Good boat control goes hand in hand with presenting live bait. When the wind is making your rod blanks hum and the waves are slopping up against the side of your boat, boat control becomes a mental and physical battle. I honestly believe, however, that boat control is often very overrated. Remember folks, the fish aren't after your boat. Bait control is a better way of thinking when you are handling your boat.
People often seem to get so wrapped up in positioning their boat in just the right spot.
Meanwhile, their bait is well, somewhere below the boat. Always try to visualize where you are at below the boat. Unless you are fishing vertically, your bait isn't going to take the exact same path that your boat does. Pinpoint bait control is needed if you want to increase the odds of catching fish you see on your graph. There are times when you can make live bait rigging much more efficient by visualizing where your bait is below the boat and understanding what your depth finder is telling you.