Brett, if you had rod holders on the sides of the boat like my brother, you only need to stager the rods out for the longest and work your way down to the shortest. My Alumnacraft is set up for 8 off the back and 8 on the front. Longest rods are on the out side on the back working in the short ones. On the front, the longest ones out from of the side of the trolling motor and shortest on the back of the rod holder to you. Fan them out to cover as much area as you can. Just go slow if your spider rigging or your trolling motor will have fun eating your line up.