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Old 01-18-2014, 04:34 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by cafesport View Post
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.
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