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Bowfishing, Bowfishing Lights -

We've been in the bowfishing business a long time, and every year we hear of new creative ways to mount bowfishing lights to your boat. We've seen people mount Swamp Eye Light Bars literally 15 ft up in the air, put Swamp Eye HDs on individual swivel rods, and many more out of the box methods. The purpose of this article is to tackle a problem that is becoming more common among bowfishermen who have multi-purpose boats (most commonly duck hunting boats): how to mount bowfishing lights in an easily removable manner. The result of this often stems from using the versa...

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Bowfishing, Bowfishing Generator, Bowfishing Lights -

Generators are used on bowfishing and flounder gigging boats for powering their trolling motors, lights, and other accessories. The majority of portable generators that are used have what's called a floating neutral. This floating neutral can cause your lights to flicker and other accessories to not function properly or optimally. Contractor-type generators are typically internally bonded and will not have these problems. However, these generators are too bulky for most flounder gigging and bowfishing boats so smaller portable generators are used. Almost all of these generators, regardless of brand, will have a floating neutral. You can research your generator or reach...

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Bowfishing, Bowfishing Light, Bowfishing Lights, Bowfishing Tournament, Bowfishing Tournaments -

The 2022 U.S. Open Bowfishing Championship hosted by Bass Pro Shops was one for the history books - it marked the largest bowfishing tournament in the world with nearly 230 teams competing for the top prize.  We had the opportunity to meet with many of our long friends we've met through bowfishing as well as put a face to a name of many of our new customers.  Team Ignited Bowfishing represented Outrigger Outdoors well with a Top 5 Finish! They ran a combination of Swamp Eye Light Bars and Swamp Eye HDs on their boat to find their fish. We'll...

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Bowfishing, Generator, Trolling Motor -

Learning how to run your trolling motor all night long could be what makes or breaks a bowfishing trip. Trolling motor run times are highly dependent on available battery capacity. Combine a trolling motor with bowfishing lights and other accessories, and you may watch your run time diminish. Let's discuss what it takes to extend your trolling motor run time by powering it off a generator.  Special thank you to DFW Bowfishing for the photo of their custom built bowfishing boat with Swamp Eye Light Bars.  Table of Contents How to Power Your Trolling Motor by a GeneratorStep 1: Determine Power Converter and...

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Bowfishing, Bowfishing Tournament, Bowfishing Tournaments -

The Guide To WINNING Bowfishing Tournaments Whether you're new to the game or an experienced bowfishermen, learning how to win a fishing tournament can be a daunting task. To be a consistent winner in the bowfishing world, it takes a lot of hands-on experience, trial and error, preparation, great bowfishing equipment and a tremendous amount of focus. Like most things in life, you get out what you put in and every now and then you might just get lucky.  The big bowfishing tournaments are constantly changing their locations so the home court advantage is never the same. That being said, you...

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