Fishing trips: There is NOT one spot on the boat better than any other! As long as you have water under your feet you’re good to go and you’re in a good spot. Personally, growing up fishing these boats I found that fishing the sides towards the front was my favorite area to fish because it’s typically less crowded and that is where the bottom machine’s transducer is. That means that the captain positions the boat so that the middle of the boat is where the spot is so if your fishing the back your actually a little behind the spot. Also, the back of the boat is commonly mistaken as the best place to fish, due to this, the back is typically way fuller than the sides. For example, if we have 20-30 people on a trip 95% of the people on board that trip will pick a spot towards the back quarter of the boat and if you fish the sides towards the front you will feel like you have the boat to yourself! The back of the boat is commonly mistaken as the best place to fish for two reasons. The first reason is that many people see the biggest or most fish caught on the back, that is not because it’s any better fishing but only because many old timers or anglers that fish often book the back because they book first and get first choice of where to fish. If you have more experienced anglers fishing on the stern or back of the boat this is why it can appear that its better fishing, not because it’s truly better but only because more experienced anglers are back there using the right techniques and presenting their baits more naturally thus they are catching more fish. I have personally seen on many trips that when there are experienced anglers fishing the bow or along the sides they catch just as much or even better fish than the experienced guys on the stern or back of the boat. Also, many people feel the back of the boat is a better spot because back in the day all the bottom machines had their transducers mounted on the stern or back of the boat so captains would put the stern over the spot. However, since the early 90’s with the invention of through hull transducers any boats worth their salt no longer mount the transducers in the stern they are now typically mounted underneath the wheelhouse which is typically in the middle of the boat towards the bow. Cruises (dolphin, shelling, sunset cruise etc.): There is NOT one spot on the boat better than any other! As long as you have water under your feet you’re good to go and you’re in a good spot. If we spot dolphins or other wildlife you’re able to stand up and move around the boat. Also, the captain maneuvers the boat allowing everyone a good view of what we’re cruising by.