How to Install a Fish Arrow Point (so it never comes off) + Bowfishing bloopers

How to Install a Fish Arrow Point (so it never comes off) + Bowfishing bloopers

We bowfish around a lot of rocks and concrete. Much to my surprise the solid fiberglass fish arrows hold up extremely well, even being shot point-blank into …

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Trevor Cain says:

the only thing to watch out for is when you drill it the fiber glass fibers
hurt when you get them on your finger and they are hard to get off

Alen Muratovic says:

Fishing, like a baws.

Jpwjon says:

Wheelie pete I have one it has taken a lot of abuse it has four prongs and
it screws into the base when you shoot the fish you push it thru unscrewed
the whole tip and it pulls out like butter

WheeliePete says:

Yeah, that was actually two of my buddies, I was filming and talking to the
one in front and the one next to me took the shot, I didn’t even see that
he was drawing. They were both on their first time bowfishing and I think
one of them got a bit over-anxious. Yeah I remember cringing a bit when
that arrow went by…

NaxTactical says:

@WheeliePete Ok, safety is always a primary concern. Thanks for the quick
feedback!

docwilkey says:

thanks for the info.

Malcolm Tucker says:

Can you buy screw on bow fishing heads (I mean the whole head with the
fin/blade things)?

2006TRX450R22 says:

where is that at :34

hpiguy says:

Bowfishing, drill presses, Dremel tools, and it was posted on my birthday.
This video is a win all around. Thanks for posting it.

NaxTactical says:

Excellent video. Pretty dangerous spot you picked there though, if those
valves open, you will be in big troubles.

ImpishEight4 says:

Nice Man!!!!!!!!!

WheeliePete says:

The yellow and black recurve bow is one I made myself specifically for
bowfishing. I made it using Bingham projects plans and materials. Search
Bingham Projects on the web and you’ll find their site. It’s a whole lotta
time and effort, but the results are great if you are careful.

WheeliePete says:

The dam at Fernridge reservoir, Oregon.

empie says:

Great, I am in this part of youtube again.

solomon olguera says:

OMG! so dangerous!!! the bow behind you… 🙁

Rawrey says:

I have no idea how I got here, but this is some interesting stuffs, thanks
for sharing!

Malcolm Tucker says:

@WheeliePete Okay thanks anyway.

WheeliePete says:

Yeah….I wasn’t expecting him to shoot. I thought the guy in front was
going to shoot.

Jacob Tschida says:

So do you guys assemble all your arrows yourself? I always just bought
preassembled arrows and they never had the kind I wanted, so I am going to
just make my own. Maybe save some money too.

41lmnop says:

What kind of bow is that, just wondering

casey197930 says:

Great tip man! Thank you in advance.

WheeliePete says:

I buy the arrows pretty much as you see it in the video… shaft, point,
ams safety slide, nock all pre-installed. I can usually get them for about
$12-$18 ea. around here. The points are just glued on though. I take them
straight home and cross-pin them. You can buy raw shafts though and make
your own. If you have one you don’t like, just heat up the point where it
attaches to the shaft and you should be able to loosen up the glue and just
pull it off and swap in your point of choice.

WheeliePete says:

I’m a huge garpoon fan. The only problem with them is unless you pull it
back through the fish fast (after you clip it down in the collar of course)
sometimes it will re-deploy and you’ll have to try again. A little practice
though and you won’t have a problem. If that point goes through the fish I
almost never lose them.

WheeliePete says:

@Avatar230594 I haven’t seen any true screw-in heads. I would think they
would be so heavy and take so much abuse that they would bend or snap off a
traditional thread-into-an-insert kind of interface.

WheeliePete says:

@NaxTactical The gates would really only ever be opened in the event of
MASSIVE flooding (and I wouldn’t be bowfishing if it’s pouring down rain)
or if they need to drain the shallow lake behind the dam. Been fishing
there 20+ years and have only ever seen the gates opened one time to drain
the lake. I’m pretty sure there’s a warning siren also.

franky anorga says:

Great video and thanks for the information . But I have to say “sec• 36” of
you video freaks me out you shot one about 2 feet next to you son be
careful stuff happens .

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