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<blockquote data-quote="HoLeChit" data-source="post: 2758851" data-attributes="member: 35036"><p>I primarily bowfish from either the top of a dam at the local lake, and on top of embankments. Looking over the canadian river. With that being considered, 80% of my shots are "long distance" for bowfishing. The top of the dam down to the water is about 20 yards, and I have a reel that holds 25 yards of line. Given the above, I miss out on a lot of good targets, which is rather frustrating. I am ordering 50 yards of line and a 50 yard reel bottle for my reel, which will give me the range needed, but what I am worried about is power. 95% of the shots I take are on gar and carp that are less than a foot from the surface of the water, but when making a 30-35 yard shot with a 1190 grain fiberglass arrow, I worry about having enough penetration power to make a clean kill. I also worry about having enough power to get the arrow to the target. I shoot a 40# compound, which blew up on me the other day, and while I am waiting on getting it repaired, I am looking into purchasing a breakdown recurve in the 40-45# range for backup and as my loaner bow. Should I have a problem making 30-40yd shots with either setup?</p><p></p><p>Also, with the help of a good friend in California my interest in archery outside of bowfishing has exploded, and would like to practice target archery and eventually hunting. Any suggestions on a club or place to go for instruction and mentors hip in the OKC area?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HoLeChit, post: 2758851, member: 35036"] I primarily bowfish from either the top of a dam at the local lake, and on top of embankments. Looking over the canadian river. With that being considered, 80% of my shots are "long distance" for bowfishing. The top of the dam down to the water is about 20 yards, and I have a reel that holds 25 yards of line. Given the above, I miss out on a lot of good targets, which is rather frustrating. I am ordering 50 yards of line and a 50 yard reel bottle for my reel, which will give me the range needed, but what I am worried about is power. 95% of the shots I take are on gar and carp that are less than a foot from the surface of the water, but when making a 30-35 yard shot with a 1190 grain fiberglass arrow, I worry about having enough penetration power to make a clean kill. I also worry about having enough power to get the arrow to the target. I shoot a 40# compound, which blew up on me the other day, and while I am waiting on getting it repaired, I am looking into purchasing a breakdown recurve in the 40-45# range for backup and as my loaner bow. Should I have a problem making 30-40yd shots with either setup? Also, with the help of a good friend in California my interest in archery outside of bowfishing has exploded, and would like to practice target archery and eventually hunting. Any suggestions on a club or place to go for instruction and mentors hip in the OKC area? [/QUOTE]
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