Fast and furious..........looks like fun.
NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 7:41 pm
by NuffDaddy
Put this together real quick just to try and figure out gopro's software. Slow day because of the mud and wind but we got a couple. Hopefully will have some better action put together in a week or 2.
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 9:15 pm
by Goldfish
Those look easier to hit when they are at the surface
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 9:34 pm
by bill herian
Looks like your shooting is as unpredictable as the weather over there.
That thing was like seven feet away.
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 9:41 pm
by bill herian
There is serious reality television potential there, but you guys are going to have to act dumber than that.
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 9:58 pm
by NuffDaddy
Goldfish wrote:Those look easier to hit when they are at the surface
Helps a lot. Don't have the "aim low" factor.
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 9:59 pm
by NuffDaddy
bill herian wrote:Looks like your shooting is as unpredictable as the weather over there.
That thing was like seven feet away.
Haha. Yeah...I probably shoulda had that one.
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:02 pm
by NuffDaddy
bill herian wrote:There is serious reality television potential there, but you guys are going to have to act dumber than that.
My buddy wearing waders with no shirt bear hugging a carp to get it in the boat after he missed at 2' did have some entertainment value. If my camera didn't fuck up after those clips I woulda had some good video. We found a spot where they were really shallow and we got tired of shooting them with bows so we good the arrows off the string and chased em around stabbing them.
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:15 pm
by Flightstopper
Your avatar still kills me. That is all.
Re: NuffDaddy's bowfishing thread
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:16 pm
by bill herian
All razzing aside, that is some pretty neat footage. I'd have a ball out there.
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 11:24 am