Talk to me!

[petey]

So, I've been shooting compounds ever since I was 10, and have killed various numbers and species of game from turkey & deer in the East to mulies and elk in the West, plus evertyhing in between.

I have to say my favorite season of the year is when my bow is in my hands. Of the deer I shot locally this year, they were taken with my bow. To make a long story short....I love hunting with my bow, but have taken so much game that I'd like to maybe try something different.

The ol Mathews decked out with $100 arrow rest and $150 sights and hand built arrows, self tuned, is a killing machine. I want to take a step back and maybe get away from all the hi-tech hype. (we'll see anyhow). It's just a thought. Now I've been using an ol Bear Kodiak recurve to bowfish with, but it's been a few years and the top limb is twisted, so here I am with an idea.

Switch to recurve to make it a bit more challenging!

I'll need a new bow. Preferably one with a stablizer hole so I can use it for bowfishing in the future if this whole thing doesn't pan out.

What bow? Yeah, I'll go and shoot some to try on but from what I saw at Cabela's, Bear bows didn't really look and feel all that great. They didn't have a big selection though. What else is there, keeping it simple and relatively cheap. I'm not spending $500 on a new recurve....sorry, just not doing it.

Ok what arrow? Can you shoot Carbons? Can you shoot Alluminums? I saw a dozon 3 River Cedar arrows for $77. WOW...pretty pricy, seeing as how I can build 12 XX78 Super Slams for way less than that. For that kind of money I can buy a dozen carbons and I know they'll hold up when I fire a couple over the backstop as I'm learning. Hate to spend $6.50 on and arrow (with no tip) and smash it after one shot. Or is this a false assumption and they are just as durable as any other arrow?

You tell me your choice and where to start. Keep in mind, I'm not new to the archery world. In fact I'd consider myself quite the archer who wants a bigger challenge. I've shot recurve at fish less than 10 yards with success for many years.

Where to begin?