AMS Bowfishing Buzz Podcast

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 Bowfishing Buzz EP 127 is packed with fall action! Mathew recaps a Mississippi River trip that included big buffs and his first Wisconsin Grass Carp. We also rank every month of the year for bowfishing, and talk alligator bowfishing.
Fish You Wish that has teeth like a human?????

 Plus, we've got some things happening at AMS! The AMS Bowfishing Photo Contest is underway on Facebook, giving you a chance to win an AMS hat, and we're introducing From the AMS Vault—a new series digging up bowfishing footage from old AMS trips dating back more than 20 years.

  We also dive into a little bowhunting and the AMS Fantasy Football draft.

Bowfishing Buzz — brought to you by AMS Bowfishing & Mega-Mouth Bowfishing

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Summer might be winding down, but the bowfishing isn’t! On Episode 126, we’re joined by Clayton Meyer of The Obsession Outdoors to talk fall bowfishing and break down his strategies for finding fish as the water starts to cool.

We also shine the Species Spotlight on the Quillback Carpsucker, uncovering some crazy facts about this overlooked fish—including just how crazy they get during the spawn!

Then Clayton gets put through the Rapid Fire, and we finish things off with some Bowfishing BS: Would You Rather, Fish You Wish, and plenty of laughs along the way.

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This week, D-Schmidty sits down with Mathew to hear the full story behind an unforgettable South Texas bowfishing adventure with Captain Hunter Barthels of Extreme Bowfishing!
From takeoff to chasing Alligator Gar in the coastal waters alongside Jana Waller Bair of Skull Bound Chronicles, the action starts early. Then the crew heads inland with one goal in mind: find a TRUE GIANT Gator Gar.

On Day 3, it all came together.
 Mathew tells us exactly what happened when the opportunity of a lifetime appeared out of nowhere!  You’ll hear exactly what was going through his mind, how the shot unfolded, and what it felt like when he realized just how big this fish really was. 

 Then Captain Hunter Barthels joins the show to talk about what it takes to be a top-notch bowfishing guide in South Texas and consistently put clients on incredible fish.

PLUS—we've got Fish You Wish and some of D-Schmidty’s early bowfishing diary stories! 

Big fish. Big stories. South Texas bowfishing.

You DON’T want to miss Episode 125 of Bowfishing Buzz!

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🏆 BAA WORLDS CHAMPIONS! Harley Gummert Breaks Down Team Komplete Kahos' 612-Pound Victory | Ep. 124

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The 2026 BAA World Championship is in the books, and Team Komplete Kahos is bringing home another World Title!

This week on the Bowfishing Buzz Podcast, Mathew recaps his trip to Benton, Arkansas, covering everything from the AMS/MegaMouth booth to the massive weigh-ins, incredible stories from teams across the country, and one unforgettable weekend at the BAA Worlds.

Then we're joined by Harley Gummert of Team Komplete Kahos after he and teammate Hunter Guse captured the 2026 BAA Big 20 World Championship weighing in 612-pounds of Silvers and Buffalo.

We also preview next week's Texas adventure with Jana Waller Bair, John Bair, Hunter Barthels, and Extreme Bowfishing.

In this episode:

•  2026 BAA Worlds recap 
•  Behind-the-scenes from Arkansas 
•  Team Komplete Kahos interview 
•  612-pound winning strategy 
•  Fish You Wish 
•  Texas trip preview

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 Who knew a broken truck could lead to one of the best bowfishing adventures of the year? In Episode 123, we recap an awesome weekend at the Bluegrass Youth Bowfishing Bonanza, and tell the story of how mechanical problems in Kentucky somehow turned into Dennis sticking a 50+ pound spoonbill. Mathew eventually made it back to retrieve the truck (and even found a few fish along the way), and then we sit down with Parker LaRue for everything you need to know before the 2026 BAA Worlds in Arkansas—from payouts and red zones to tournament schedules and winning predictions. We also dive into another Fish You Wish and some Breaking News. Grab a cold drink, sharpen your arrows, and join us for another episode where the stories are almost as big as the fish! 

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On this episode of the Bowfishing Buzz, Derrick and Mathew sit down with Jeb Verhalen and Eric Coggon from Team Bottom Feeders, the 2026 AMS Big 20 Champions. After coming close in previous years with a runner-up finish in 2022,  5th place finish in 2023, and a 4th place finish in 2024 Team Bottom Feeders finally sealed the deal and took home the win.

We talk with Jeb and Eric about scouting, takeoff, tournament night decisions, the pressure of weigh-in, and what it felt like to finally hear their names called as AMS Big 20 champions.

Derrick and Mathew also recap their trip to Maryland chasing Northern Snakeheads and stingrays with Working Class Outdoorsman, preview Mathew’s upcoming trip to Kentucky for the Bluegrass Youth Bonanza, and discuss Team AMS Bowfishing’s big win at the Kentucky Lake Outdoors Bowfishing Tournament with a Big 20 weight of 585 pounds and Big Fish honors with a 64-pound Bighead.

Plus a Youth Fish You Wish segment

It’s an episode packed with Big 20 stories, Kentucky bowfishing, snakeheads, stingrays, and plenty of bowfishing talk.

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This week on Bowfishing Buzz, we’re recapping the 15th Annual AMS Big 20 Challenge and breaking down all the results from one of Wisconsin’s biggest bowfishing weekends.

We’ll also talk about Mathew and Julie’s Memorial Day carp beatdown, where they filled the boat with dirt donkeys. 

Then we’re looking ahead to the next stretch of road trips. The crew heads to Maryland on June 1st to chase Northern Snakeheads with Working Class Outdoorsman, followed by Matt and Derrick heading to Kentucky on June 10th for the Bluegrass Bonanza Youth Bowfishing Tournament.

Plus, AMS Bowfishing Above & Below H2O Episode 4: Dirt Donkey Country airs June 6th on CarbonTV.

Big 20 results. Memorial Day carp chaos. Maryland snakeheads. Kentucky youth bowfishing. Fish U Wish. Dirt Donkey Country.

This episode is stacked.

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The countdown is on! On this episode of the Bowfishing Buzz Podcast, Derrick and Mathew are officially in Big 20 mode as the 15th Annual AMS Big 20 Challenge is only days away.

Joining the show for a portion of the episode is Joshua Mertens, team captain from last year’s winning team. Joshua talks about what it was like taking home the Big 20 title, the pressure of coming back as defending champs, how his team is preparing, whether any scouting has started, and what expectations look like heading into tournament weekend.

Derrick and Mathew also dive into tournament prep, scouting talk, changing conditions, strategy, and the excitement building around one of the biggest weekends in bowfishing. They cover new BAA records, break down the Big Fish Categories and the prizes up for grabs, and reveal a staggering Big 20 average weight that proves the state of Wisconsin means business when it comes to giant common carp.

Plus, this week’s Fish You Wish and Derrick and Mathew make their official winning weight predictions for the 2026 AMS Big 20 Challenge.

Boats are getting rigged, weather apps are getting abused, and every bowfisherman in Wisconsin is trying to figure out where the big fish are hiding.

It’s Episode 120 of the Bowfishing Buzz Podcast — and the road to the Big 20 starts now.

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The fish are moving and things are heating up in Episode 119 of Bowfishing Buzz.

We break down everything you need to know heading into the AMS Big 20 Tournament, including key rule changes, strategy shifts, and why this year could be one of the wildest yet.

We also share one of our favorite listener success stories—Isaac from Minnesota went from struggling to find fish… to stacking carp in one night after applying a few simple tips.

On the water, the crew has been busy. Garrett drops a personal best Buffalo weighing 27.8 pounds, and one lucky fan nails the exact weight guess out of over 360 entries.

We cover recent BAA state records, dive into current tournament trends, and wrap it up with a massive Fish You Wish out of Iowa—a 49.40 lb state record Common Carp.

Plus, we have a little fun imagining what rough fish would sound like if they could talk.

And don’t forget—Above & Below H2O returns May 9th on CarbonTV with “Go Bighead or Go Home” as the crew heads to Kentucky in search of giants.

🎯 Real stories. Real fish. Real bowfishing.

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Spring is waking up and the bowfishing grind is officially ON.

In Episode 118, the boys break down everything you need to know about April bowfishing — where to find fish, how conditions are changing, and why right now might be one of the most underrated times to be on the water.

We’re also talking tournament season prep, as Lance Brantley joins the show to dive into how Team AMS is getting dialed in, what it takes to compete at a high level, and what separates the top teams from the rest of the pack.

We’ve got a few key updates:

• Breakdown projected spawn temperatures on a variety of fish and where you should look for them
•  Mathew heading to the Kicking Bear banquet to help grow the next generation of bowfishing 
•  A MONSTER 75 lb Tennessee State Record Black Buffalo shot by Adam Allen 

Plus, we preview this weekend’s episode of Above & Below H2O – Badger State Bowfishing Blitz Part 2 airing on CarbonTV — packed with nonstop action from Wisconsin waters.

And of course… we wrap it up with Fish You Wish.

This week’s fish comes from a state where it’s illegal to shoot rabbits from motorboats… so you know it’s gotta be a good one 😏

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