I pull from the back deck of the boat. I've got 2 Perotti tbar rod holders on the back deck. For poles, I'm using two 7' Jenko and two each of 10', 14' and 16' Ardent rods. Line is Offshore Angler 6 lb Hi Vis. I wanted to pull from the back deck just for the fact it gets busy and i wanted some room behind where I was fishing. I don't like walking to the live well and stepping over landing nets, poles, tackle boxes. The back deck works best for me.