Dark Ages CROSSBOW FISHING?

A thousand years ago a lakeside stilt village in Southern France burnt down and amongst the ruins, a very simple, very basic, very ’home made’ Dark Ages Colletiere-a-Charvanes crossbow was found. Clearly a light weight, small game hunting bow, it would have been used for birds and rabbits, but could it have been used for fishing? If you want to find out, use the plans and make your own! The ever popular making video is here