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Offline recurve shooter

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Re: summer, show us your bowfishin rigs
« Reply #15 on: July 21, 2009, 12:30:05 am »
got one of em!

this is one of the small gar i killed a while back, and my little budie that lives under the bridge.



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Re: summer, show us your bowfishin rigs
« Reply #16 on: July 21, 2009, 02:11:15 am »
a few more pics





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Re: summer, show us your bowfishin rigs
« Reply #17 on: July 21, 2009, 07:46:03 am »
Nice fish (and crustaceans ;D ) You got alligator gar down there? Have you seen our gar video under Anything Else?
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Offline recurve shooter

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Re: summer, show us your bowfishin rigs
« Reply #18 on: July 21, 2009, 10:47:19 am »
yeah hillbilly, those are gator gar. just verry small one's. i havnt seen the vid yet but i will go find it.  ;D
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Re: summer, show us your bowfishin rigs
« Reply #19 on: July 21, 2009, 06:01:18 pm »
 haha yeah, i made a blowgun that i mite try for bluegills with, ill post some pics of that today.  not sure of its """ legal """ in illinois, ill check someday lol
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Offline recurve shooter

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Re: summer, show us your bowfishin rigs
« Reply #20 on: July 21, 2009, 07:20:03 pm »
lol. i hear ya! i tride it once but i couldnt hit squat. actually just got back from shooting at them with a bow, cant hit them with that either.
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Offline Ironhead

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Re: summer, show us your bowfishin rigs
« Reply #21 on: July 21, 2009, 09:25:39 pm »
Here's a red oak board that I just finished.  I had some hackberry laying around that I was going to make into turkey calls, so I threw some on the lathe for the reel.  I have had it out a couple of times, but the carp aren't cooperating ;)









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Re: summer, show us your bowfishin rigs
« Reply #22 on: July 21, 2009, 11:20:36 pm »
holy crap! dude thats got to be the absolute coolest reels i have ever seen. what would it take to get you to make me one?
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Offline Ironhead

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Re: summer, show us your bowfishin rigs
« Reply #23 on: July 21, 2009, 11:51:11 pm »
Thanks, it's not that pretty now after having been shot a few times.  I've had several requests for them.  They  really need to be a little bigger in diameter and a little deeper.  If I get my hands on some nice wood I might try to make some this winter.

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Re: summer, show us your bowfishin rigs
« Reply #24 on: July 22, 2009, 12:27:29 am »
sounds good. let me know when you get some made up.
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Offline hedgeapple

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Re: summer, show us your bowfishin rigs
« Reply #25 on: July 22, 2009, 01:58:36 am »
Ironhead, that is one awesome looking reel.  I've been trying to think of how I could make one from wood.  Not having a lathe or the skill to use one I figured it to  be way too time consuming.  I might could make a bow in the time it would take to make the reel.  haha  But, now that I've seen your design and how you attach it to the bow, I might have to try.   :)
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Re: summer, show us your bowfishin rigs
« Reply #26 on: July 22, 2009, 04:08:42 pm »
 recurve shooter, somehow i missed thoe pics, awesome shots man- those gar look prehistoric! and ironhead, awesome, awesome reel. id buy one if you sold em.
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Re: summer, show us your bowfishin rigs
« Reply #27 on: July 22, 2009, 04:14:20 pm »
thanks ballista, you aint bad yourself. if you ever have the missfortune of being in south louisiana, let me know, we'll go stick something.
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