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MEET THE FINALIST — The Bowfisher
September 02, 2009
MEET THE FINALIST — The Bowfisher
Tom Boatwright, 39 - Perdido, Ala.
Tom Boatwright is a sharpshooter with a bow. He finished second in the Buckmasters Top Bow Indoor World Championship last year, setting an example for his two sons, 15-year-old Tanner and 13-year-old Tucker. The eldest son has already started to follow his father’s footsteps: Tanner recently qualified for the Buckmasters competition.
Boatwright likes shooting bows on the water, too. “My boys and I love bows, but bowfishing has got our interest right now,” Boatwright says. “We like to shoot carp and alligator gars the best.”
The Alabama state angling record for an alligator gar is a 151-pound, 5-ounce monster caught in 2004. Boatwright says he and his boys caught what could have been a new state record this past summer, but it wouldn’t have counted since they caught it with a bow—not a rod and reel. “The ultimate is getting out there and shooting at night, filling up a 55-gallon drum,” Boatwright says. “It’s the best.”
The carpenter crew chief finished first in the Nashville Regional. His desire to win is what he says will put him above his competitors in the finals. That and his small size. “I’m real small. I weigh, like, 130 pounds,” Boatwright says. “I’m real quick. My uncle said it should be illegal for me to hunt. He said all I need is a stick.”
—Lance Madden
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Comments (6)
Tom - glad to see your profile and I look forward to meeting you at Dogwood. Be careful on your travel up.
Now about you using a "stick" ... we do have a couple of events with guns involved, I think we (the other competitors) would all agree to allow you to use a stick instead of a gun. We just want to make you feel comfortable and make your uncle proud. I'm just saying.
watch out for this feller. he's hungrier than he looks.
Way to go Tom. You make us Southerners Proud.
Tom - Way to go!!! You are truely a great Champion and someone I'm glad I got to meet and compete against. I hope your trip home was a safe one. -- Brian
Congratulations! It was a pleasure meeting you, Tom. I hope to see you next year!
Tom, all of us back home are so proud of you and what you have accomplished. Great job!!! You are an inspiration to young boys and girls who are Type 1 Diabetics that they CAN make their dreams come true . Just don't ever give up. Way to go.
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watch out for this feller. he's hungrier than he looks.
Tom - glad to see your profile and I look forward to meeting you at Dogwood. Be careful on your travel up.
Now about you using a "stick" ... we do have a couple of events with guns involved, I think we (the other competitors) would all agree to allow you to use a stick instead of a gun. We just want to make you feel comfortable and make your uncle proud. I'm just saying.
Way to go Tom. You make us Southerners Proud.
Tom - Way to go!!! You are truely a great Champion and someone I'm glad I got to meet and compete against. I hope your trip home was a safe one. -- Brian
Congratulations! It was a pleasure meeting you, Tom. I hope to see you next year!
Tom, all of us back home are so proud of you and what you have accomplished. Great job!!! You are an inspiration to young boys and girls who are Type 1 Diabetics that they CAN make their dreams come true . Just don't ever give up. Way to go.
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