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Post by squirrelhunter on Jun 4, 2018 12:08:07 GMT -5
Picked up an old Bear Hunter compound bow the other day and just ordered a reel,line & arrow for it today,plus an arm guard. Still got to get a release and regular arrows and broadheads for deer hunting but can use it now for bowfishing to clean out a few more grass carp out of my pond.  |
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Post by nfalls116 on Jun 4, 2018 15:16:36 GMT -5
Picked up an old Bear Hunter compound bow the other day and just ordered a reel,line & arrow for it today,plus an arm guard. Still got to get a release and regular arrows and broadheads for deer hunting but can use it now for bowfishing to clean out a few more grass carp out of my pond. Cool make sure to give us a review on the reel setup when you get a chance |
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Post by squirrelhunter on Jun 4, 2018 16:43:26 GMT -5
Picked up an old Bear Hunter compound bow the other day and just ordered a reel,line & arrow for it today,plus an arm guard. Still got to get a release and regular arrows and broadheads for deer hunting but can use it now for bowfishing to clean out a few more grass carp out of my pond. Cool make sure to give us a review on the reel setup when you get a chance I will,it's nothing fancy,the old style,it's all I can afford at the moment. I'll need to get a longer arrow at some point because this one is only 32" long and if I recall my draw length is like 39",not sure,it's been 10 years since I had a bow. Or maybe it's 29",crap I don't remember lol. www.ebay.com/itm/October-Mountain-10283-Raider-Bowfishing-Kit-Arrow-Typhoon-Point-Drum-Reel/263535923048?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 |
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Post by Woody Williams on Jun 4, 2018 17:40:53 GMT -5
Wilt Chamberlain wouldn’t have a 39” draw!!! |
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Post by squirrelhunter on Jun 4, 2018 21:13:05 GMT -5
Wilt Chamberlain wouldn’t have a 39” draw!!! Like I said it's been a decade since I had 1 and my memory's not the best 😁,probably a 29" draw then,I'm pretty sure it ended in a 9...... Unless it's 19 😨 |
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Post by squirrelhunter on Jun 9, 2018 12:58:40 GMT -5
Well I got the bow fishing kit yesterday,it came with the line,spool and arrow. It says on the package "ready to shoot",the only problem is the arrow didn't have a nock on it,how are you suppose to shoot it without a nock,that would be extremely difficult wouldn't it?  Portland doesn't have much in sporting good stores,1 private shop that sells fishing,trapping and hunting stuff,but mainly used guns and poles and ammo and fishing supplies but nothing in archery other than the bow and it was used. We also have a gun shop but nothing for archery other than crossbow. We do have a Walmart and even though they sell all sorts of archery equipment,no nocks. I was about to give up but figured I'd see if True Value had anything,I know they have ammo and sometimes sell fishing and trapping supplies but again no. I asked 1 of the guys working there if there was any archery shops close buy since I thought and he thought too,that all the ones around here had closed up shop. The nearest 1 he could think of was like an hour away and that wouldn't work,it cost more in gas than ordering them online. He said that the guy that once ran Boundary Archery might still have 1 laying around so I called him. Ends up he's still in business just is only open from 4-8 PM and works a regular job during the day. His shop is just part time and has always been in business since he started back in the 70s. I asked him about it and he just said there wasn't any reason to close. It cost me a whopping $1.00,and he even put it on the arrow  ,can't beat that. |
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Post by squirrelhunter on Jun 9, 2018 17:42:59 GMT -5
My cable slider flew off somewhere,now I'll have to see if I can find it.  |
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Portland doesn't have much in sporting good stores,1 private shop that sells fishing,trapping and hunting stuff,but mainly used guns and poles and ammo and fishing supplies but nothing in archery other than the bow and it was used. We also have a gun shop but nothing for archery other than crossbow. We do have a Walmart and even though they sell all sorts of archery equipment,no nocks. I was about to give up but figured I'd see if True Value had anything,I know they have ammo and sometimes sell fishing and trapping supplies but again no. I asked 1 of the guys working there if there was any archery shops close buy since I thought and he thought too,that all the ones around here had closed up shop. The nearest 1 he could think of was like an hour away and that wouldn't work,it cost more in gas than ordering them online. He said that the guy that once ran Boundary Archery might still have 1 laying around so I called him. Ends up he's still in business just is only open from 4-8 PM and works a regular job during the day. His shop is just part time and has always been in business since he started back in the 70s. I asked him about it and he just said there wasn't any reason to close. It cost me a whopping $1.00,and he even put it on the arrow 
,can't beat that.