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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2007 7:36:46 GMT -5
Here's the Excal, rigged up except for a laser that will be added just in case the scope hairs don't show up too good. We're using headlamps and not sure yet about aiming problems. Should be mostly fairly close shots, less than 10 yards or so. Rig is the AMS Retriever, mounted on a crossbow mount, and with the Muzzy float asembly attached to a stabalizer bushing that I installed in the handle. The cord is 600# Muzzy Gator Cord.   The bolts have Luminoks and Innerloc bladed Gator Grapplers on them. Got extras as we have 2 tags to fill and might have some tore up from the gator rolling after the shot.   |
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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 10, 2007 8:45:15 GMT -5
Good looking rig. Looks like some Florida gators are in a heap of trouble.
Will you be videoing this hunt?
It might be a little late now, but Excalibur and TenPoint both make a scope with lighted dots/crosshairs that could help with the nightime sighting..
Good luck and we are looking forward to pictures and a trip report.
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Post by strelnikov on Aug 10, 2007 20:59:18 GMT -5
I have an Excalibur Vixen and Exocet, both set up for bowfishing.
I use only peep and pin for bowfishing. I found a scope very difficult to use due to glare. Also very difficult to follow a moving fish with a scope with even low or no magnification. I use a fiber optic front pin with a scope ring mounted forward on the scope base as a rear peep. I've harvested a lot of fish with this setup.
Also I use 5/16" fiberglass bowfishing shafts epoxied into 2213 aluminum shafts. Leave just enough of the fiberglass shaft sticking out of the 2213 shaft to epoxy a fishing point on. Then I put a pin (a cut off aluminum nail) through the bowfishing point on the fiberglass shaft. Some guys swedge the points onto the shafts.
Also I don't use fletching on my bowfishing arrows. I don't know anyone who does.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2007 22:44:32 GMT -5
Those arrows are 2213 with 5/16 fiberglass glued inside. I mainly put the fletch on for visability at night. Most of the shots should be less than 10', so it shouldn't do much spinning.
Also, the head is free. I'll probably loose the arrow on the shot?
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Post by racktracker on Aug 11, 2007 9:04:16 GMT -5
Nice looking set up. Lot's of thought went into that.
Good luck on them reptiles..
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2007 12:50:03 GMT -5
OK, made it back in one piece. Gator hunting has a lot of highs and lows, and is fairly intense once everything comes to gather. We saw well over a hundred gators in 3 nights and one day trip up the river. Not all, and most of them didn't want to play crossbow hunting and would slip into the water. The gators like thick tree tops and real shallow spots that you can't access with a boat. Seems like they have a knack for being in the right spot. Anyway, everything worked well with the set up, except the Muzzy Gator Cord cuts too easy when the gator rolls. We had one break off from a cut or busted line and one other one that nearly did, (hanging on by one thead at the boat). That one was boated, after popping him in the head with the 44. The one that broke off was a big gator, maybe 10 feet or so. The float got hung on the trolling motor when he cut under and in front of the baot after the bolt hit him. I had Luminocks on the bolt and the bolt was in the Gator after he btoke off. We followed him up river for a while and over the course of 3 or 4 hours. He was the only gator on the river that night with a red light on his back. Long story short, we ended up loosing him. Not sure if he went into a cave or what. The Luminock was visable up to 15' or so under the water. I'll use those again next trip for sure. We ended up with 5 gators for the trip. 3 were just under 10' and one was over 10'. One was a little over 4'. We had gators bite the boat and one came out of the water over 4' after he was hit. He attacked the baot and chumped down on the lower unit of the boat before he was harpooned and bang sticked. Needless to say, it will get the pumper perked up. Took a lot of useless video, too dark to see much except short pieces here and there. Need lights and lights scare the gators, so it's a hard deal to capture it all on tape. ![]() i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58/conelydt/SD530356.jpg [/img]        |
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Post by John on Aug 19, 2007 16:37:21 GMT -5
Now that, is way to Cool! Excellent job on the Gators.  I am a long time user of Excalibur's and never have thought of Gators with them.  |
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