Fine-tune Your Endgame

We’ve all witnessed the spectacle of a boat captain backing down hard in a large sportfisherman. In the old days before electronically controlled, common-rail diesel engines, a cloud of black smoke would send out a signal heralding the actions of such enthusiastic throttle jockeys.

With the new, cleaner diesels, you need to look a little closer to find them. Some guys seem to just love the rush of reverse, pushing up a pile of white water behind the boat and oft en filling the