Caloosa fishing bow

[Coo-wah-chobee]

.I want ta go fishin' tomorrow. Its supposed ta be in the 40's so guess what will be up at top of water in swamps tryin' ta get "rays " and get warm ? Hint-has LOTS of teeth and comes from amazon ! I luvs ta eat em up heh-heh-heh !  Caloossa bow from a hibiscus branch. 36 " long pulls 20 lbs @15 ". Construction time with a sharp flake = 2 mins. Cuttin' branch =3 mins. Total = 5 mins. Dinners on ! .......bob

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[jamie]

bob i been wondering what you would use for a quickie string down there. up here it depends on the season. if the sap is running i can use bark strips for a durable quick string. its sluggish but its its good for small game and fishin for panfish. late seaon i use vegie fibers like milkweed anddogbane not as quick but available and a great string. year round i use bittersweet. invasive so may as well use it up

[Justin Snyder]

It takes me longer than that to find my fishing pole.    I want to see some pictures after the fishing trip.  Justin

[Coo-wah-chobee]

Thats ifn I dont eat em first Justin !

[Coo-wah-chobee]

 Jamie........coconut husk fibers, bromeliad plant fibres an banana stalk fibers. Banana and bromeliad is kinna messy ta make, coconut isnt. Mostly I use coconut fibers, I keep about 5 er 6 wound up at all times. Have made  strings for 50+ lb bows with coconut. Its easy ta get, waterproof and strong. Lots of other stuff here but this is what I was taught so its what I use and its real easy ....bob

[DanaM]

Neat little fishin bow bob, how about some pictures of yer fishin arrows?

[david w.]

Cool
once you shoot the fish do you have to grab it real fast

[Coo-wah-chobee]

David ifn ya shootin' piranha like I will tomorrow hopefully ya do cause they are school fish. Otherwise they just devour the wounded fish and all ya get is scraps........bob

[Coo-wah-chobee]

Here ya go Dana. 3 fishin' arras outta cane. They float thats why ya use em' !  Total construction time =8mins. Fire hardened tips over firepitt that has pot of soup on. ..........bob

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[Coo-wah-chobee]

Oh yeah arras are 27" long and total construction time fer bow an arras =13 mins thats with stone tools. Now ya see why Indians survived down here fer 12,00 years.! Sorry , coulnd't resist ! .......bob

[wolfsire]

Just an idea, but couldn't you split, wedge and wrap the points like the nocks to get 4 instead of 2 to get a frog/fishing point?

[cowboy]

Now there's some thrifty equipment . I'm like Justin - want to see them toothy little critters, unless of course your really hungry .

[DanaM]

Thanks bob I like the nocks on the arrows, interesing and efficient.
Good luck fish hunting eh

[michbowguy]

coo-waa,

deffinatly take pics of toothy bluegills will ya!

and on the plate.

im guessin ya look for deeep pools where the water is cooler down below then they come up...or do ya chum for the buggers and just keep shootin?

anyhoo , grat pics,great adventure!!!!

"esti"

[Dustybaer]

bob, love those arrows, especially the nocks.