Extreme Bowfishing

oucorry · 02-13-2008

This looks like a blast. Those fish are crazy!!!!!!

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shortbus · 02-13-2008

that's awesome, heck some of them were just jumping into the boat!

phisherman23 · 02-14-2008

I've never seen anything like that! What kind of fish are those?

oucorry · 02-14-2008

They are some kind of Japanese carp. People are saying they are becoming a pain in the rear. They are way overpopulating the Illinois River.

shortbus · 02-14-2008

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Originally Posted by oucorry

They are some kind of Japanese carp. People are saying they are becoming a pain in the rear. They are way overpopulating the Illinois River.

Where is that at Corry?

That's not in the Illinois is it?

D Winkler · 02-14-2008

Looks like fun. Looks hard but looks like fun.

Marvin · 02-20-2008

Thats just nuts, always wanted to go bowfishing. Anyone on here ever been?

birdman · 02-20-2008

I went several times back in college with "****ie". Took my old bass tracker out on Carl Blackwell and Sooner several times. We would just cruise in shallow water back in coves and along weedlines. We shot a couple, but was way more effort than fun. ****'s dad is big into it. He has a jet boat with a 6 foot tall shooting platform built. He runs a generator pushing like 8-10 hallogen lights over the water for a night time smackdown!!! I think they even tournament fished??

Marvin · 02-23-2008

Yes, they do tournament fish, not sure if they've ever won though. I am a little jealous, I've bugged him a number of times to take me and he never has. Kinda funny, he said at the end of a tournament they usually give the fish to some old man who takes 'em home to clean and eat them. Doesn't sound very good to me considering almost all of what they get are Carp!

shortbus · 02-23-2008

A lot of people love to eat carp. I have no idea why anyone would, but honestly I can't say I've ever tried it.

02-13-2008	#2 (permalink)
shortbus Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 16,009 Images: 1	that's awesome, heck some of them were just jumping into the boat! __________________ Hunting and Fishing...what else is there?

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D Winkler Administrator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 755 Images: 17	Looks like fun. Looks hard but looks like fun. __________________ Take care of our Forests. The animals I like to kill live there.

02-20-2008	#8 (permalink)
birdman Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Longmont, Co Posts: 638 Images: 12	I went several times back in college with "**ie". Took my old bass tracker out on Carl Blackwell and Sooner several times. We would just cruise in shallow water back in coves and along weedlines. We shot a couple, but was way more effort than fun. **'s dad is big into it. He has a jet boat with a 6 foot tall shooting platform built. He runs a generator pushing like 8-10 hallogen lights over the water for a night time smackdown!!! I think they even tournament fished?? __________________ "I don't care how or what you hunt or fish, I'm the outdoor equal opportunist"

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shortbus Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 16,009 Images: 1	A lot of people love to eat carp. I have no idea why anyone would, but honestly I can't say I've ever tried it. __________________ Hunting and Fishing...what else is there?

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02-14-2008	#3 (permalink)
phisherman23 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 30 Images: 2	I've never seen anything like that! What kind of fish are those?

02-14-2008	#4 (permalink)
oucorry Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Blanchard, ok Posts: 1,125 Images: 7	They are some kind of Japanese carp. People are saying they are becoming a pain in the rear. They are way overpopulating the Illinois River.

02-20-2008	#7 (permalink)
Marvin Wingman Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 126	Thats just nuts, always wanted to go bowfishing. Anyone on here ever been?

02-23-2008	#9 (permalink)
Marvin Wingman Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 126	Yes, they do tournament fish, not sure if they've ever won though. I am a little jealous, I've bugged him a number of times to take me and he never has. Kinda funny, he said at the end of a tournament they usually give the fish to some old man who takes 'em home to clean and eat them. Doesn't sound very good to me considering almost all of what they get are Carp!