Bowfishing string ??

[archer38]

#3402

I’ve never bow fished before.I’m working making my own bow fishing rig and wondered…what does everyone use for line ??? Is it regular fishing line ?? Fly fishing line ?? What do I use ???

[skinner biscuit]

#19565

I use a aluminum drum reel with 80# braided nylon from 3 river’s. Make sure to take polarized sunglasses with you.I even like a pair of binoculars for spotting the tell-tale vee and rolling fin.

[jason samkowiak]

#20102

It depends on the reel you are going to use. If you are gonna use a drum reel than id use ams 200# line. Its the same stuff that comes with the retriever reel. If you are running a spinning reel like zebco, muzzy, etc buy the line from a bowfishing store like extreme bowfishing or backwoods bowfishing, etc. They will carry good 150-200# specta type line.

The reason for the heavy weight line is not for the fish but for the snags. When you miss and stick into roots and crap on the bottom it will hold the barbs and you really have to pull the line hard to get your arrow out. I have never broke ams 200# line and have had 2 guys pulling with everything we got to get an arrow free. The 50# stuff we used to use I would loose 5-7 arrows a year to snags piping the line.

[Troy Breeding]

#21562

Check your state regs. Some states require stronger strength than others. Some even tell you what kind of string you have to use.

[Jason Wesbrock]

#22524

If you’re using a drum reel, just get some braided surveyors line from the hardware store. It’s tough, cheap and works very well.

[Stephen Graf]

#23314

One caution with experimenting with different lines – Make sure it isn’t stretchy. If the line has stretch, or spring, it will be more dangerous than a non-stretch line.

If the arrow snags and does come back at you, you don’t want it coming fast. Stretchy line is like a spring and will make that arrow come back at you really fast 😯

[archer38]

#25629

Thanks for all the info everyone !!

[Clay Hayes]

#29428

Dido what Jason said. Make sure it’s the braided stuff.

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