As I related in an earlier post on this subject my partner and I (Jim) use the push/pull because he likes to push and I like to pull. I also used it when I took my grandsons a few weeks ago as it allowed us to fish with more rods. If I pull I can only use 10 rods. While push/pulling we can use up to 20 rods. When Jim and I fish he uses 14 foot rods up front and I use 16's and 12's out the sides and 8's out of the back. This method has really increased our success. Jim always fishes up front so he can splay his rods out. If he fished out of the back he would not be able to do that as it would interfere with the pulling rods. When I fish alone I pull only. I feel that 10 rods are all I can handle due to hang-ups, netting fish, steering the boat etc. I agree that pushing with 3/4 oz weight at speeds between .8-1.2 mph is a hybrid form of pulling.