This is about my son Robert Blackburn . Im saddened that this happened to him. Im proud that he is quick and intellegent (way way smarter than the average bear) and has delt with the loss of his eye extremely well. His expert/professional welding, fishing, hunting skills were dampened for just an amazing short time. Roberts desire and perseverance at perfection paid off....Thank you God... Ps. Thank you God...I love my son
So I joined the marines with both eyes and left there with only one so I know the vibes of being reduced in vision and how much of a challenge activities like bow fishing can actually be especially if you loos your dominant eye gotta say max respect for never quitting or playing victim making light of a serious injury and living like a boss keep on trucking man 💪
Glad Robert is doing well and is back at it. You adapted well to the injury good one you! Thanks for sharing your touching story. Great job unguided! Something about y’all’s bow fishing videos that just strike me in the right spot.
Crazy story. Glad your still here to tell it. I’ve always been a fan of safety slides, but I got some friends that swear by tying to arrow. I’ll be sure to share your story with them. Thanks for sharing!
I live about 1000 miles away from you boys and I can tell you his injury has had an impact on all of us fishing here in Indiana. 99% of us are all running slides now. We shoot a lot of clean lakes, shooting buffs in 4 to 8 feet of water, going to slides wasnt hard and we still kill just as many fish as TTB. Glad Robert is still killing it. Said many prayers for him! Keep up the awesome videos. You boys are the best in the business.
Thanks for this video. I have always been using slides on my recurve setup. My sister lost her eye to a medical issue. She had a struggle like you mentioned, feel for you brother. Good to see you still out
As another fellow eye accident injury person to another I know the feeling. In 2015 I had a work injury then caused permanent eye sight in my right dominant eye as well. It took some time to get things figured back out on shooting my bow and shot gun and even driving my vehicle or setting a cup of water down on my table at home but man oh man I know the struggle. Glad your alright and still shooting fish left and right on these videos. You guys do a awesome job and shooting and filming!
I freaking love y’all’s videos!! I’ve had the privilege to learn so much from Robert over the last couple years he’s always there when I ask a question!! To see how far he’s come now after the accident is amazing!! And jj I literally wear batting gloves all be cause I said well I’m a try that lol!! Keep it up guys and hope one day we all can fling some arrows on the water together !! Have fun and be safe!!
I really appreciated your video. I am older now but for years hammered the fish bow fishing. Due to a sagging cornea (Lasik in the 90s) I am on my second cornea transplant. The first one failed at 8 months, a freak accident. It takes a full year to heal. I am now at 5 plus months and they have sewn my eyelids mostly together in order to protect the cornea. I have gone thru 8 eye operations in the last 13 months and am pretty tired of them. I can see a tiny bit sometimes out of the upper right side of my left eye. it has really messed my depth perception up and my balance as well. Hopefully in 3-4 months, they will open my eye more. I still shoot, just a lot lighter bow now. I make my own selfbows still, now 65 years old and I refuse to quit. But the challenges are pretty big and can really depress you but it still comes back to a mind set. So I am pretty much blind on the left side and crippled on the right side LOL. I do miss the bowfishing but it is what it is. Heck, I would fall out of the boat now more than I would be able to stand to shoot! Don't ever give up. Jerry
this is great that your sharing with us about this terrible accident. you explained it so quickly i couldn't understand what had happened. it would be most helpful if you would take a second and explain what happened and how to prevent this from happening in the future. thank you
Great video guys. Robert you have handled the situation like a badass. The fact you were also able to use your situation to educate other bowfisherman and help improve the safety of the sport is truly inspiring. Well done sir.
Thank you for this video. Last season my friend and I started shooting tttb and I noticed 4-6 times my line got wrapped around my cable roller, which fortunately only caused damage to my cables. I thought it was just me accidentally shooting with too much slack in my line. Now thanks to this video and a slow motion test y’all provided I know now that a safety slide is the best way to go.
Glad to have you back Robert!! Missed watching you guys shoot fish and y'all messing around! Then there is a time to be serious! I've always shot safety slides and will continue to do so. So glad y'all made a new video I always injoy watching y'all!! Stay safe guys!! 🤘🤘 Only bowfishing videos to watch on RUclips! Still waiting on that boat ride JJ 🤣🤣
Awesome video! We had the pleasure of meeting Robert at the Indiana state shoot. Actually won one of his door prizes. Seems like an all around great guy! Keep up the awesome work! 👊🏼💪🏼
Love that bowfishing content is back!!! Ice is finally melting here in Wisconsin, I'm ready to go! What percentage of fish hit, pull off for you guys? What's the best way to prevent pull outs. I shoot 35lbs off an RPM. Will be moving to an Oneida this season.
Great work guys! Thank you for your help in cleaning up the environment and bringing balance back into the waters. If you ever find yourself in Florida give me a shout. The plecos, clown knife fish, and many more are calling for us. Tight lines brothers.
Glad to see you back out there 🤙🏻. Idk if you guys have heard of them but there is a part called a clicky stick, little extra insurance to avoid forgetting to press the release
Glad Robert can still do what he loves. That would be insanely crushing to never shoot again. I shoot several days a week and couldn’t imagine having that taken
Yeah Robert shot with Kyle and I in Anahuac in 2008 or was that 2009?!?....long time ago! Very happy to see Robert back at it and able to keep that award winning personality! :)
I lost mine in 93… same eye(my right)… pellet rifle… still have the pellet buried in the back of my ocular cavity… kept my real eye tho… you’ll be alright brother 🙏 the good Lord blessed us with two, thankfully
just wanted to add, Dan Fitzgerald lost his dominant eye to a coat hanger when he was a kid. he was right handed and shot bows right handed plus, he shot instinctive and still does. He shoots just about everything from a longbow to compounds instinctive and brother he is bad news to whatever he shoots at. He has had a ton of bow hunting videos over the years. it is all about overcoming the challenges laid out before us. congrats to what you have done so far.
That's a great heads up. Terrible for you to lose an eye though. I have a bow fishing injury story as well. I ran a fish point almost through my hand. Word for all, know where your hand is going to end up when you pull start a motor.
Roberts story has made me start making the switch, never really knew that there was ever a problem my dad and uncle always shoot tie behind. With that being said it’s time for a change with me.
What happens if you don't hit the button on the reel and release an arrow with a slide? I've always shot tied to the back but have always worried about snap backs, never used slides because until recently nobody used slides with spincast setups, only with retriever reels.
Edit: Okay so I heard what he said now and see what he was talking about that is why i think using a glove is a little better then Bow Finger Guards. That happening is so low compared to your nock getting stuck in the draw line and hitting you. --- So I'm a bit confused about what happened with the line. So I figured I'd assume what I think he said happen was the line from reel was wrapped somehow around the draw string, so when he pulled the arrow back, he didn't see the reel line wrapped on the draw string so when he fired it and whipped back on him. Which caused this to happen.
I new right away that I would never tie to the back when I saw my friends do it and how dangerous it looked. But it’s definitely not worth injuring yourself always use a slide
It's also really unclear what actually happened. The nock hit him in the eye and punctured it in the center but... how did that happen? Unless the arrow bounced off a hard surface back at his face, how did it happen?
I almost lost my eye to my 1187 the bolt extractor snapped back and slammed me right in the safety glasses Doug about halfway into the lens and bounced away
So you waited till 20 minutes into the video to discuss the safety issue, what caused it and how to avoid it. SHAME ON YOU! Your video profits are clearly more important than other peoples eyesight....
This is about my son Robert Blackburn .
Im saddened that this happened to him.
Im proud that he is quick and intellegent (way way smarter than the average bear) and has delt with the loss of his eye extremely well.
His expert/professional welding, fishing, hunting skills were dampened for just an amazing short time.
Roberts desire and perseverance at perfection paid off....Thank you God...
Ps. Thank you God...I love my son
So I joined the marines with both eyes and left there with only one so I know the vibes of being reduced in vision and how much of a challenge activities like bow fishing can actually be especially if you loos your dominant eye gotta say max respect for never quitting or playing victim making light of a serious injury and living like a boss keep on trucking man 💪
Glad Robert is doing well and is back at it. You adapted well to the injury good one you! Thanks for sharing your touching story. Great job unguided! Something about y’all’s bow fishing videos that just strike me in the right spot.
Ryan killed it on this video work and edit on this one. Thanks for watching buddy
Crazy story. Glad your still here to tell it. I’ve always been a fan of safety slides, but I got some friends that swear by tying to arrow. I’ll be sure to share your story with them. Thanks for sharing!
I live about 1000 miles away from you boys and I can tell you his injury has had an impact on all of us fishing here in Indiana. 99% of us are all running slides now. We shoot a lot of clean lakes, shooting buffs in 4 to 8 feet of water, going to slides wasnt hard and we still kill just as many fish as TTB. Glad Robert is still killing it. Said many prayers for him! Keep up the awesome videos. You boys are the best in the business.
Thanks brother! Yeah his injury woke a lot of people up
Robert so glad to see you back on the water an glad to see a great recovery hope all is well
Thanks for this video. I have always been using slides on my recurve setup. My sister lost her eye to a medical issue. She had a struggle like you mentioned, feel for you brother. Good to see you still out
Awesome video guys as always! Robert great to see you out there kicking ass and doing what you love!
Love y’all are back and Robert is too!
Awesome attitude, lots of folks would just quit. Glad to see you out there doing what you love!!
The dudes attitude is awesome.
As another fellow eye accident injury person to another I know the feeling. In 2015 I had a work injury then caused permanent eye sight in my right dominant eye as well. It took some time to get things figured back out on shooting my bow and shot gun and even driving my vehicle or setting a cup of water down on my table at home but man oh man I know the struggle. Glad your alright and still shooting fish left and right on these videos. You guys do a awesome job and shooting and filming!
I freaking love y’all’s videos!! I’ve had the privilege to learn so much from Robert over the last couple years he’s always there when I ask a question!! To see how far he’s come now after the accident is amazing!! And jj I literally wear batting gloves all be cause I said well I’m a try that lol!! Keep it up guys and hope one day we all can fling some arrows on the water together !! Have fun and be safe!!
Oh hey buddy
Thanks for the support brother!!
Great video as always!!! Glad to see you guys back at it again!
Great video as always and always good seeing the forward progress. Keep at it fellas!!
Crazy accident glad your okay and back to bowfishing!!! Thanks for the info and tips to avoid an accident.
What a great great safety message to the pros and recreational bow fisherman (like me). I wish Robert well as he moves forward living life.
I really appreciated your video. I am older now but for years hammered the fish bow fishing. Due to a sagging cornea (Lasik in the 90s) I am on my second cornea transplant. The first one failed at 8 months, a freak accident. It takes a full year to heal. I am now at 5 plus months and they have sewn my eyelids mostly together in order to protect the cornea. I have gone thru 8 eye operations in the last 13 months and am pretty tired of them. I can see a tiny bit sometimes out of the upper right side of my left eye. it has really messed my depth perception up and my balance as well. Hopefully in 3-4 months, they will open my eye more. I still shoot, just a lot lighter bow now. I make my own selfbows still, now 65 years old and I refuse to quit. But the challenges are pretty big and can really depress you but it still comes back to a mind set. So I am pretty much blind on the left side and crippled on the right side LOL. I do miss the bowfishing but it is what it is. Heck, I would fall out of the boat now more than I would be able to stand to shoot! Don't ever give up. Jerry
this is great that your sharing with us about this terrible accident.
you explained it so quickly i couldn't understand what had happened. it would be most helpful if you would take a second and explain what happened and how to prevent this from happening in the future.
thank you
Praise God. He saved you for a reason. Thanks for sharing your story.
Glad Robert's back. Can't wait to see the new videos on the new boat.
Damn bro, glad you didn't die. But definitely glad to see you got the winner spirit, nothing can defeat you with that spirit
Great video guys. Robert you have handled the situation like a badass. The fact you were also able to use your situation to educate other bowfisherman and help improve the safety of the sport is truly inspiring. Well done sir.
The dudes attitude is awesome.
Awesome video!! Much Respect Robert!! 🔥🎯
Thank you for this video. Last season my friend and I started shooting tttb and I noticed 4-6 times my line got wrapped around my cable roller, which fortunately only caused damage to my cables. I thought it was just me accidentally shooting with too much slack in my line. Now thanks to this video and a slow motion test y’all provided I know now that a safety slide is the best way to go.
Glad it wasn't worse and glad you came back to it!
Dude I been patiently waiting for this lol keep the bowfishing vids comin guys
He shoots better with one eye than I do with two. Nice work fellas glad to see you guys back!
Glad to have you back Robert!! Missed watching you guys shoot fish and y'all messing around! Then there is a time to be serious! I've always shot safety slides and will continue to do so. So glad y'all made a new video I always injoy watching y'all!! Stay safe guys!! 🤘🤘 Only bowfishing videos to watch on RUclips! Still waiting on that boat ride JJ 🤣🤣
Glad to see yall back at it and Robert can shoot better with one eye than people with two
Awesome video! We had the pleasure of meeting Robert at the Indiana state shoot. Actually won one of his door prizes. Seems like an all around great guy! Keep up the awesome work! 👊🏼💪🏼
Love that bowfishing content is back!!! Ice is finally melting here in Wisconsin, I'm ready to go!
What percentage of fish hit, pull off for you guys? What's the best way to prevent pull outs.
I shoot 35lbs off an RPM. Will be moving to an Oneida this season.
So good to see him doing good. Great fishing guys.
Been waiting all weekend for this one boys!
Glad to see Robert back shooting fish. Hope to see yall at the Dixie or the US Open this year.
Great work guys! Thank you for your help in cleaning up the environment and bringing balance back into the waters. If you ever find yourself in Florida give me a shout. The plecos, clown knife fish, and many more are calling for us. Tight lines brothers.
The ol clown knives do love us there 🥰
Glad to see you back out there 🤙🏻. Idk if you guys have heard of them but there is a part called a clicky stick, little extra insurance to avoid forgetting to press the release
Incredible story.
Glad to see him doing well I have never shot slides but trying to check them out after seeing that
Robert is a freaking sniper dude. He is a bow god.
Glad Robert can still do what he loves. That would be insanely crushing to never shoot again. I shoot several days a week and couldn’t imagine having that taken
Yeah Robert shot with Kyle and I in Anahuac in 2008 or was that 2009?!?....long time ago! Very happy to see Robert back at it and able to keep that award winning personality! :)
Solid man. Thanks for the smart warning.
I lost mine in 93… same eye(my right)… pellet rifle… still have the pellet buried in the back of my ocular cavity… kept my real eye tho… you’ll be alright brother 🙏 the good Lord blessed us with two, thankfully
Glad he's back and doing OK.
just wanted to add, Dan Fitzgerald lost his dominant eye to a coat hanger when he was a kid. he was right handed and shot bows right handed plus, he shot instinctive and still does. He shoots just about everything from a longbow to compounds instinctive and brother he is bad news to whatever he shoots at. He has had a ton of bow hunting videos over the years. it is all about overcoming the challenges laid out before us. congrats to what you have done so far.
Fantastic Episode!
That's a great heads up. Terrible for you to lose an eye though. I have a bow fishing injury story as well. I ran a fish point almost through my hand. Word for all, know where your hand is going to end up when you pull start a motor.
You strong buddy you doing good
We want more hammer love the video keep posting!!!!!
Been waiting awhile for this!
Was this a bass pro shops in Harlingen Texas ?
Were you wearing those glasses when the accident happened? I’m about to start bow fishing and I’m now considering wearing eye pro
My respects for this young man, nice video guy's keep them videos coming and be careful out there
Crazy never know what could happen
Thank You God For Him Being Fine And Safe Trips🙏❤️
Roberts story has made me start making the switch, never really knew that there was ever a problem my dad and uncle always shoot tie behind. With that being said it’s time for a change with me.
All of us made the switch after it happened. Ain’t worth it.
Where are y’all from? This looks like the bass pro in Arkansas!
Man, yall boys can shoot! Wish i had people on my boat that could shoot like that LOL
What happens if you don't hit the button on the reel and release an arrow with a slide? I've always shot tied to the back but have always worried about snap backs, never used slides because until recently nobody used slides with spincast setups, only with retriever reels.
Heck yea glad to see the BOWFISHING is back
I used to ttb until the day of his accident as soon as I heard why it happened I went and put slides on all my arrows
Glad your doing well Robert would like join yall on a night shoot just got my first compound was using a Cajun fish stick for a while
what do you guys do with all the fish?
Boat seems very quiet?
Edit: Okay so I heard what he said now and see what he was talking about that is why i think using a glove is a little better then Bow Finger Guards. That happening is so low compared to your nock getting stuck in the draw line and hitting you.
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So I'm a bit confused about what happened with the line. So I figured I'd assume what I think he said happen was the line from reel was wrapped somehow around the draw string, so when he pulled the arrow back, he didn't see the reel line wrapped on the draw string so when he fired it and whipped back on him. Which caused this to happen.
I new right away that I would never tie to the back when I saw my friends do it and how dangerous it looked. But it’s definitely not worth injuring yourself always use a slide
It's also really unclear what actually happened. The nock hit him in the eye and punctured it in the center but... how did that happen? Unless the arrow bounced off a hard surface back at his face, how did it happen?
i lost my right arm to a dirt bike in 81 at 30 yrs old . rifle shooter pistol and 100.000 rds of registerd skeet . had to start over left handed
Wow nice,,,🙏🙏🙏👍👍 Indonesia fishing
Did you guys say you were in Minnesota?
Texas, he was making fun of the Minnesota guys.
What do y’all do with the “trash” fish after like carp
hell yea love this shit keep it up boys!!!!
The glass eye gives him the QuickDraw perk
Hopefully I can set foot on that boat one day
Son it’s happening…especially after that banger axis hunt y’all took me on…oh wait 😒😒😒
Man...just getting in to bowfishing...best video I could have picked..slides it is.
I almost lost my eye to my 1187 the bolt extractor snapped back and slammed me right in the safety glasses Doug about halfway into the lens and bounced away
I have one eye to and bowfish it sure isn't easy
Eye loss story starts at 12:19
What bow do you guys use?
Oneida osprey
Thankyou you are the best🙏🏽
Wassup
What bow is that
Oneida osprey
❤️
Next time keep your eye on the fish 😎
Slides save eyes
Bro that is a good shirt
Lol at least a hat
Ya'll may have converted a traditional shooter to a bowfisher I shit you not. And it only took about 6 minutes.
i am sad about this
Isn’t shooting Buffalo a no no? they haven’t been spawning right the past 20 or so years and they’ve been in rapid decline
So you waited till 20 minutes into the video to discuss the safety issue, what caused it and how to avoid it. SHAME ON YOU! Your video profits are clearly more important than other peoples eyesight....
lol you have no idea how YT works or pays. I bet in the two years this video has been up it has payed less than 200$ 😂
Props to you brotha I won’t let a arrow on my boat without a SS
Good for you man 1st time I saw this I thought it your usual joking 👍👍👍