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Originally Posted by cafesport
A fishing boat needs to do ten knots in reverse. It also has to have sufficient power to safely maneuver with 12000 lbs of water sloshing around in the cockpit. Take a look at this and then decide if 200 hp is enough;
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A lot of pretty savy guys think that backing on a fish is just stupid and dangerous...there are other tactics proven effective to gain on a fish.
More than one owner/capt has sunk a boat , hurt crew or trashed an engine by backing down on a fish...not sure that I would ever do it to my boat.