I know it's a movie, but bare with me. In the John Rambo trailer J.R. is seen fishing with a bow and arrow with a line tied to the end of the arrow. Do people really fish like that? If so, I have made bow and arrows for sml. game, would this be an effective way to fish in a survival situation? I'm talking survival. The scenario is that I have nothing but a knife. Would this be easier than spear fishing?
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Fishing for Survival?
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Agreed. Its tougher than it looks and would be less dependable than game hunting with a bow.
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Around here, tons of folks use bows for all sorts of rough fish (carp, gar, buffalo, etc.). It is more of a quick snap shot, but with practice, I have seen guys put 40-60 fish a night in the boat. It is mostly done at night with a light, and game and fish prohibits taking sport fish with a bow, so you are stuck (at least legally) with the above mentioned rough fish.
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If I could see fish swimming and had no other way to catch them you better believe I would give it a try. I do however think it is much easier and more dependable to carry a couple of hooks and a line though. Chris
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Not to mention more efficient, you could set a couple of yo-yo's or just drop a line off an appropriate limb and take the bow and your arrows and go off and sit in a likely blind, thereby covering two potential sources of food.
As it's been said here many times before, water, shelter, then food.
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3 or 4 #8s and some 12 lb power pro will fit in your billfold, your PSK or even in the sweat band of your favorite cap. Too effective not to have with you IMO. Chris
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Bow hunting for carp during the spawning season is a fairly common sport here on the Maumee river. You don't need a expensive bow, a recurve is fine. I have an outfit made by Bear ( many years ago) that comes with a spool for your line that clamps on your bow and a special set of arrows that have retractable wires that will not allow the fish to shake the arrow out after he is hit. Spawning carp are usually hit near the surface as they wiggle around in the mud. Hitting a fish underwater would take some practice because of the diffraction caused by the water.
Runningboar,
Why don't you run down and grab a couple of these yo-yos and let us know what you think. I might be down that way in a few weeks, you familiar with this store?
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i bowfish alot but i think it would be impossiable to fashion something that could do the same as my setup out of sticks rope, its hard enough to do it with the correct setup
and oh yeah that yo yo looks like it would work but i dont know how many fish your gonna catch on 60lb test
and oh yeah that yo yo looks like it would work but i dont know how many fish your gonna catch on 60lb test
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I am not but I will be, and will report back.
I have used yoyos before and they work very well, however IMO limb lines or limb lines with a twitch up trigger are just as effective, just takes a bit longer to rig. My favorite is just an old fashioned trot line. BTW if you are in fayetteville drop me a line. Chris
Agreed. Back in my youth, I'd put in on the NE Cape Fear near Kenansville with a string of bleach jugs and set them out overnight. The good 'ol days.
If you find that store is alright, report back. Might try to run by there if I make it down soon. Don't know if I'll have time since I'll be on a whirlwind tour of Sampson, Duplin and Wayne counties.
Take care,
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Bowfishing is getting pretty popular in some parts of the country. We have several DVDs depicting bowfishing some AMAZING fish! I also saw an episode of Gettin Close where they were shooting fish with bows from the stern of a boat, as they jumped out of the water!!! Amazing!
In a survival situation, I think I would use long arrows, so that the tips would be submerged. The bow would simply be a quicker means of making the final thrust. Granted, up here we have some pretty big salmon in some pretty small water, so this might be viable.
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In a survival situation, I think I would use long arrows, so that the tips would be submerged. The bow would simply be a quicker means of making the final thrust. Granted, up here we have some pretty big salmon in some pretty small water, so this might be viable.
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That explains why we can't get along, that is like saying you hate pretty girls with big boobs or 12 year old bourbon. I'm surprised you like any knives at all much less huge ones, then again, maybe not surprising at all.
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a limb line with a slip knot or clothespin and small baitfish is not only a good method, but a kick to watch. Tie off your line to a suitable overhanging limb. Use clothespin or a firmly tied slipknot to have the dorsal fin of your small baitfish barely out of the water. As the bait swims in any direction it will lift itself out of the water slightly and create a series of splashes, thereby attracting supper. The slipknot, or clothespin will allow a little slack to run with it before impaling it nicely, and the limb will provide some play depending on size of limb and fish. A nice way to spend a lazy afternoon learning a skill, and collecting dinner.