I had plannned to set something up using my "talon" made for retreiving items from a treestand. However, I started using a Bowline Knot last year and never lost and arrow to it coming untied (seriously). The key is after you tie the knot make a additional overhand stop knot on the tag end. All my buddies rig the same now becasue they were losing $50 a night in arrows swimming away in fish. Occasionally I had an arrow that got STUCK deep, but I don't think any tool woul dhave been able to pull it out. I still am thinking about setting up the talon w/ lead to retrieve other items that choose to take a swim

 

Never had that problem because the water is never that clear here. Talking about an arrow that broke off the line, but is not stuck on anything? Magnet on a string ought to work for that. The points are steel after all.

I use a long handled gig for arrows that are stuck in logs or brush, but still attached to the line. I run it down the line to the arrow; torquing the gig head allows a decent grip on the arrow, along with pulling the line.

I don't know your situation or why you are losing arrows, but a figure 8 knot is a good knot to learn. Three variations I think, but the same result. Climbers use it for a reason.

 

Simple.. You just need to belay your arrows! I mean hell there's already a string might as well tie a rope to it too!

 

Yall can do what Kuger does and makes me turn the lights off and gets naked and swims down to the bottom

:laugh:laugh:laugh:laugh:

 

True dat!!

I have a Rare Earth magnet on my push pole too

 

If I can SEE it I aint leavin it,I've swam for a couple arrows in some naaaasty ass water but I got one back using 3 size 0 treble hooks wrapped together with fishing line. (really only worked cuz there was 5 feet of line trailing in the water to snag onto though) DONT BE SUCH A MARY! JUMP IN!! :tu:

 

We pulled a 7' fishing rod out of the rod box that had a crank bait on it, reeled it to the tip and rolled sleeves up and plunged it over the side. Drug treble hooks past arrow tip and snaged it right up. Buddy forgot to push button, snapped line and broke pickup on his shakespear.

 

if the arrow isnt stuck in the mud. use a earth magnet. works all the time. easy :tu:

 

I have a piece of conduit a few feet long. then took another piece that fits inside of it and made a T handle out of that. Then at the opposite end I bolted a small wire..like from a snare or something similar. fished it up through the pipe and connected the other end to the T handle leaving a small loop at the far end. If we lose an arrow I just slip the loop over the end of the arrow and pull the T handle till it tightens up. Then just give the whole thing a yank and up comes the arrow. I've had the arrow buried all the way up to the safety slide stopper and had it stuck in lilli pad roots. And this pulled them right out.

 

I make those and sell them for $2O. Mine are 8ft long. I also make ones that fold in half for people that don't have room for the 8 footers.

 

I throw the newest person over the boat by their legs to get it.

 

i use what i call a debt card... and buy new onew LOL ... just my style ... I get them from Gargod at east tx archery . He is the man

 

I just count them as a lose and grab another.

 

i fished all last year and can honesly say my boat only lost 1 arrow. my buddy shot a log and we couldnt get it out so we cut the line. this year may be a different story

 

I have been working on something for about three years now to do just what you guys are asking about. The problem I have found has to do with gripping the arrow shaft tight enough to actually be able to pull the arrow without gripping it too hard and damaging the fiberglass arrow shaft.

 

I have a landing net on board that extends out to like 8ft or so. If I can see the arrow, I just drag the net past it until it catches.

Works like a charm.

 

Y'all women need to learn to tie a good knot

 

I made one for arrows with slides--see Arrow Removal Tool in Bowfishing Bows and Gear.
Now I think I'm going to start to tie to back so will need to come up with something new.