how to rig the new project boat

I have seen multipule ways to rig a lake boat any recommendations? I want rig mine with some basics

Seems like you have done what I would suggest :) Look at some of the other boats, talk with them about what they like! Often they will also point out some things they would do differently.

I saw the pics of ifish4reds sticksteer and he has a command center up front just wanted everyones thoughts on what is helpful in the command center lol

what style of fishing are you gonna be doing, spider rigging, longline, jigging brush piles, shooting docks, etc? Boats can be set up to do 'em all, but what are your favorites, rig it to suit your style(s) of fishing you do most.

As good as you are casting, what's to rig? All you need is one pole.

I believe no matter how you rig it, if you are like some of us , you will always find something else you want to do and make it a little better.

Thanks george but i have to take some trolling lessons from you because you just cant always catch them casting. Jimp I will prob try to spider rig becasue of where I fish there is not alot on long lining places that i am aware of an GO VOLS!! I have a big boat for that when i go to Buggs.

Here are some pics of the front I need to figure out how and where to put a front seat.

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Make you a plywood deck from front seat back to 2nd seat and carpet pedestaland trollind motor,depth finder and so on

NA - There are lots of "right" and "wrong" ways to rig a boat...and "right" can become "wrong" if your fishing style changes.

If you are floating corks or vertical trolling (two forms of "spider-rigging") you need good rod holders. No matter how many rods you're handling, your holders must support them at the right angles (vertical, horizontal, and relative to one another) and at the right height.

A few years ago, I moved up from the back seat of a 14' jon to the front seat of a full V. That meant a total change in my holders and lots of questions about the right set-up. As it turned out, the single most important decision was height. It's easy to position the holders too low, and the advice I got from PanMan (bless his soul) was to mount them so the rods are supported at elbow level.

Due to my boat's design, it took a bit of arithmetic to figure out which risers to order with the Hi-Teks. My seat pedestal is mounted on the main deck, not on a bass-boat-style raised casting deck. Beside and in front are the deck on top of the rod locker and over a bow storage area. This is where the T-bars would be mounted. Sitting straight in my usual fishing position, I measured how many inches from my elbow to the floor. Subtracting the height (above the floor) of the side/front deck gave me the length of the T-bar risers. 275 trips later, my back is still happy with that decision.

I looked at a variety of holder systems before picking the Hi-Teks...and they have not disappointed! They are extremely sturdy and infinitely adjustable. By loosening one or two bolts I can set and change all the angles--adjusting to the rod length (from 10' to 20'), desired spread, and other fishing conditions.