My partners, that fish in my boat, fish off the sides and fan their rods out to cover as wide an area as possible.

Example : my fishing buddy, Carl -

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And I've been in the same position in other buddy's boats. And while the back seat angler may not get first crack at the fish, they do catch their share. And that can sometimes be because they're alerted to the fact of approaching those fish, by the angler in front catching some.

... cp