Yanni

Must be baiting those with Big Macs!

I've had a chance to do some research and found this SITE (Attached) to be the MOST INFORMATIVE on the subject:

http://bowsite.com/B...gettingstarted/


They have a GREAT FORUM to participate in.

There seems to be more than (1) actual participant of the sport on the above mentioned site.



*SMILES*

And this is still an Ontario fishing forum, it seems rather pointless to participate in an American forum where laws & regulations, as well as user-base differs.

The biggest mistake of using an American site to gather information would be that night bowfishing is illegal in Ontario, where as a significant amount of bowfishers in the US do so at nighttime.

There is still some good information there for people interested to learn. But sharing with Ontarians is fine, thanks though.

Once agian I'll state that it is very interesting that the guys that bowfish are against having their own section.

Never said I was against it as a whole. I was clear that I was against the intentions and argument put forward to create one in this case. But was also for having a new section, simply to be combined with other non-angling fishing methods; instead of solely bowfishing, which wasn't an option.

Which in my opinion would make a lot more sense due to how current seasons for bow, spear, and dip/seine nets are in Ontario (few months here and there for each method depending on zone and specie). While having a few methods bundled up would provide for organizing those as well (non-angling fishing methods).

Having separate sections for different angling methods seems perfectly fine; if it were applied across the board. But no, there shouldn't be a bowfishing section at least for the reasons argued. But if there was to be a new section I believe it should be something on the lines of "Non-angling fishing methods" (for bow & arrow, spears, dip & seine nets). Or how about a section for Euro-style Carp fishing?

However, basing it off of C&R makes absolutely no sense, because it can apply to all fishing. Harvesting fish is harvesting fish, doesn't matter what method is used. And then for the other reasoning, if something bothers someone they simply shouldn't partake in it. As Jim said, when a thread is already labelled as something someone doesn't like and they still go out of their way to troll, hijack, embarrass themselves, and more they'll do so regardless in a specified section. How does trying to shelter someone from reality help anything?

Hey everybody just need some advice on a beginner bow fishing set up (bow, line, arrows, tips) and what I should buy that is not to hard on the wallet? Where I live we have tons of carp that are just asking to be shot at. Couple weeks ago I saw easily over 100-150 carp swimming in shallow water. Last question I have is what do you do with them after they have been shot and killed, I know you can you them as fertilizer but are you allowed to just toss them back in the water or is that against the law?

Thank you very much.

Basically what I posted in another thread:

You can buy from a big store like Cabela's or Bass Pro, most of the prices are a little higher, but the bowfishing arrows seem to be really overpriced. Lots of stores aren't too great because they provide free shipping to US residents but either they won't ship here or it'll be too expensive to be worth it. The best shop I found that would ship to Canada through USPS was bowfishingextreme. Arrows are fairly cheap ($10 with arrowhead carp points), safety slides $3 each, spare retriever lines $10ish, retriever system around $80, etc. Shipping comes out to around $40 so as long as you order all the things you'll need and some spares it'll be worth it still (spare arrows, definitely spare points, line, etc).

As for bow, you can use pretty much any compound bow. They do have "bowfishing" models (just some blue paint on it lol. I got mine on archerytalk. It's a diamond razor edge (19-29" draw, 30-60lb). For a complete package it was $240 US, due to a store clearing it out, retail it's $330. You can just use an old bow you got laying around or a cheap recurve or compound you can find, but you can go as big as you want.

Make sure to check the legality of discharging a bow anywhere you plan to shoot; municipal by-law restricting the discharge of a bow. And I've always had the fishing regs on me or in the vehicle (though usually for all fishing).