A bowfishing arrow shaft is provided with a carbon fiber bow fishing arrow providing an outer tube with an internal wire rope. In this regard the wire rope provides added weight while being ductile to prevent damage to the carbon fiber tube or holding a kink preventing the arrow from fully returning to a straight configuration after extreme flexure of the carbon fiber tube which would otherwise be accommodate.

A bowfishing arrow shaft is provided with a carbon fiber bow fishing arrow providing an outer tube with an internal wire rope. In this regard the wire rope provides added weight while being ductile to prevent damage to the carbon fiber tube or holding a kink preventing the arrow from fully returning to a straight configuration after extreme flexure of the carbon fiber tube which would otherwise be accommodate.

A reel for fishing line or the like provides for extremely rapid payout by releasing the line to unwind by sliding rapidly around a guide surrounding the line spool and by rotation of the line spool itself. A handle extending rearwardly from the reel controls a line guide preventing sliding of the fishing line around the guide and providing controllable friction and locking of rotation of the line spool only when actuated by the user to permit retraction of the line or controlled tensioning of the line.

The present invention describes a drone that is launched from a handheld piece and may be navigated by controls that are positioned on the handheld piece in any direction at varying speeds. After the drone is launched the operator of the handheld piece deploys a hook stowed in the drone that descends into the water. Although the present invention is most suitable for fishing it will be readily apparent that there are several other important fields of use where this invention may be beneficial by substituting the hook with other components.

The present invention describes a drone that is launched from a handheld piece and may be navigated by controls that are positioned on the handheld piece in any direction at varying speeds. After the drone is launched the operator of the handheld piece deploys a hook stowed in the drone that descends into the water. Although the present invention is most suitable for fishing it will be readily apparent that there are several other important fields of use where this invention may be beneficial by substituting the hook with other components.

A fish harvesting head is disclosed having one or more barb arms protruding from barb receiving slots in a harvesting body, wherein one or more barb arms includes one or more gripper arms extending from at least one barb arm nonorthogonal and nonparallel with the barb arm to prevent the fish harvesting head from inadvertently being pulled free from a target. The gripper arm may extend at a compound angle from a side surface of the barb arm. The gripper arm may also be nonlinear such that the gripper arm mates with an outer surface of the fish harvesting head when the barb arm is in a closed position against the harvesting body. In such a position, the gripper arm assists the barb arm in staying in a closed position while the fish harvesting head is driven into a target, such as, but not limited to a fish.

A fish harvesting head is disclosed having one or more barb arms protruding from barb receiving slots in a harvesting body, wherein one or more barb arms includes one or more gripper arms extending from at least one barb arm nonorthogonal and nonparallel with the barb arm to prevent the fish harvesting head from inadvertently being pulled free from a target. The gripper arm may extend at a compound angle from a side surface of the barb arm. The gripper arm may also be nonlinear such that the gripper arm mates with an outer surface of the fish harvesting head when the barb arm is in a closed position against the harvesting body. In such a position, the gripper arm assists the barb arm in staying in a closed position while the fish harvesting head is driven into a target, such as, but not limited to a fish.

A fish harvesting head is disclosed having one or more barb arms protruding from barb receiving slots in a harvesting body, wherein one or more barb arms includes one or more gripper arms extending from at least one barb arm nonorthogonal and nonparallel with the barb arm to prevent the fish harvesting head from inadvertently being pulled free from a target. The gripper arm may extend at a compound angle from a side surface of the barb arm. The gripper arm may also be nonlinear such that the gripper arm mates with an outer surface of the fish harvesting head when the barb arm is in a closed position against the harvesting body. In such a position, the gripper arm assists the barb arm in staying in a closed position while the fish harvesting head is driven into a target, such as, but not limited to a fish.

A fish harvesting head is disclosed having one or more barb arms protruding from barb receiving slots in a harvesting body, wherein one or more barb arms includes one or more gripper arms extending from at least one barb arm nonorthogonal and nonparallel with the barb arm to prevent the fish harvesting head from inadvertently being pulled free from a target. The gripper arm may extend at a compound angle from a side surface of the barb arm. The gripper arm may also be nonlinear such that the gripper arm mates with an outer surface of the fish harvesting head when the barb arm is in a closed position against the harvesting body. In such a position, the gripper arm assists the barb arm in staying in a closed position while the fish harvesting head is driven into a target, such as, but not limited to a fish.

An enhanced slide and a circumferential stop assembly for use with a bowfishing arrow may include matching shapes for engaging one another in use. The engagement of such matching shapes offers many improvements over conventional slide and stop assemblies, including an even circumferential distribution of impact between the slide and the stop as well as inhibiting relative longitudinal or rotational movement between the slide and stop assemblies. The stop assembly may further include a nock adapter for engaging a nock, thereby serving as a dual purpose adapter. For ease of use and installation, the stop assembly may be an outsert, meaning that it is adapted to fit snugly over an arrow shaft.