Our take on this… Most all Bass Cat owners know we do everything with thought and method. Decks are no different and we do prefer the Puma FTD and Cougar FTD deck sizes for fishing. The forward position is a benefit on the deck position. Your team partner will always step on rods no matter the beam as they move to the gunnel to fish. No partner stands in the middle up front and s they step to the outside they will tippy toe on the rods. Plus they are always behind you so the rods are open there. The frontal pedal position of a BCB allows you to easily fish either side and the rods are behind you. The handles are forwards and they are not in the way as you place the rods just outward. Roll casting a spinner bait or pitching is much easier as you never dodge the trolling motor head. It is simply out of your way. A BCB angler never gives it thought until they climb into another brand. It all comes back then. We have spent time in several Jaguar hulls, and some in a Caracal, which are massive decks, and they fish fine and spacious if your open water fishing. Often open water fishing your on the front and our partner is on the back deck. If your fishing the frontal position of a Jaguar it fishes only slightly wider than the Puma FTD. The few inches per side is not very noticeable. The competitive wider decks with more rearwards trolling motor pedal locations dont fish well when you have tighter quarters. Techniques like flipping and pitching can be hampered by rod arc on some boats. Of course if your planning on having two kids on the front deck with you that is another challenge entirely. BCBLast edited by Bass Cat Boats on February 1st, 2015, 2:13 pm, edited 1 time in total.
.
