When selecting a crossbow for the purpose of fishing, you need not use a powerful crossbow, a draw weight of 80 pounds is enough. To attach accessories such as a real use the Sleek-X crossbow mount, it should fit almost all (99%) crossbows out there. But if your crossbow has a picatinny rail where the quiver mounts to the bow, you will need a Picatinny rail adapter as well. Complete your crossbow setup with the right bowfishing reel, a crossbow mount as well as the bowfishing arrows which need to be designed to easily penetrate through the water.
Crossbows tend to be more powerful than compound bows. A crossbow bolt may often completely penetrate through fish, especially surface fish like carp. As the bolt travels on after going through the fish or even in a miss it can become damaged by impacting surfaces below.
Build your own using your crossbow
AMS Bowfishing 610 Retriever – Crossbow Fishing Kit Reel
AMS Tournament Retriever Pro Crossbow Fishing Reel
Crossbow fishing kits
Anglo Arms 80 lbs Mantis Fishing Crossbow