The best thing about bowfishing is that there is no right or wrong way to do it. Any bow will work but i would recomend a bow that shoot around 45 lbs give or take about 10 lbs. I found around 40 lbs is plenty to stick a big fish but when you miss you arnt stuck in the ground. I started with a 25lb recurve with an AMS retriever. Worked great and shot alot of fish with it. I did end up with a 40lb recurve and a 50lb oneida for deep water. I like my recurves because they are fast and lite. try to meet up with someone that know what they are doing, and just go out and have fun.