I love fishing out of a stick steer and the lay out along with the rod storage down the sides. I dislike 2 things, the rougher ride up front when running rough water and your fishing partner sitting back behind you when you are running down the lake, you can't carry on a conversation and discuss the next stop to fish while running. I know they make suspension seats to help with the ride and I would recommend the investment in a good suspension seat. Hope you enjoy your purchase. With all this said, I have a bad back and wish I had spent the money to buy a suspension seat and kept my stick steer. I fish alone alot of the time and talking to a fishing partner is not a big deal when fishing alone. I miss my stick steer. 16' x 52" Bass America all welded all aluminum, great boat. Now running a 18' x 60" Triton jon boat, have not fished out of it yet, just bought it a couple weeks ago.