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Old 11-04-2019, 01:17 PM   #59
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Originally Posted by AusCan View Post
....we only let out about 30 feet of rode in 10 feet of water for about a 2.5:1 scope.
You weren't even at 2.5:1. If you bow pulpit is 4 feet off of the water, you were really at 2.145:1. I personally wouldn't go lower than 3:1 ever and prefer to sleep at 4:1 or 5:1.
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