Stringing it along

Tow bowfishermen take aim at a carp in the shallows of Lake Marion.

Want to extend your bowhunting opportunities and combine them with fishing? Then bowfishing, which has found a big following in the Palmetto State, may be for you.

For any casual archer who has ever considered giving bowfishing a try, you are encouraged to participate at your own risk.

Upon release of that first arrow — cowering over the front rail of the boat with bugs in your teeth, gas fumes in your nostrils, and the roar the generator ringing in your ears — odds are you’ll miss the fish but stick the arrow deep into your own heart.

That’s exactly what happened to Jay Iadonisi, a diehard bowhunter from St. Matthews, on his first bowfishing expedition many years ago.Click here to read more on Stringing it along

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Phillip Gentry of Waterloo, S.C., is an avid outdoorsman and said if it swims, flies, hops or crawls, he's usually not too far behind.

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