Retirement Fun includes bow fishing in PA and Florida, archery, muzzle loader and rifle hunting in PA. Trying to keep young before we both get too old to enjoy it.
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Hey guys, my wife and I have been getting into bowfishing over the last couple of years and your videos have been a huge help to us in finding places to go. I was wondering if you had any tips for going after needle nose gar on the St. Johns and Crescent Lake? March and April seem to be the best time to go because of the spawn, but are there any specific areas or habitats you are looking for when you go after them.
first: thanks for watching !!!! needle nose gar are the most FUN. They do start spawning in March & April, generally based on water temperature. Issues with Crescent Lake and St Johns River over the last couple of years .... the water is DARK, chocolate . since we bowfish in the daytime, it makes visibility and generally WIND an issue. Crescent Lake is huge but in the past, we have got a lot of big ones,,,,, hunt the edges in shallow water ... the St Johns River, same issue, DARK, we generally try at low tide in canals and smaller side channels due to the color of the water. Since we don't fish at night, we don't know if visibility is better with lights or worse. Good Luck
@@jeffoesterling6745 10-4, thanks for the reply! Have you ever had any luck going for needle nose out at Rodman? The water there has been clear the last couple of years at least. The Tilapia have been really good there this year as well.
@@ColeSchreiber-k2k not so much for nnose. Have seen and gotten some but not many. Yes, We're hitting rodman almost every week, only semi clear water we have found this year. There was a bowfishing tournament there on 3/11, since then, everything is hard to find. It's been cold overnight though so we're hoping it will get better. We've only seen 3 nnose the last two weeks there. Was out wed with some family at rodman and they managed to get 4 FL gar but it was WINDY and the water was only 68. Saw nothing in the river. Good luck and maybe see you there !!
@@bethannbennett8720 Yes we do, Georgia Boys Fish Camp buys most of it , if you are local to Hastings / Palatka area, we can make arrangements to meet ,,, $6 / lb -- thanks for your interest
We put in at the marina and hang a left,. All the way to propagation and then all the side channels, generally run out of steam after 3-4 corners. Did really well this year (not posted yet) during the spawn by the old rail road bed. Tons of weeds, which makes it tough for trolling,. We played the game "wack a carp" 3 days and got around 30 or so. Thanks for watching
never to late. thanks for watching ....in PA, the carp becomes fertilizer at our farm and in FL, tilapia and gar, we eat what we can and give everything else away ... rarely do we find anybody that won't take them. thanks for watching
Is there a way my son and I could join you in a fish hunt? We live on the lower St. Johns River area of Popo Point. We have a compound and a crossbow. We just need to configure them for bow fishing.
our bowfishing in FL for 2021 has come to an end .... we have returned to our home state of PA but when we return next winter, if you are still interested, we can try to set something up ... thanks for watching and if you get out to try bowfishing, have FUN
make sure your bow set up is correct first... your arrow should hit straight into the fish ... if it lands sideways and too straight up or down, then adjustments need to be made to your arrow rest. throw a plastic water bottle in the yard and start with that ... when you can consistantly hit where you are aiming, move it further out - practice, practice -- then go to water and remember that you no longer can aim AT the fish (unless it's actually floating on top). In water, you have to allow for depth, clarity and distance of your target ... In water, you MUST always aim lower than the fish ....takes a lot of practice to figure out how deep they are, how fast they are traveling. Trust me, you will always miss more than you are shooting at .... I've been shooting for 50+ years and still miss most of what I shoot at ... good luck and happy hunting. thanks for watching and practice, practice, practice
daylight is very challenging ... water clarity, wind and sun all play a part ... unlike night fishing, all of the above matters .... daytime bowfishing the fish "see" you coming .... our favorite sites from the past year are dark water this year, which makes it near impossible to bowfish ... but on the flip side ,,, very few "loud boats" and no bugs in your face ... keep the sun to your back and when possible, drift with the wind ... as always, day or night ,,, aim low and shoot lower ... we make it look easy because my wife edits out ALL the misses ... good luck and keep watching thanks
thanks for watching, our time is winding down .... we winter in FL and are heading back home soon ... Home only has carp to shoot, not nearly as much fun as here ...
@@jeffoesterling6745 we have a few different types of carp, Asian carp and big heads, 2 different types of gar, catfish and bowfin. Their isn't anything more fun than bowfishing.
we've been using since 2014 ... works great .... it does collect lots of brush from time to time, wife just edits all that out .... I can churn thru basic stuff and spin it backwards ... this is the only one ever used in Florida so don't have anything to compare to ... like it alot -- thanks for watching
thanks for watching Justin, googled it, sounds like tons fun but alas, out of our "mileage radius" lol might be forced to expand our circle but still having tons of fun ... found some needle nose spawning in the St Johns River the other day, so we're smiling now.
@@jeffoesterling6745 nice!!! Yeah waiting patiently on video. I'm sorry it is out of you're radious. You just might have to expand with so many viable options .
thanks !!! we've been back since January BUT our local water has been dark, dark, dark .... did find some spawning needle nose today on the St Johns River so the FUN can now begin ... shooting FL gar is fun but teeny tiny ... lol thanks for watching ... hoping to post more videos soon
Sure am glad to see you guys back down here. Silver Glen is covered in tilapia beds right now if you want to run down to that side of the lake. Water of course it's crystal clear right now , I just left there.
thanks Bill, we've been back since January BUT our favorite water is DARK ... been to Silver Glen a couple of times but it's pretty far for us and we prefer daytime bowfishing, which, in Silver Glen, is nearly impossible ... lol.... we got into some needle nose gar today on the St Johns River . just a few could be seen in the dark water but it got the juices flowing .... 3 nice ones today ... thanks for watching and giving us the heads up ...
Thanks for watching ,,, Rodman is the only "clear" water we can find, about 65 miles round trip (yikes) ... bowfishing during the day is difficult (to say the least) -- we obviously prefer the needle nose gar but whatever we can find will have to work ... for right now, this is the place ... hoping the water elsewhere will clear up . hoping for better conditions in the next month --
Central FL area BUT this year the lake is currently BLACK, BLACK, BLACK --- currently can't see anything more than 6" deep ... our daytime #'s are going to be LOW this year ... but tons of fun -- thanks for watching
Good size fish shucks!!!!...I have only just found your clips and really enjoy watching them.Great shooting both of you.Jeff I just realised why your not landing as many fish as your good wife.........she has the Go pro on her hat ( Im smiling) & appears more focussed on landing her great fish haha..keep posting I love it.
thanks for watching .... not hubby's 1st dunk off the boat ... good thing he's a water person .... I'd have dropped the bow screaming all the way down ....
we have a commercial fishing license which allows us to sell the gar roe to bait shops and fishing guys .... People use the gar roe to fish with .... thanks for watching
hey thanks, so much fun ,,, hubby got me into this about 10 years ago, I'm still pretty bad compared to him but he's had a LOT more practice .... he refuses to wear a camera so sometimes it looks like I'm doing all the shooting ... hoping to be able to do this a long time .... lol keep watching , more to come
hubby & I have used a bunch of different kind ... currently using a cajun sucker punch with a canister reel and a ps2 with canister. We have and do use the push button reels on occasion. They work good for smaller fish (gar, tilapia etc) ... We mostly use the canister reels because we get into big gar and catfish that weigh 35 lbs or better so the canister reels work better because the lb test is heavier but we do break that from time to time also. The arrow point is the most important item. Something that twists quickly and is ready to go for that next shot ... hubby has the power and likes the longer ones that penetrate deeper ... My bow is probably only 30 lb and my point has shorter barbs that twist with a spin of the arrow ... we both do lose fish sometimes because not deep enough, etc. The best thing to do set yourself up with a cheap garage sale bow, buy a reel and get out there and have fun. Hint: aim low (it takes some getting used to) you will miss ALOT - thanks for watching!!
@@jeffoesterling6745 Thank you for responding and the info . I'm currently using a Barnett Vortex Bow with an AMS Pro reel and Muzzy Gar tips on my arrows . Using it on the Tilapia and Plecos in my canal here in Palm Beach county. I truly love this sport besides my regular fishing .God bless and y'all stay safe and please keep making this entertaining vids .👍🙏✝️💜🎣🏹🇵🇷🇺🇸
sorry, didn't see your comment till now (duh) We pretty much hit all of Crescent Lake, just depends on the wind direction ... around Bear Island has been good when the gar are spawning ... thanks for watching
