What do you consider a "long shot"?

holdemplyer · May 26, 2011

I'm still pretty green when it comes to bowfishing, and when someone asked me what I considered a long shot, I really didn't know how to answer it. Right now, if I can positively ID the fish as a "shootable" species, I'm taking the shot. But I'm not hitting anything past maybe 15' away.

So, is there a distance that you won't even bother drawing at?

Thanks,
Alex

rum3002576 · May 26, 2011

50 yards is stretching it:tu:

pure havoc · May 26, 2011

well when there sucking on the top I know its a carp ,15-20 yards is the max since theres only about 25 in the bottle:hb: I have tried to stretch it out a little farther but for some reason the arrow wont getem that far

Guest · May 26, 2011

30 is far for me

Redtick · May 26, 2011

If I've got enough line in my reel, I'll shoot at it.

DeathRowBowfishing · May 26, 2011

50 yards? Your fn high! That heavy of an arrow dragging line out of the reel will notHave enough energy to go into a fish and that would take a 5 gal bucket of line! About 20 yards is all you need and I wouldn't shoot that far at a biG Fish

archertoo · May 26, 2011

DeathRowBowfishing said:
50 yards?

Your fn high!

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That heavy of an arrow dragging line out of the reel will notHave enough energy to go into a fish and that would take a 5 gal bucket of line! About 20 yards is all you need and I wouldn't shoot that far at a biG Fish

:laugh:...ahhhhh...RUM...HELLO...it's in his name...duh? lol
20-25 yrds (end of bottle) on surface fish will easily blow through a fish. If they're under a bit, some will hold some will pull off.

Proto2 · May 26, 2011

the #9 horse in the 6th race... :laugh:

RightWing · May 26, 2011

I consider Sophie Monk a "Long Shot" but I'd still try, cause you never know.......

rum3002576 · May 26, 2011

no getting high here, i was just kidding:groan: i have shot fish at 20 to 25 yards and had good success

finman · May 26, 2011

I consider 20 yards a real long shot.

WBG444 · May 26, 2011

10 yards is a long shot I don’t care who you are. If you can hit a gar/small carp 10 yards from the boat 90% of the time ur a hard ass…

rum3002576 · May 26, 2011

i have a hard ass

BashDominator · May 26, 2011

Throwning hay makers off bridges we've taken some big gar and grassies that way and I'd say the shots down and out are probably 30 yards total its fun shootin em that far.

WBG444 · May 26, 2011

I have witnesses that have watched me shoot 15” floating gar at the last 3’ of line on a muzzy spinner…if you shoot enough your gona make some long cool shots. But if it’s over 15 yards I’m gona get closer before I even think about pulling back.

kuger · May 26, 2011

I am chitty at judging distance on the water,and it sucks if you mis judge and not only lose your arrow,but all of your line

thedavel · May 26, 2011

Col Jeff Cooper once said as to marksmanship, it's not what you once did, but what you can do on command.

My friends call me quigley, and my wife calls me donkey.:laugh:

thedavel · May 26, 2011

RightWing said:
I consider Sophie Monk a "Long Shot" but I'd still try, cause you never know.......

That's priceless!

RightWing · May 26, 2011

thedavel said:
My wife calls me donkey.:laugh:

I hear ya man, my wife thinks I'm a jackass also.........

archertoo · May 26, 2011

RightWing said:
I hear ya man, my wife thinks I'm a jackass also.........

That doesn't sound right R Dub...was thinkin Smartass would be her name of choice. In your avatar pic, it looks to me like you are thinkin of a good smartass comment, so it just goes to figure...just sayin lol.

What do you consider a "long shot"?

holdemplyer

rum3002576

pure havoc

Guest

Redtick

DeathRowBowfishing

archertoo

Proto2

RightWing

rum3002576

finman

WBG444

rum3002576

BashDominator

WBG444

kuger

thedavel

thedavel

RightWing

archertoo

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