Here's a bad day... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Jimmyz123 · 01-29-2013, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by sasha

can someone explain what backing down means??? and why its done??

It's used when trying to gain line on the fish, it shortens the fight time. However it can be bad as you have seen. It's helpful when you have monster fish that are just ripping line off and not looking to stop.

dorado50 · 01-29-2013, 04:16 PM

The fish did not cause the boat to roll. The skipper helped in possibily sinking it(by turning wheel to sharp and not going forward in a timely manner). The boats scuppers were probably clogged with something!. Not uncommon to get three feet of water in the deck when backing down in less than calm waters.

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01-29-2013, 04:16 PM	#2
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	The fish did not cause the boat to roll. The skipper helped in possibily sinking it(by turning wheel to sharp and not going forward in a timely manner). The boats scuppers were probably clogged with something!. Not uncommon to get three feet of water in the deck when backing down in less than calm waters.