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Bowfishing is a type of fishing in which instead of the usual gear use bows and crossbows. Catch this most of the freshwater fish that swim on the water surface. In the salty waters on bows and crossbows catch of rays and sharks.

Bowfishing combines hunting and fishing, making fishing the most interesting. Bow hunting is an occupation for which you need strength and agility. And fishing with a bow in complexity is not far behind from underwater fishing, hunting with a gun.

Bowfishing hunting rather than fishing, as is the process of track production and its subsequent defeat by an arrow. So you get the maximum adrenaline rush and excitement.

Bowfishing is considered poaching, but to fish with a bow and crossbow in private households, where the pre-need to clarify this question.
What do I need to bowfishing

To do this you need a good physical preparation and a good eye. A bow is needed only for catching trophy fish, as small fish, he simply just torn to pieces.

Bowfishing catch pike, carp, grass carp, Chub and other surface fish.

According to the rules of bowfishing shoot fish in the head about the torso of a fish. When shooting in the belly of the fish it can break, like when shooting in a ponytail.
Shooting in bowfishing

In addition to the physical training you need to use brainpower. In water, the law of light refraction. To train fishing bowfishing need to practice at a small depth in the stones and plastic bottles.

Shoot under the fish. The sharper the angle, the deeper the fish is all that you need to consider that good practice requires.
Water

The water should be as transparent as possible, so you can see the fish.
Equipment

For easier catching fish crossbow. It is not difficult to charge, it is easier to get into the fish and it has a large rate of destruction. But many people like the added complexity, to obtain the maximum of emotion, these people buy bow for bowfishing. Buy equipment for bowfishing you can buy in specialized fishing shops.
Equipment

For fishing with a bow or crossbow need additional equipment. Harpoon – they are distinguished by mass. Feathers for arrows is not used because catch at small distances.

Arrowheads – use special nibs that prevent the breakdown of the fish.

Coil – the arrow is tied monofilament that spins after the shot. We need this in order to get the fish out of the pond after being hit.

The coil is kept Lin and a scaffold with the ability to withstand the stress from 80 – 400 pounds (the pound is 456 grams).

The difficulty of fishing on the bow under the applied forces will be as follows: Fishing with a crossbow, compound bow, traditional bow.

How interesting bowfishing you can see in the video

Before you try fishing on the bow or crossbow, make sure that the use of this equipment is allowed on this reservoir.