Creeping through flooded timber, pushing through shallow marshes, or searching deeper water, often in the middle of the night, are all tactics for finding fish in the sport of bowfishing. Each method has different challenges to overcome like water clarity, weeds, and obstructions.
For many bowfishers the con-ditions they shoot in change often and each environment can pose unique challenges. Successful fishermen use equipment that can handle the widest range of shooting environments possible. The debates over which bows, reels, lights, and propulsion systems deliver the best value rage on as the sport continues to evolve
One commonly overlooked, yet very important tool in bowfishing is the line used in bowfishing reels. No two bowfishing lines are created equally and Woody-Wire
Bowfishing Braid has developed a braided synthetic line that is highly durable, exceptionally smooth, and resistant to tangling, allowing it to capture the attention of bowfishers around the US.
The equipment I use has changed tremendously through my 12 years of bowfishing. My team and I, Carpzilla Bowfishing, have adopted the use of spincast reals and we recently focused on the type of braided line we were spooling up with. Roughly a year ago nearly every bowfisher I
talked with began to mention Woody-Wire. I became very curious and ordered a couple of spools to fill half of my teams’ reels.
Casey Woody, the owner of Woody-Wire, promised fewer tangles, longer life and a stronger, more durable line. This all sounded great to me, but I still wanted to compare Woody-Wire against the lines we were currently shooting. In side-by-side comparisons I found an amazing difference using Woody-Wire, so amazing that I completely switched our team over to it.
During the 2014 season it was surprising how much less line we
used. We weren’t retying our
arrows nearly as often thanks to the durability and abrasion resistance of Woody-Wire.
Our bowfishing team shoots mainly in Wisconsin, which offers a very unique range of shooting conditions. We shoot around ice in the winter, thick cattails in the spring, mucky bottoms, rocky shorelines, and flooded timber in areas ranging from small creeks, to large rivers, and even on the Great Lakes. Woody-Wire’s braided line consistently provided us with excellent results.
The development of Woody-Wire started when Casey was Co-Owner and Executive Producer of the Ironman Bowfishing television show. The Ironman Bowfishing crew wanted a braided line that could out-perform other lines on the market, so Casey began researching synthetic materials used to make these braided lines.
In 2013, Casey found a company that claimed, “We can make you a better bowfishing braid than any other on the market”. They worked with Casey to develop several prototypes that focused on improving the braiding process, and after 9 months they succeeded with a line that was was stronger, smoother, and
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Obscure Adventures Magazine
Gear Profile:
Woody-Wire
Bowfishing Braid
Is it time to reconsider what you put in your spincast reel?
by Justin "Carpzilla" Wilke
Woody-Wire Bowfishing Braid made a splash in the bowfishing community in 2013 thanks to online marketing, social media, and through generous support of teams and tournaments around the country.
The author's team has found great success after their switch to Woody-Wire