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Boating question - What does it mean to 'let it eat'?

Posted on 2/29/24 at 10:05 am
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 10:05 am
I grew up fishing and I've never heard such phrasing.
Thanks!
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
66763 posts
Posted on 2/29/24 at 10:06 am to
Put it in the corner
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81942 posts
Posted on 2/29/24 at 10:14 am to
Hammer down
Posted by WhiskeyThrottle
Weatherford Tx
Member since Nov 2017
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 10:17 am to
It means to go WFO.
Posted by Turnblad85
Member since Sep 2022
1376 posts
Posted on 2/29/24 at 10:20 am to
it mean to give'r thee 'ol gundy
Posted by keakar
Member since Jan 2017
30152 posts
Posted on 2/29/24 at 10:22 am to
quote:

Boating question - What does it mean to 'let it eat'?


for the boat - it means give it more gas

for fishing - it means give the fish time to swallow the hook. fish will often pick up baits just to see what it is and feels like, then it decides to spit it out or finally inhale them, so let it eat means give them time to suck the bait in its mouth
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
38871 posts
Posted on 2/29/24 at 10:29 am to
WOT

Wide Open Throttle
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
11694 posts
Posted on 2/29/24 at 10:40 am to
it mean's I'm about to run full twist.



A few years ago a coworker who doesn't really say much invited me to go deer hunting in the marsh with him. He had a pro drive and he completely came alive when he'd run that thing. He was like kid with downs meeting John Cena. He was hollering "gotta let it eat" over and over again on the way back from hunting.
This post was edited on 2/29/24 at 10:41 am
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
67541 posts
Posted on 2/29/24 at 11:07 am to
Drive it 'til you hear glass and smell shite
Posted by Mister Bigfish
Member since Oct 2018
975 posts
Posted on 2/29/24 at 11:20 am to
I always interpreted this more of opening up the throttle through rough water and letting the front of the boat plough through the waves instead of just wide open throttle in general.
Posted by BoogaBear
Member since Jul 2013
5662 posts
Posted on 2/29/24 at 11:32 am to
When big momma is 3 claws in and finds the snack bag.
Posted by AwgustaDawg
CSRA
Member since Jan 2023
7523 posts
Posted on 2/29/24 at 12:36 pm to
Just boating (or any thing involving speed) "let it eat" is oft times used to suggest going from nearly no speed to as much speed as the thing will go as quickly as possible. It comes from the Latin "perussi opibus", loosely "eating resources" because "letting it eat" will not only eat up miles it will also eat up your wallet....

Now, if you have a big old gal on the boat and someone says "let it eat", well, the possibilities are endless...
Posted by Ol boy
Member since Oct 2018
2973 posts
Posted on 2/29/24 at 1:19 pm to
To let it eat
Definition:
To continue to give throttle regardless of outcome and with complete disregard for damages incurred upon equipment or bodily injury.

“We about to run aground and kicking up oyster shells,! Fk it let it eat”
“ sounds like the clutch is slipping fk it let it eat”
“This grinder is almost smoked fk it let it eat”

It’s not so much about how fast one is going but more about a disregard for the out come of the attempt to just keep going.
This post was edited on 2/29/24 at 1:22 pm
Posted by CP3
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
7424 posts
Posted on 2/29/24 at 3:12 pm to
It means you push the fun handle forward until it’s touching fiberglass, regardless of sea conditions.
This post was edited on 2/29/24 at 3:14 pm
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
91206 posts
Posted on 2/29/24 at 4:05 pm to
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What does it mean to 'let it eat'?


Since I have this exact boat except mine is blue here is an example

LINK
Posted by DMC226
Hammond, Louisiana
Member since Apr 2014
87 posts
Posted on 2/29/24 at 6:05 pm to
Skinner back!!
Posted by CHGAR
Haile, LA
Member since Aug 2022
586 posts
Posted on 3/1/24 at 2:48 pm to
Run it up on the bank.
Posted by Griffindawg
Member since Oct 2013
6215 posts
Posted on 3/2/24 at 6:01 pm to
Around my parts it’s “Let her eat”
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