Bowfishing

Firehouse Bowfishing's mission is simple: we put you on fish while providing the best customer service experience while we provide all the equipment you will need for fishing. We often have people ask for our recommendations of what to buy to start fishing with when they get back home. We have years of experience teaching new people how to bowfish. That means if it can be broken, we have broken it. Our list is composed of the most reliable and cost-effective equipment for the new person getting into the sport of bowfishing.

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Bows, Reels, Arrows

Cajun Archery Sucker Punch RTF Bow Package

Again we go with Cajun on picking a bow. If the unmatched warranty wasn't enough to make it a clear winner how about the ease of use. The Sucker Punch is built on the mindset of we can fix and tune anything from the boat or truck, no professional shop is required. From changing your draw length, draw weight, adding attachments, or just turning the bow everything can be done by yourself with just a couple of wrenches.

Cajun Winch Pro Reel

Bottle-style reels are great options for beginners. They provide you with a thicker line compared to a zero-style reel. This makes losing your expensive arrows a lot less likely. We are a huge fan of Cajun. They are the only company on the market that provides a lifetime warranty on their bowfishing gear. Sure your reel will wear out over time but with the fantastic warranty, you can easily repair it and keep going season after season. Check out Firehouse Bowfishing on YouTube for how-to videos on setting up and repairing Cajun products.

TNT 4 barb Arrow

When it comes to arrows nothing beats the hardened steel tip of a TNT arrow. Durable and strong enough to outlast any of the other hundreds of tips on the market. For guiding it is the only tip we trust simply because it lasts the longest and holds fish the best.

Clothing

HUK Men's Icon X Hoodie

HUK Men's Next Level Quick-Drying Performance Fishing Shorts

HUK Men's Rogue Wave Shoe

Costa Tuna Alley

If you plan on fishing during the day a good pair of polarized glasses is a must to see into the water with. We use costas with the 580G glass blue lenses. We have found that blue does the best at cutting the glare on the water and the glass lenses provide a nice scratch-resistant feature so your eyewear last longer.

Tools & Accessories

A pair of knocking plyers for setting your knock point on the bow and a full set of allen wrenches is a must for your repair tool box. Other good things to have is extra knocks and superglue to attach them when they break.

MulWark Folding Allen Wrench Set

Easton Elite Multi-Pliers

24" Gaff

If fishing from a boat a gaff is a must. Nothing is worse than a boat flipping a big carp only to have it pull off your arrow. Then when you want to take photos with the big fish you just shot the gaff helps ensure a picture-perfect photo without them flopping out of your hands and back into the water never to be seen again.

Krazy Glue

AAE Plastinocks 5/16th

Durable and more of a soft plastic so they do not tend to get brittle and break as easily as others. They are also built to help reduce the odds of the arrow coming off the string at weird angles and causing a dry fire. Last you can slip a safety slide on and off over the knocks due to the slim design unlike most of your other bowfishing knocks.

Night Fishing Lights

160W Swamp Eye HD Bowfishing Light

If you're looking to out rig a boat there is nothing better to use than the 160w color-changing led bowfishing lights from outrigger outdoors. Easily tune the lights to see in any water conditions you can find.

Bow Mounted Bowfishing Light

If a boat isn't your thing yet, you can still experience bowfishing at night by walking the banks of the river or ponds with a good flashlight to see. Again outrigger makes the brightest and best bow-mounted light on the market for fishing.

Derek MARLIN Guide & Outfitter • Rogersville, Missouri

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