Setting a line with a bow

[Col2y]

i was reading on other threads that several people were using bow fishing set ups to get there lines into the tree, this is a great idea i was wondering if anybody had anymore info or maybe some pics of the set up they were useing

thanks

 

[ASEMASTER]

fish pole

I've not used a bow yet but being that I can cast a lure with some accurasy I've used a fish pole with 25lb line and a 1" nut to get it over branches then haul up the throw line then the bull rope.

 

[fireman]

bow

that is the only way I run my ropes.I use a recurve with fiberglass arrow with weight at the end of the tip.we use a bow fishing canister do not use a reel or loops very dangerous.the canister has a clutch with a handle on it so you can reel the line back into the canister.it is very accurate the line is 200lb very strong.I have shot up to 100 ft with this system.I will get some pics up tomorrow.You want to use a bow that has a minimum of 70lb.I like using a recurve you can control the height and distance of your arrow.a compound you cant because the bow has to drawn back to full draw so no control on arrow distance hope that helps you will definitely turn heads when you start shooting.

 

[pdqdl]

compound bow ?

....I like using a recurve you can control the height and distance of your arrow.a compound you cant because the bow has to drawn back to full draw so no control on arrow distance...

Damn ! I just fell into a great deal on a compound bow, and I was thinking about trying it out on a tree. I suspected that control would be an issue. Thanks for the advice.

 

[pigwot]

I've been using a bow and spinning reel setup since about 1980. I have a compound bow that has the two small pulleys you can route the strings over to increase pressure. By utilizing none, one, or two of the pulleys you can vary the force applied to the arrow. This Bear brand bow also has adjustment positions to vary the pull setting from 55 lbs up to 70 lbs. This works readily up to about 85 feet. We have laid the monofilament out on the ground in front of the shooter and easily reached higher, 115 to 125 ft into very large old trees. I just broke an old Mitchell 302 saltwater spinning reel that I bought at a yard sale for $3.00 about ten years ago. The part that mounts to the sharp stick (old lopper handle) we push into the ground snapped when I dropped it into the back of the truck on a very cold day. I'll have to check out that bow-fishing canister trick. I buy used arrows from the local archery supply for about a dollar each. I burn a small hole through the nock with a heated finishing nail so I can tie the fishline on. I unscrew the point and replace it with a bolt with small washers stacked on it for weight and then wrap that with electrical tape. Anyone have a used Mitchell 302 reel lying around?

 

[Bermie]

We sometimes use a homemade bow...

My hubby cut a bit of green cherry (surinam cherry) took it in the workshop and carved it down with a disc grinder, single pull, its shaped very nice, quite bendy and springy, oiled it with veggie oil...three years later its still in perfect shape.
He mounted a spinning reel drum just above the hand grip (a bit of AC insulation tube) we use 6lb test fishing line...the arrow is made out of the tip of an old rod, feathers on one end, heavy screw in the tip. The line is tied to the end of the arrow and pays out just fine from the reel. Once its over and down, I tie on throw line, pull that up, then my climbing line.

he can hit a 6" gap at 60'...me, I haven't tried it yet!

 

[ropensaddle]

I use this bow!

 

[pigwot]

I was getting ready to set a line behind a house; the backyard was thick with trees. A section of forest along a farmer's fields was being cut up into a new development. These folks wanted an area cut out of the mature forest for a swimming pool (daft idea, with all those leaves, but...).

I wanted to get my TIP well up into a large tree and thus be able to top that and a few of the smaller trees before dropping the trunks. I set up the bow and reel, and was about to draw back to let it fly when the head of the construction company came around the side of the house with the homeowner to discuss the pool. After introductions and handshakes he asked what I was hunting. I pointed out a crotch way up in the top of the first tree and said, "that little opening right there", whereupon I drew and let fly with hardly any aim at all and placed the arrow right through the prize.

I'd figured with the audience I would be way off and they'd lose interest and head on to their business. Instead he wanted to know what other tricks I had up my sleeve and would I come by his place and advise what work was needed. Got a nice bit of work out of that lucky shot.

 

[elmnut]

the big shot works well also.

 

[tnttreeman]

I use a Big Shot and can accurately hit most crotches. Sometimes the narrow ones take 2 or 3 attempts, but it is no problem to put the shot through at 80 feet on any type of wider crotch. Just sight down the pole, pull the sling, and let it rip.

 

[treeclimber jul]

Big shot

Just got one, love the way it works