AMS Bowfishing Buzz Podcast
Bowfishing Buzz brings you all the current and new information, tactics, strategies, tournament news, interviews, product highlights and funny stories that all revolve around the great sport of bowfishing. Bowfishing is the fastest growing outdoor sport in North America. It's fast paced, exciting, comedic, adrenaline pumping, non stop bowfishing fun. Bowfishing Buzz is your podcast for everything bowfishing.
Episodes
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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”.
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• How many lbs. of silvers in Nor...
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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.
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• A paddlefish swam ...
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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?
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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.
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- Barometric pressure and how it ...
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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.
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- Matt and D-Schmidty Big 20 predictions
- Sampling smoked pickled eggs on set
- Time to pick out a dre...
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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 nigh...
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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.
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• In-dept...
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This week, Matt and Derrick tackle questions submitted by YOU, our listeners. These questions are very well stated by our listeners, and they cover a lot of the “touchy subjects” when it comes to bowfishing. We also dive into early season bowfishing tactics, discuss the TANK of a common carp we shot last week, and what we think the next “breakthrough” will be in the bowfis...
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Now, the rest of the story. Part 2 of Steve Kobrine's Amazon bowfishing adventures and stories. Steve covers a wide variety of topics, including shooting dozens of fish in the piranha infested waters of the Amazon, describing a harrowing 22-mile boat ride in a 30-foot canoe in the darkness of the jungle, eating Electric Eel, Vampire Fish, and Peacock Bass. Some stori...
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This week we are joined by possibly the most well-traveled bowfishermen in the history of the sport. Steve covers a wide variety of topics, including shooting dozens of fish in the piranha infested waters of the Amazon, describing a harrowing 22-mile boat ride in a 30-foot canoe in the darkness of the jungle, and shooting African big game at 170 yards with his bow. Some st...
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This week, we do a species breakdown on one of the newest and most invasive species in the United States, the clown knifefish. We also call Haylie Slater, located down in Texas, and she gives us a breakdown on an amazing event that she has been hosting for a couple years now. Matt and Derrick also discuss their recent travels to Dallas and Phoenix.
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• Schmidty gets k...
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We are joined this week by the Owner of The Obsession Outdoors bowfishing guide service, Clayton Meyer. He is located in Bagdad, Kentucky and seems to have been destined to guiding since he was 14 years old. We also discuss the 2025 ATA show, new products for 2025, Matt and Derrick’s ice fishing extravaganza and the loss of a Wisconsin Sports Legend.
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- How to get s...
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With 2024 wrapping up its time to hear some of your 2025 Bowfishing Resolutions. We give our top 3 resolutions and top 3 moments from 2024. Happy New Year everyone.
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- Kranky the Carp joins us
- Fish that you wish
- 16 years of shooting a fish every month (192 months)
- Freshwater fish over 100 pounds
- What does it take to be a top bowfishing team
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We are joined by Tommy Woods (Team TKO), Dennis Redden (Redden Outfitters), and Lance Brantley (Team On Track) as we discuss the 2024 bowfishing season, bucket list fish, if you only had one day to bowfish what's that date, location and species, and the upcoming 2025 BAA Worlds Bowfishing Championship. Mathew tells us about his crazy archery success on a buck that wa...
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We sit down with the owners of AMS Bowfishing and take a look back to the very beginning and how it all started. Cindy's father, Jack Lasee, had a vision back in the 70's and Cindy followed that vision to what is now known as AMS Bowfishing. We discuss Cindy and Jeff dating in high school, building retrievers in their small apartment, how they managed a family wi...
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Its Wisconsin vs Alabama to see who will host the 2025 BAA Worlds Bowfishing Championship. We are joined by Noah Kreilkramp and Mitch Pfohl of Wisconsin and Michael Cather and Peyton Travers of Alabama. They lay out all the tournament details and information why you should vote either Wisconsin or Alabama. Voting opens the first week of October on the Bowfishing Associatio...
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It's alligator season and we are joined by Grayson Padrick with Central Florida Trophy Hunts. Grayson gives us a rundown on their alligator guide service and how they put their clients on gators. Mathew shares stories from his past 5 gator hunts.
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- 2025 BAA Worlds Bid
- BAA records
- Derrick's bears
- Fish You Wish
- Grass Carp poop turns into what?
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In this episode, Matt, and Derrick call bowfishing pioneer, Randy Woodward. Randy has paved the way for thousands of bowfishers during his bowfishing tenure. Matt also gets creative and shows Derrick a song he recently heard. (I'm there to Bowfish)
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- Randy won Worlds HOW MANY TIMES!?
- Kranky discusses pole vaulting and swimming
- 28 year anniversary plans (NOT w...
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In this episode, Matt and Derrick compile a list of bowfishing trivia questions to ask each other. We also discuss the upcoming Cajun 8, and Derrick sings a song NOBODY has ever heard before.😉
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- Derrick thinks he's Charlie Daniels
- Record goldfish everywhere!
- Are dragon carp real?
- World’s biggest dirt track racing superfan
- Upcoming bowfishing road trips
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In this episode, we discuss the absolute destruction that silver carp have caused in United States waterways, and how they are able to get away with it. We also get a phone call from a friend who’s on a bowfishing journey. 😉
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• What is broadcast spawning?
• Best places to bowfish in mid-summer
• The BILLION dollar invasive specie problem
• World record silver carp
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