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BOWFISHING THE NAVASOTA BUILDING MEMORIES BAA AND THE KIDS
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contributing Editors Joe Nichols Jason Greer Amanda Nichols Josh Watson Mark Lee
contributing Companies Bowfishingcountry.com American Eagle Bows CarpBusters.com
BAA Board Members Mark Lee President Joe Nichols Vice President Lisa Dunkle Sec/Treasurer Charles Kupfer Marketing Dir. Jason Greer State Rep Mgr Amanda Nichols Points Chairman Jeff Sagehorn Editor in chief Joe Nichols Record Keeper
Many of you know we lost a couple of our bowfishing family this spring, and I can’t stress the importance of wearing a PDF. Now I’m as guilty as the next guy or was anyhow but with age comes a certain amount of reflection. The last thing I ever want to happen is to have the police show up at my house and tell my wife and kids that there was an accident and I won’t be coming home. Especially when it could have been easily prevented. Now I know it’s difficult to bowfish with a standard PDF on but there are good alternatives to the bulky cheap life preservers out there. There not all cheap but you have to ask yourself is your life worth $100? Because thats all the instant inflatable PDF’s cost. And if you don’t have the money or you can’t shoot with PDF on, please! Please!! wear a life vest while the big motor is running. Nobody thinks it will happen to them, or they think they can swim just fine so they don’t need a PDF. Well you couldn’t be further from the truth. The truth is things happen and usually in the blink of an eye! Next thing you know you trying to swim to the surface, possibly in bitter cold water, maybe with heavy clothes on or heavy boots and then it’s too late to try to dig a life jacket out of a storage compartment as the boat is going down, or is already sunk. Do it for your friends, do it for your family, wear a PDF and use common sense out there because it’s not always just about you. Let’s all make it home this season. Mike McCombie
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Letter From The Prez By Mark Lee Well, here it is again, another season of bowfishing upon us with lots of rain in some parts of the country, and great fishing in others! 2012 proved to be a great year with members working different venues promoting bowfishing such as expo's, youth events, and booths set up at various locations throughout the country. Ironman bowfishing has gone a long way in helping show viewers what bowfishing is really about, and you guys are there on the ground able and willing to help people get set up and enjoy the sport! For this I applaud you guys! I also want to thank the bowfishing community for stepping up and supporting the families of Matt Buroker, and Ryan Dowdell after their tragic accident during an event this year. Please keep their families in your thoughts and prayers. This does show how important safety is on the waters and it does not take much to turn a fun night out into a disastrous one. Please try to keep your life jackets available while out there this year. There has been other horrific events with tornado's this year, and again bowfishermen have jumped in. Again, I applaud you and your efforts for volunteering and helping where needed. Hopefully the remainder of the year will be less traumatic and more enjoyable! The sport is growing more and more every year, and we are going to have to stay diligent with policing ourselves as a community with fish dumping and negatives in the public eye. I know most within the community for any length of time knows the ramifications, but the new folks just getting into bowfishing may not realize the overall perception this causes. I also know you guys are doing a great job with informing the public of the issues it causes, and I say do not let it discourage you when you come across it. It does have an impact every time you educate a new person with the results of doing what;s right whether you realize it or not. I hope that everyone has a great rest of the year with your rigs holding together, and waters clearing up, as well as numerous fish wherever you may go! If you need to contact me, please feel free, but again, calling is the fastest way to reach me....(501)730-3169. Sincerely, Mark W. Lee
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Arkansas Big Buck Classic 2013 By Mark Lee Arkansas Big Buck Classic 2013 Over the past 4 years, the Bowfishing Association of America and the Bowfishers of Arkansas along with Randy Woodward with the Youth Bowfishing Worlds have been working with the Arkansas Big Buck Classic which will be held from January 25-January 27, 2013 with educating both kids and adults to the world of bowfishing. Randy brings his fish tank down to Little Rock, Arkansas and some of his guys to help set up and host the event. On average we have had over 3,000 kids come through and shoot at the gar targets and rings over the 3 day period. The best part of this is it's all free! We have consistently had the only thing offered there free for both kids and adults, and Catherine at the BBC has throughly enjoyed having us come to help with the education of the bowfishing! They allow us our own spot every year, and also help with any accomidations we may need to host this, including a free spot to set up! The Bowfishing tank has been one of the hottest things there over the years with multiple opportunites for us to be allowed to sell bowfishing supplies, although we have
not. We have however led potential bowfishermen and women to places where they can order supplies or get it locally. It has turned out to be a great way to get the word out about bowfishing, and again one of the more popular things at their event! Any local or state club who may be interested in doing one at their state could use this format to get folks involved with the education and sport if they so desire. We are also their contact to anything bowfishing related when asked at through the BBC. We had one group try to get them to pay over $1,000.00 to come set up and do what we do for free for the most part, but with one phone call to us from the BBC, they realized that for free they already had it. We take no compensation from them which gives us a better working relationship with the BBC, and we help each other with anything to help make it go off without a hitch! If your in the Little Rock, Arkansas area during the end of January, stop by and see us.....we'll be the ones with the bowfishing rigs set up outside! ARKANSAS BIG BUCK CLASSIC FRIDAY JANUARY 25TH - SUNDAY JANUARY 27TH, 2013. for more details about it go to www.arkansasbigbuckclassic.com or find them on facebook!
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State Rep Bio’s BAA Georgia State Rep Mark Land
As I am sure many of you know me but for those that don’t, I have been involved with the BAA since 1990 and a state rep for the last few years for the North GA area. I have enjoyed a wonderful time and experience during my BAA involvement and have watched this club grow and change as well. I am 46 y/o, married for almost 20 years to my wife Ginger and have a 19 y/o daughter, Ashley who is finishing up her 1st year of college at Valdosta State. Man how time flies!!!! We live in Cartersville, GA where I have been working for Muzzy Products since 1998 as their technical support specialist, prostaff director and bowfishing promotions. My job has definitely been a very interesting ride and has exposed me to many unique opportunities and the ability to meet a lot of people and see and experience many different places. During my life I have had the opportunity to hunt or fish in 16 different states and Canada and pursue just about all types of game and fish. As much as I love to bowfish, bowhunting is my true passion and since 1992 I have been hunting exclusively with a recurve bow. Although I do most of my bowfishing with a compound, mostly a Oneida, I do enjoy shooting fish with the recurve from time to time and pursue all my big game bowfishing species with the recurve, like alligator, shark, gator gar, etc. I spent many years chasing bowfishing tournaments all across the country, typically shooting at least 12-‐14 major shoots during the year. In the last few years I have cut back on my tournament shooting and started to specialize more in the promotional side and do more TV shows, seminars, special events, videos, etc., to promote bowfishing more to the public. I really enjoy getting out and sharing my love of bowfishing and educating new people to our sport. I also thoroughly enjoy the opportunity my job gives me to meet and talk with so many people across the country and share experiences and advice with them. I am always available and willing to help with any situations that might arise and can reached just about any time here at Muzzy. Thanks for reading and good luck to all this season!
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State Rep Bio’s BAA Michigan State Rep Rick Russell My Name is: Rick Russell screen name Carpshooter1 on BFC and Southernairboat.com. I have been influenced by bowfishing for the last 23 years, in that time I have introduced many men, women and children to the sport of bowfishing. Also I'm one of eight founding fathers and life time member of the BAM (Bowfishing association of Michigan) We believe that the sport should be supported and enhanced in the state of Michigan though club members and sportsman as well as our DNR (department of natural resources ). Some of our accomplishments are: 20 year continuous participant of the GLBC ( Great lakes bowfishing challenge) We have place many times in the top 20 places awarded as well as taking 1st place in year 2009 and 2010 We have traveled to Mississippi for a BAA world tournament many years ago hosted by lance sullentrop . We have traveled to the Jerald Ashmore memorial kids tournament in 2010 and plan on returning in the years to come. As well as bring many teams with us. I'm a firm believer that if we don't involve the youth the sport of bowfishing will disappear in the near future. I'm sure with the support of the BAA we can make Michigan one of the most sought after bowfishing areas. We are having our yearly club meeting on February 5th 2011 and would like to present information to other club members to become a BAA member and what the BAA has to offer. I maybe contacted anytime on BFC or by email (Carpshooter1@charter.net). I look forward in hearing from you soon Thank you Rick Russell
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This year has brought many new and exciting changes to the BAA. The Board reconfiguration, the new E-Journal, new website, and new relationships with many dealers and manufacturers.........What? What do you mean relationships with manufacturers? I hear this statement from more and more bowfishermen and it still amazes me to think there are bowfishermen out there(some BAA members) that don’t realize that BAA Members receive discounts on bowfishing.......and hunting gear through various dealers and manufacturers. In many cases bowfishermen could more than pay for their annual BAA Membership with just one or two purchases. To answer a question commonly heard from many bowfishermen: “why should I join the BAA” “What’s in it for me” Let me give you a quick answer to that question. As a BAA member you get to be a part of a group of bowfishermen dedicated to helping educate and preserve your rights to bowfish( yes it’s a right) and there is strength in numbers! You also receive Discounts from these fine Dealers and manufacturers ;-) East Texas Archery: 10% discount of all Bowfishing and Bowhunting related gear(except bows)including there world famous Gardgod Strings http://www.easttexasarchery.com Hawglite Products: 10% discount on al hawglite products http://www.hawglite.com/ American Airboats: 10% discount on parts and accessories. http://www.americanairboats.com/ Muzzy Products: 10% when ordering directly from Muzzy Products www.muzzy.com American Eagle bows: 5% discount http://www.oneidabows.net Gar Guys: 10% off all DVD’s http://www.garguys.com/ And the list is constantly growing :-) I would to personally thank all the great sponsors for there generosity and support. You make this sport great!
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The Future of the BAA E-Journal The Future of the BAA E-journal is up in the air folks. As you can see from the lack of content in this issue we are in desperate need of columnist, feature stories, destination articles, product reviews etc. There was a question posed lately on bowfishingCountry “why join the BAA” and the member made a comment that even the newsletter had been discontinued. Well the E-journal replaced the newsletter a few years back and was a huge success, but unfortunately it was shorted lived. Content and support writers were becoming increasingly hard to find. let’s face it life gets busy sometimes and some people don’t have the time to commit to 6 articles a year. But if other members don’t step up when others drop out the E-journal unfortunately will not survive. The BAA is currently the only national Bowfishing organization that I can think of that has stood the test of time. We see spin off’s pop up every so often but they usually fizzle out in a year or two. Why has the BAA survived when others have dropped by the way side? That’s easy, the members, the BAA has always been an organization driven by it’s members. Meaning the group grows or dies based on member involvement. The BAA has always had a strong core of members that handles the majority of the clubs work, but in the end this small core group of members can’t do it all as much as they try, and they shouldn’t have to. Take this E-journal for example....... most magazines of this size have a team of people that help produce them. The E-journal has only a few with only two people dedicated each issue. And as much as I love seeing the end result and the joy people get from the E-journal, trying to do all the graphic work, layout, hunt down photos and stories has become too much for two people. Am I ready to quit? No, but without other members help the E-journal may fall by the wayside to life and I would hate to see that happen as I think many of you would. So here is what I’m hoping for. I’m hoping some members will step up! We need columnist, content is up to you the member as this E-journal is for you the members, anything outdoor related is fine. We need product reviews, destination articles etc. I know many of you fish every weekend, sit down and write a few a paragraphs about your trip, snap some pics while your out and send them in. This goes for businesses as well, we would be more than willing to trade ad space for articles. Advertising doesn’t get any cheaper than that. This magazine can be as great or as boring as you the member make it, it’s all up to you the member. If interested in helping out with the e-journal you can email me at mike@adventureskies.com Mike McCombie Special thanks to the BFC members for making this journal possible. I couldn’t do it without you all.
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UNDER TH OUR NEW BAA VICE PRESIDENT
Let’s welcome our new 2013 Vice President Joe
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Joe will be replacing Alan Yedor as BAA Vice President. Joe has been an avid bowfishermen for many many years as well as a BAA member and will make a great VP. Joe currently resides in one of the best Bowfishing fisheries in the country Kentucky!
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By Derrick Williams
2011 was a rough year!
Texas was in the grips of a record drought. Wells went dry, wild fires covered the state and water bodies began to disappear. I was in between boats at the time so me and a buddy spent most of our free days on the Navasota River. The muddy water was almost at a standstill. Several ancient cars emerged from their watery grave under the bridge. Old fishing gear and discarded junk that had not seen the light of day in years was now on dry land. Bow fishing was almost too easy at this point. We could walk for hundreds of yards without ever getting in water over our knees. I lost count of the carp and buffalo that fell to our bows. The fish ranged from several pounds to the biggest being a 20 pound common carp. One day we ranged a little further down river than usual. A massive log jam formed a sand bar that turned
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the river into a small trickle of water passing through it. On the other side the river was still holding good water. It was wide and too deep to wade through. The steep brush choked banks would not allow us easy travel for bank shooting, but we had a plan. The next trip Wyatt and I paddled, drug, carried and hoisted a canoe into our new found fishing spot. It was roughly 50 yards wide and averaged five feet deep. That’s a lot of water compared to what the rest of the Navasot looked like. It was pretty much the same for a quarter of a mile down and then another log jam ended the boat ride. The steep banks and deep muddy water meant there would be no carp or buffalo taken on this part of the river. However, it was loaded with needle nose gar, turtles and several young beavers. We spent the day shooting small gar and learning the layout of our new spot. As the sun set we headed back up river. I noticed one of the young beavers was swimming across in front of us. Within plane sight a
the big fish up with us. It was dead. I can only guess it drowned during the 30 minutes it took to untangle my line or it had fought itself to death. I’m not sure what really happened. The gar was 5’9 ¾” long and almost as wide as my chest. We didn’t have access to scales that could handle such a load. I never will know what it weighed but it did have back straps that where 4 feet long and 3 inches round. That one fish supplied meat for an entire family fish fry. We made several more trips. Each time we saw the “big one” massive alligator gar attacked the 20 pound beaver. The fight only lasted a few seconds and all that was left was muddy swirling water. Time for a new plan! On the next outing I took along my little 900 watt generator and a 500 watt halogen work light. We counted as least 3 different large gar rolling. Two of them where in the 5 to 6 foot range and one was a monster. Larger than Wyatt or myself, and we are 6’ 2” and 200 plus pounds. Time after time, and trip after trip the gar got the better of us. We could never be in the right place at the right time. Two big guys and a generator in a canoe made it more of a circus act than a fishing trip. Although, we did get it down to a science. With good communication and practice we took turns standing to shoot while the other controlled the boat. Now we were getting somewhere. On a hot September night one of the big gar finally made a mistake. A huge shadow appeared in the yellow glow of the halogen light. Luckily my arrow connected solid in the lower third of the big fish. I quickly set down and the boat ride was on! We streaked down river as I tried to gain line in my retriever. When we got to the middle of the fishing hole my line went slack and my stomach sank. I kept reeling to find that my string was tangled on a submerged log. After 10 minutes of bad words and string pulling I was no closer to being untangled then when we had started. I said a short prayer and took my pocket knife out. My paddle was made of wood and I carved a small notch in the end of it. I then placed the string in the notch. This went well as I could push on the string under water and eventually worked it free of the log. After more reeling I could feel dead weight on the end of the line. No pulling, no fight, just dead weight. We made it to the sand bar and pulled
but never could connect on it. Big fish are big for a reason and sometimes they win. White tail bow season came and with it came cooler weather. Our bow fishing time had ended. Then it finally rained and filled the rivers again. Somewhere on the Navasot is a wise old monster waiting for another round.
Derrick Williams
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Premieres January 4th at 8:00 EST on the Sportsman Channel
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On Saturday June 25th. 2011 the Seventh Annual Youth World Bowfishing Championship will be held at Toppers Boat Ramp just outside Wagoner, Oklahoma. Ages 1 thru 18 allowed for this event however kids that were 18 years of age on Jan. 1st 2011 will be allowed to shoot this tournament so you can be 19 and shoot this tournament. We have 3D targets for the youth just to small to bowfish but remember its a bowfishing championship so if a division lets say 4 thru 6 a youth takes a fish but no others in that division takes a fish the youth that took a fish is first place the other places will come off the 3D range. Our age groups are 1 thru 3 , 4 thru 6, 7 thru 9, 10 thru 12, 13 thru 15, 16 thru 18 years of age. Then we have divisions champs with all the girls together then division champs with all the boys together, We also have 4 species of big fish with 3 places in each for Gar, Drum, Carp and Buffalo. Then we have the big part overall World Champs this is all the youth shooters together we give away 1st thru 5th. places. Time is from 7:00 am till 4:00 pm then shooter have till 4:30 pm to check-in. Last year we had 8 states shoot this tournament with 379 shooters we fed over 1200 people. The cost is FREE!!!!!!!! Thats right it cost nothing to enter and nothing to eat come on down this year and join the largest youth bowfishing tournament in the nation.
For better outdoors take a kid hunting & fishing it's our future. Randy
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By Adam Russell - Hoosier Bowfishermen
" Why do we bowfish? Many of you might ask yourself this when you are paying for something new for your rig. Personally I bowfish to relieve the stress of work, home, school, and anything else. It provides a crazy rush and it’s a time that I can hang out with my friends and loved ones.
Tim Brown
This sport also is just a flat out addicting sport after that first fish or even seeing someone shoot a fish you are hooked and it’s all over from there. The type of excitement from shooting a fish is second to
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none. This combined with the fact that I can hoop and hollar to my hearts content, because thats not going to scare any fish when the generator is going. The ability to make noise, and most of the time not freeze to death when you are out makes our sport more fun and tolerable to people over other types of hunting. During deer season you must be quiet and for any other type of hunting you must have access to some sort of property to hunt on. With bowfishing depending on your states laws you can just go to the nearest creek or lake and you are good to go as long as you have the equipment. Our sport is more easily accessible to the average Joe because the entry level equipment cost can be under $100 Peace of mind is something that people don’t get a lot of these days and when you are on the water most of the time you can get just that. It can be a relaxing time for you and your buddies or can be made into a bonding time for you and your family. You can use bowfishing to get your kids or kids you know into the outdoors so they can preserve hunting, fishing, and bowfishing for generations to come. You will also make memories that will last a lifetime for you and whoever you go bowfishing with. That is just some of the reasons I bowfish, why do you bowfish?
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Gar fishcakes
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By Donarkie
Gar fillets (obviously) Cooked & cold Mashed potato (coursely mashed, not too creamy, half the weight of fish to be used) Salt & Pepper Parsley (fresh if possible) 2 teaspoons Lime zest (grate the 'green' rind from the lime, stop when you get to the pith. Save the juice to garnish) 2 big limes or 3 small Fresh celantro (coriander) about 6 leaves Fresh red chilli (to taste) Zatarains Fish Fry
1 cup buttermilk 1 tblspn hot pepper sauce 4 Carp fillets, cleaned & cut into strips 1/2 head iceberg lettuce, shredded 1/2 cup tartar sauce 1 cup flour 1 cup Yellow Corn Meal 2 tblspns creole seasoning, I make my own 3 cups peanut oil 4 sandwich rolls, split and toasted 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced Carp has to be cleaned carefully to make it delicious. In a mixing bowl, stir together the buttermilk and hot pepper sauce. Place carp in the bowl and let sit for 10 minutes to marinate. Meanwhile, toss lettuce with tartar sauce in a second bowl. Pour oil into a skillet and place over medium-high heat. In a shallow dish, sift together the yellow corn meal, flour and creole seasoning. Lift a carp fillet out of the buttermilk and dredge it in the dry seasoning. Repeat with remaining fillets, placing each in the hot oil after dredging. Fry the carp for about 3 minutes, then flip and continue to fry for 4 more minutes, until golden brown. Drain. Sprinkle with creole seasoning. In each sandwich bun, place a portion of the lettuce tartar sauce mixture, some of the tomato slices, and a fried carp fillet.
Very quickly, flash-boil the fish (1 minute MAX) Leave the fish to cool. Once cool, flake it into a bowl & mix in the potato, celantro, parsley, chopped Chilli, S & P & lime zest. Mix it all together well & then scoop out portion sized lumps (a good dessert-spoon should be about right, per patty) Roll the mix in your hands & then flatten into a patty about 他" thick. Coat with Zatarains & shallow fry until golden brown on either side. Serve hot, with a squeeze of lime juice. I generally serve with either Fries or a nice, fresh, green salad. If you make them into thin sticks, rather than patties, they're PERFECT for fish tacos!
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2013 BAA Spring Meeting Results BY Mark Lee The results from the spring meeting 2013 that was listed in poll voting are as follows: BAA State Reps: Joe Schofield-Ohio Dustin Houston-Indiana Trent Green-Tennessee Congratulations guys, you were all voted through unanimously! We all appreciate you guys volunteering to help with making the sport grow!
their opinions and allowing them to vote and help with the decision making of the organization and the direction it's taking! Remember, you can always contact us either by phone, text, or on-line, that's what we're here for. If your contact person cannot help you, they will know someone who can. I see guys and girls doing quite a bit for the sport, and alot does go on behind the scenes to help each other out which is made possible by all the members who make this sport what it is I just want to say Thank You for all that you guys do whether it's big or small, it does help make a positive impact for our sport!
Other items that were voted on were: Sincerely, Keep Spring Meeting on Bowfishing Country under Bowfishing Association of America for 5 years for viewing Passed Replace the Dangerous 5 and Grand Slam with "The Bowfisherman's Slam" Passed Allow people to join the BAA when submitting a record fish for BAA Passed This year was another good year with the Spring Meeting as far as I am concerned. I think there were no issues brought up and hopefully due to getting good people in place who are helping out others with any questions or issues they may have is creating the organization to move in a better way! I feel that we have a great Board and State Reps who members are able to reach when needed, and also I feel that that being able to have the Spring Meetings on-line is allowing more members the ability to voice
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How to: DIY HID driving lights for under $60 By JEFF MITCHELL
Get yourself Blazer driving lights........
HID kit.........
Both kits unboxed ........... Bowfishingassociation.com
Start by removing the backing plate so you can remove the halogen bulb..........
Insert HID Bulb.........
Remove Bulb.........
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HID bulb sitting in place is nearly a perfect fit..........
Using a step drill enlarge the backing plate hole to fit around your HID bulb...........
Before and after pics of the backing plate..........
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Backing plate needed to be enlarged, this was the only modifying I had to do Before modifying ...........
One Completed HID light in under 15 minutes.....
Newly mounted HID lights.......
Halo on the left and HID on the right. The picture does not do these lights justice............ They are Bright!!!
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THOSE WHO KNOW BOWFISHING
KNOW CAJUN!
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By Josh Watson
Arkansas Big Buck Classic 2013 Over the past 4 years, the Bowfishing Association of America and the Bowfishers of Arkansas along with Randy Woodward with the Youth Bowfishing Worlds have been working with the Arkansas Big Buck Classic which will be held from January 25-January 27, 2013 with educating both kids and adults to the world of bowfishing. Randy brings his fish tank down to Little Rock, Arkansas and some of his guys to help set up and host the event. On average we have had over 3,000 kids come through and shoot at the gar targets and rings over the 3 day period. The best part of this is it's all free! We have consistently had the only thing offered there free for both kids and adults, and Catherine at the BBC has throughly enjoyed having us come to help with the education of the bowfishing! They allow us our own spot every year, and also help with any accomidations we may need to host this, including a free spot to set up! The Bowfishing tank has been one of the hottest things there over the years with multiple opportunites for us to be allowed to sell bowfishing supplies, although we have not. We have however led potential bowfishermen and women to places where they can order supplies or get it locally. It has turned out to be a great way to get the word out about bowfishing, and again one of the more popular things at their event! Any local or state club who may be interested in doing one at their state could use this format to get folks involved with the education and sport if they so desire. We are also their contact to anything bowfishing related when asked at through the BBC. We had one group try to get them to pay over $1,000.00 to come set up and do what we do for free for the most part, but with one phone call to us from the BBC, they realized that for free they already had it. We take no compensation from them which gives us a better working relationship with the BBC, and we help each other with anything to help make it go off without a hitch! If your in the Little Rock, Arkansas area during the end of January, stop by and see us.....we'll be the ones with the bowfishing rigs set up outside! ARKANSAS BIG BUCK CLASSIC FRIDAY JANUARY 25TH - SUNDAY JANUARY 27TH, 2013. for more details about it go to www.arkansasbigbuckclassic.com or find them on facebook!
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SeeLite LEDS...built by bowfisherman for bowfisherman I would like to take this opportunity to explain a little about what we are about over here at SEELITE. I started bowfishing a little over 8 years ago and this sport has been my passion ever since. I started out, as most did, in a canoe with a spotlight and a bow. We slowly progressed into a little 14ft jon boat, where we had two blazer lights hooked to a battery. They would last a couple hours at best, but at that time it was all we could afford. I could see the potential of the sport of bowfishing so me and a few buddies all chipped in and built a fan boat. This is when the passion developed for this great sport and have now been shooting tournaments for over 6 years. Throughout the years of fishing and many different boats, I have had the pleasure of fishing over every type of light on the market. Some were great, others were not so great. With every year that passed, newer and better lights hit the market. With all these lights, there was one thing tied to them....the big ole heavy, loud, and obnoxious generator. Didn't matter if you were trolling in silence, you had to have the key piece of equipment. This, among a couple others, was a big driving force in the existence of SeeLite Bowfishing. It is our goal to develop as close to perfect of a bowfishing light as we can. Our experience, mixed with the experience of others, puts us a step ahead. We are constantly pushing the bar when it comes to new and great ideas for bowfishing lights. As many of you have seen, our "true warm" fixture was one of the first on the market. We pushed our manufacturer to develop us an LED in the 3500kv color range for you guys who fish a little dingier water. They resemble a halogen in color and have the brightness of a 225w ultra or 300w bulb. We have also taken the fixture and made it 100% water proof. Every single connection is sealed with rubber gasket. We also offer a one year, no questions asked warranty. If anything happens to your light, send it back and we will mail you a new one. We offer them in 12vdc and 24vdc along with a 120vac option. The DC lights have a true 12-24vdc driver in them. Not the 120vac converted for 12vdc as some others are. They come in a black fixture, lifetime
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warranty on glass, and come with a 12vdc plug. I think we are well on our way to getting you guys a good all around light that will fit your needs. We really do want your guys opinions and feedback on our lights. We strive to take your needs and opinions and make a reality of them. If there is anything you are wanting, feel free to call me and shoot me a pm and we will do our best to take care of it. We also carry a full line of other LEDs for off road and duck hunting needs. Check us out on facebook or on our website. www.seeliteleds.com and www.facebook.com/seelite Caleb Jones www.seeliteleds.com 479-970-6630
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 HawgLite Marauder Lighting System By Josh Watson
W
hen I pulled the HawgLite from the box I wondered
how such a little LED flashlight would perform in the heat of the moment? I was concerned that the 3 AAA batteries would need changing more often than a fat man's underwear!! However, contrary to my initial thoughts and concerns the HawgLite is a surprisingly handy little piece of bowfishing equipment! After rigging out my bow with the HawgLite, which was a breeze. I was anxious to try it out! I found right away, that when using a spotlight to fish by, the HawgLite was in its element. Often I found myself getting shots that I wouldn't have, had I not been equipped with the HawgLite! I also found it extremely handy when dealing with fish in the boat or changing out arrows. Now this doesn't mean I think it takes the place of a good ole Q-beam! But when used in conjunction with a spotlight, you could say the HawgLite really shines! The quality seems to be excellent as it's been soaking wet and still performs flawlessly. My initial concern about the longevity of the battery life is a thing of the past considering I've yet to change them out!! Being located on the front of the bow, sticking out further than anything else, makes for an abusive life for the little light. Yet, the rigid aluminum housing takes a punch and keeps on truck'n! I did find that the tension screw to adjust the angle of the beam really had to be cranked down, because a decent bump could cause the light to point in the wrong direction. I first thought this was a disadvantage and a flaw with the product, but after falling with my bow in hand and seriously slapping the HawgLite against the
side of the boat. I realized that if the pivot/tension adjustment point had been rigidly fixed, I would have broken it!! I came to appreciate a little give where you need it and accepted that I should just check every so often and make sure my beam is pointing where I want it! I've used the HawgLite extensively for the past two months and when it's not on the water aiding me in sticking fish, it's on the bow in the truck, just in case I see a spot can't pass up! The HawgLite makes little quick trips to the creek, pond, lake or rivers edge extremely convenient. I find myself getting out and shooting more due to the ease of not having to pack a ton of stuff to go shoot a couple fish. With the HawgLite, I have everything I need conveniently right on my bow, and with the touch of a switch, I'm Hawg'n the shots!! HawgLite also makes an adapter bracket for you spinner guys! New to the product line is the Marauder F, with a 200 lumen output or if you already have the original Marauder lighting system and would like to upgrade to the brighter F series, a replacement light head is available! Visit www.HawgLite.com to find out more and get your own HawgLite.
Below is the product information and description pulled from the HawgLite website.. The Marauder Lighting System (backordered until Aug 15th, 2011) retail: $129.99 The Marauder Lighting System is the most sophisticated lighting system ever designed with the bow hunter in mind! Powered by 3AAA batteries, it's 3watt LEDs provide light sufficient to shoot your bow up to 50 yards accurately at night! Three interchangeable LED heads provide your choice of red, green or bright white light. Our unique bow mount allow the Marauder to be mounted and used on any bow, modern or traditional, that has a standard 5/16x24 threaded hole. The Marauder is activated by a pressure sensitive switch mounted on the grip, this allows you to draw the bow and get set before turning on the light. You can also remove the Marauder from your bow and install the included tail cap switch which allows use of the Marauder as a premium quality flashlight! The Marauder also mounts on virtually any rifle with our rifle mounting kit. BB(Blind/Bow fishing) Bracket retail: $12.99 The BB bracket raises the Marauder 3.5" vertically, making it much better for shooting out of a ground blind! It also serves the bow fisher using Muzzy gear by mounting the Marauder to the side of the reel!Bracket comes with all the hardware needed!
This heavy hitter is such a light weight… We thought it just might float! We knew bettering the original Hydro-Strike™ was going to be no easy task. So we started from the ground up when designing the all new Hydro-Strike Pro™. Our primary goal was to shed weight and gain comfort and mobility. The result is impressive. You will know from the first time you hold one, you will be able to shoot it all night without tiring. A new "water-friendly" checkered rubber grip will fit just right in your hand. Next, you will notice the light weight and balance of the new riser and limbs. It aims right where you look every time. And we kept all of the great features of the original: Rapid-Fire™ fish cams, 36" finger friendly axel to axel, stainless hardware, integrated dovetail on riser front for optional pin sight, included line pull and quiver stands, limb bolt pivots, lifetime warranty and a striking blue camo finish. You will be thinking bowfishing bow perfection the first time you shoot the new Hydro-Strike Pro™. Dovetail for CNC Sight - Stainless Limb Bolt Inserts CNC Accessories Included - Axel to Axel: 36” Brace height: 7 1/8” - Let Off: Zero or 70% Draw Lengths: 21 to 30 - 15 Lbs. Draw Weight Adj. 25-40, 40-55, 55-70 - Weight: 3.55 Lbs.
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