AMS Bowfishing Buzz Podcast

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USA gear makes all the difference. We joined them for a night on the water, and the action didn’t disappoint—arrows were flying, the fish were huge, and the stories were even bigger. Tune in as we relive the rush, break down their winning strategies, and share what it’s like to chase giants with a team that just can’t stop stacking trophies.

 Also in this episode:

 • Matt’s 74 lb. bighead

• Bowfishing AirBnB’s

• Kentucky redemption tour

• Key to success – live on the water

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This one’s a heater! In Episode 107 of Bowfishing Buzz, we break down the chaos and carnage from the BAA Worlds and Cajun 8 tournaments. Then we dial up Tommy Woods, a true legend of the game, to hear how he’s evolving his tactics to stay lethal in today’s bowfishing battleground. Spoiler: he’s not slowing down. Oh, and did we mention fan mail? We reveal some gifts we received from a listener that truly had us cracking up. 

 

Also in this episode:

•  BAA Worlds + Cajun 8 highlights
• How goldfish food and Pepto Bismol are connected
• Wyoming Bowfishing
• Gator season in Georgia—lock and load!

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Over 40 years of American made innovation. Bowfishing is our way of life, it runs through our veins.

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In Ep. 106, we recognize that Schmidty is a man of his word, as he rocks a rather revealing dress during the entire podcast. We also break down bowfishing history and truly discover how long bowfishing has been a part of human life. Have you ever heard the song, “Buy You A Drank”, by T-Pain? Well, not this version you haven’t. 

   Plus!

 • Worlds tournament discussion

 • One lake tournaments – good or bad?

 • Squirrel dogs, rabbit dogs and…carp dogs?  

 • It’s illegal to play dominoes on Sundays! 

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AMS Bowfishing
Over 40 years of American made innovation. Bowfishing is our way of life, it runs through our veins.

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In episode 105, we give renown bowfishing trophy hunter, Randy Conover, a call. Randy consistently shoots bigheads that tip the scale at over 100 pounds, including a 120-pound white bighead he shot earlier this year. Matt and Derrick also brush up on their bowfishing knowledge with another rendition of “Bowfishing Fact or Fiction”.  

 Plus!

 • How many lbs. of silvers in North America?

 • A Minnesota carp that’s older than Mathew

 • How many teams are shooting Worlds?  

 • How to utilize a ladder while bowfishing

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AMS Bowfishing
Over 40 years of American made innovation. Bowfishing is our way of life, it runs through our veins.

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In Ep. 104, we recap our recent bowfishing road trip down to Kentucky, as well as give renowned bowfishing tournament shooter, Lance Brantley, a call so he can tell us about his 2nd place finish at this past weekend’s Muzzy Classic. We also share a serious moment when discussing a situation that happened to us in South Dakota earlier this month. 

 Plus!

 • A paddlefish swam 930 miles

• Lance’s hatred of store front windows

• Fish You Wish & BAA Records

• Badgers LOVE carp!?

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Over 40 years of American made innovation. Bowfishing is our way of life, it runs through our veins.

MegaMouth Bowfishing
Proven to be the TOUGHEST bowfishing reel on the market. Built and designed to dominate.

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We are on the water in Carptown USA for Ep. 103. We recap the last four days and dive into detail how the bowfishing has been. Beautiful weather,  high temps, and spawning carp to pop up thunderstorms, high winds, falling barometer, 20 degree temp change, and spawning coming to a complete stop. Garrett Drexler is on the deck, does he shoot a carp during the podcast?

Plus:

• Schmidty has gas station chicken burrito bubble gut
• Interview with Garrett Drexler
• Wisconsin Bowfishing Association wins the 2025 Invasive Species Action Award

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Over 40 years of American made innovation. Bowfishing is our way of life, it runs through our veins.

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We are joined by Joshua Mertens team captain of Indicarp Charters Bowfishing and winners of the 2025 AMS Big 20. With only 4 bowfishing tournaments under his belt Josh dives into his teams scouting, the weather, tournament day, the boat race to his spot tournament night, weigh ins, to lifting the $10,000 first place check. 

Plus:

• Barometric pressure and how it effects fish
• Big 20 Re-cap
• 60 foot jumps on a 4-wheeler
• Fish you wish

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Painted Arrow
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AMS Bowfishing
Over 40 years of American made innovation. Bowfishing is our way of life, it runs through our veins.

MegaMouth Bowfishing
Proven to be the TOUGHEST bowfishing reel on the market. Built and designed to dominate.

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We want to hear from our fellow bowfishers! Shoot us a text!

It's a special AMS Big 20 podcast! We dive into some of the specifics of the tournament including boat registration, parking, rules, mandatory meeting, take off, and weigh ins. We can't wait to see you all this Saturday for the 14th Annual AMS Big 20. 

Plus

• Matt and D-Schmidty Big 20 predictions
• Sampling smoked pickled eggs on set
• Time to pick out a dress for D-Schmidty!?
• Janna Waller & Julie McQueen Wisconsin buff spawn experience
  
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AMS Bowfishing
Over 40 years of American made innovation. Bowfishing is our way of life, it runs through our veins.

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We want to hear from our fellow bowfishers! Shoot us a text!

Celebrate Episode 100 with us this week! We give away all kinds of gift cards, apparel, and gear! We also interview all the staff here at AMS, talk with Landon Conley, the 2024 Youth Bowfisher of the Year, AND play all the video submissions we received in the last week. Matt also shocks the world with yet ANOTHER bowfishing song that he heard while driving back from a night on the water. Get ready, the Roche A Cri River Rat has come out with a new bowfishing banger.  

PLUS! 👇🏻

• Buff bet update

• AMS Boat improvements for 2025  

• AMS Big 20 is RIGHT around the corner

• We hear from Waterboy’s Bobby Bouche!? 

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MegaMouth Bowfishing
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AMS Bowfishing
Over 40 years of American made innovation. Bowfishing is our way of life, it runs through our veins.

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This week, Matt and Derrick are joined IN PERSON by Jody Bigalke. We discuss his recent induction into the BAA Hall of Fame and the emotions that came with it. Jody also discusses tournament tactics and how the sport has changed over the course of his bowfishing career. Derrick also plays a song that he heard on the radio last week – Bowfishing Rockstars. 

 PLUS! 

 • In-depth breakdown of all the AMS Points

• How to prepare for the spawn 

• Matt and Derrick arm wrestle for glory

• AMS Big 20 category prizes

• Alaskan bowfishing!?

NDesigns
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E-FISH-N-SEE Bowfishing Lights
Experience night bowfishing like never before with the E-FISH-N-SEE® Bowfishing Light

MegaMouth Bowfishing
Proven to be the TOUGHEST bowfishing reel on the market. Built and designed to dominate.

AMS Bowfishing
Over 40 years of American made innovation. Bowfishing is our way of life, it runs through our veins.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.