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Offline Lee Lobbestael

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Primitive/trad bowfishing reels?
« on: December 26, 2013, 05:11:31 pm »
Has anyone on here made a primitive or traditional bowfishing reel? If so I would love to see some pictures! I want to make one this winter because it just doesn't feel right strapping my plastic bowfishing reel to my self bow. I have a design in my head but would love to see some others if they are out there.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Primitive/trad bowfishing reels?
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2013, 05:21:00 pm »
Prairie bowyer has made s few. They are nice!
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Offline bubby

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Re: Primitive/trad bowfishing reels?
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2013, 06:03:54 pm »
Yep I have one if pbs reels it's nice
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Offline Joec123able

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Re: Primitive/trad bowfishing reels?
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2013, 06:19:38 pm »
Dont need a reel if ya bow fish like I do I just use a barbed arrow and I bow fish in a shallow river so i just walk down the river and stick fish easy as that
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Offline bow101

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Re: Primitive/trad bowfishing reels?
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2013, 06:29:52 pm »
Do a google image search.   Quite easy to rig up a reel, one guy even used a pop bottle.
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Re: Primitive/trad bowfishing reels?
« Reply #5 on: December 26, 2013, 07:31:57 pm »
Quote from: bow101 on December 26, 2013, 06:29:52 pm
Do a google image search.   Quite easy to rig up a reel, one guy even used a pop bottle.
It would have to be a 7 oz Coke bottle to be traditional. Am I showing my age? ;D
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Offline turtle

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Re: Primitive/trad bowfishing reels?
« Reply #6 on: December 26, 2013, 08:33:57 pm »
I seem yo recall a beautiful yew reel being made for last years christmas exchange.
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Offline RyanR

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Re: Primitive/trad bowfishing reels?
« Reply #7 on: December 26, 2013, 10:05:40 pm »
Here is one I made over 20 years ago. Dang that makes me feel old. :( I turned it on a wood lathe in high school.  It has seen a lot of use and is still in good shape.  You can see the little metal keeper you slip the string on. When you shoot it slips off.
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Offline Lee Lobbestael

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Re: Primitive/trad bowfishing reels?
« Reply #8 on: December 26, 2013, 10:42:37 pm »
Wow that reel looks nice! I was gonna make mine kind of the shape of a 20 ounce pop bottle but out of wood. Joec123able, I would need a reel for my kind of bow fishing. I'm often in a canoe or boat and those big ol carp can go on quite a run once hit.
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Offline bowmo

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Re: Primitive/trad bowfishing reels?
« Reply #9 on: December 26, 2013, 11:14:48 pm »
I have taken several carp and buffalo with the silly little pop bottle reel...
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Offline Peacebow_Coos

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Re: Primitive/trad bowfishing reels?
« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2013, 01:12:21 pm »
BUFFALO?  that's a serious reel!  :o
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Offline Lee Lobbestael

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Re: Primitive/trad bowfishing reels?
« Reply #11 on: December 27, 2013, 02:23:48 pm »
Yeah you have to use 6000 pound dacron and a very large reel to handle those buffalo! Especially bulls during the rut! >:D
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Offline RyanR

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Re: Primitive/trad bowfishing reels?
« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2013, 02:26:11 pm »
Quote from: Lee Lobbestael on December 27, 2013, 02:23:48 pm
Yeah you have to use 6000 pound dacron and a very large reel to handle those buffalo! Especially bulls during the rut! >:D
You shoot them and then hang on for your life. :laugh:
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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: Primitive/trad bowfishing reels?
« Reply #13 on: December 27, 2013, 04:49:38 pm »
I think I still ahve some floating around.  PM me.
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Offline Bryce

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Re: Primitive/trad bowfishing reels?
« Reply #14 on: December 27, 2013, 05:38:58 pm »
Quote from: turtle on December 26, 2013, 08:33:57 pm
I seem yo recall a beautiful yew reel being made for last years christmas exchange.

I think your talking about my spool ;D I sent prairie bowyer a yew stump and he sent me back an excellent spool.
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