[jdlbz]

Im new to bowfishing and im an avid bow hunter. My questions are , im going to buy a second bow for bowfishing like an older mathews or domething. You all shooting them ok with fingers? Or do you recommend some other bows? Thanx a ton!

 

[NuffDaddy]

If your looking for just a bowfishing bow and are looking to spend a little, look into bows specifically designed for bowfishing. They have a different kind of draw and usually have a much lower poundage than a hunting bow. I use a old bear whitetail hunter I got for next to nothing at a garage sale, so I can't comment on what a good higher end bowfishing bow would be.

 

[NuffDaddy]

I forgot to answer you're question. :lol:
I use these things called noglove. They slide over your string and give you a lot more grip/surface area on your string to hold onto. I wouldn't recommend just pulling the string...by the end of the night your fingers will be ready to fall off.

 

[the_shootist]

I have the same thing on my mathews genesis and so far i love it. you can shoot all day with em. takes less time to charge your bow than messing around with a caliper too

 

[whaknstak]

I shoot with a mechanix glove. Without it, my fingers will feel like will the skin has melted off

 

[mattman]

I shot gloves for awhile then switched to no gloves. Both have a down side, gloves are harder to shoot because the sting get caught in it sometimes. Where as no gloves, sometimes they roll on you an you pre shoot, personally I love my no gloves

 

[Stanton]

I use my old reflex hunting bow. I turned it down to 45-50lbs. I tried using a release like I was hunting the first few times because i was concerned about maybe messing my shooting up. That didn't last long. I've been shooting bare fingers for a little while now with no problems.

 

[jdlbz]

Thanx for all the replies! Im a mathews bow hunter when it comed to deer etc. So I might get an older mathews to try this with!;im real excited!

 

[Blitzline]

I shoot with no gloves on all my bows and also wear a glove. I shoot spinners and some of the line will cut you to the bone fast without a glove. It you shoot 2 fingers under and one ontop with high poundage short axel to axel bows you may get some finger pinch

 

[upsouth811]

No gloves and I also wear a batting glove for spinner line

 

[fr3db3ar]

No gloves are around $6 here. I've tried and gone to a 1/8" rubber tubing and it seems to be working. I got 6' of it so it should last me for a while.

 

[whaknstak]

No gloves are around $6 here. I've tried and gone to a 1/8" rubber tubing and it seems to be working. I got 6' of it so it should last me for a while.

Got any pics?

 

[Blitzline]

Rc car fuel line works really good. I have that on all my bows

 

[jimw]

ams kit i have the swampthing and firehawk.. with string things on both can shoot all day with bare fingers.. go to the ams web site they have great deals on kits.. 30-40lb draw firehawk 40-50 on swamp