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Bowfishing from the Bank (Video)

There aren't many better ways to spend a summer night than skewering fish in the shallows.

In just the past couple of decades, bowfishing has evolved from a simple pursuit performed with fairly crude equipment by a cohort of passionate participants into a tournament sport involving five-figure boats and specialized, high-tech gear.

But none of that makes the simple pleasure of stalking along the bank of a favorite lake on a hot summer night, bow in hand and a stream of lumens trained on the shallow flats, any less enjoyable. In this video, we share a few tips to help you make the most of a mid-summer stalk.

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