Lots of guys like the recurve better for bowfishing because for a quick snap shot they don't have to be drawn all the way back to the "wall" like a compound.

With that said, I use a compound because I had one that is ancient and I don't use it anymore for deer hunting - I'm too cheep to buy a new bow for a couple weeks of bowfishing in the Spring.

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