fish sinks boat

"the captain fell as he was backing down on the fish at full throttle." Full throttle in reverse? Granted I'm not a fisher but that does not sound like a good idea on any boat in any situation. Is it common practice to use full throttle while backing down on a fish?
 
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Originally posted by Royal8750

I actually had a boat that sank while I was diving, sucks.

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Yes I recall it was a sad but funny story!
 
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Originally posted by Phillbo

Is it common practice to use full throttle while backing down on a fish?
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The boat should back down at the same speed as the fish so there is no slack in the fishing line but the boat can go fast enough to keep up with the fish.

The goal is to keep the line from breaking. I know I'll be corrected if I'm wrong! LOL
 
That has to be an awkward story to have to tell the insurance company... but there are witnesses and pictures.
 
So where were those guys from Shipwreck Men when you need them???
 
Probably let it sink, then made a bundle recovering it.
 
backing down hard is only done with trying to fight a fish on very lite line test (4-8lb test). Its a ridiculous practice and more about the abilities of the captain to run over the fish. The angler just winds. It really beats the hell out of a boat. The object is to grab the leader which signals a caught fish. Most fish at this point don't even know they are hooked and are super green.

In this instance, the captain didn't have a kill lanyard...when he fell the boat just kept digging in...nice fish they had on though. Great pic of the captain falling off the tower at the end.

As for keeping up with a fish going backwards...you really don't do that either, you try to keep the fish tight (line to the reel) and off the backing (most reels have two different lines connected to make one line). Backing is the bottom line on the reel. You want to keep the fish behind the boat but not under. You can only back down as fast as someone can reel in the slack without letting any slack in the line. If that makes sense...
 
Considering the speed of a marlin, I'd think backing down on it would be a total waste of effort (not to mention risky). And if the line ever went slack you're looking for the line in a prop.
 
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