My answer to your last question is Yes. My boat is not wide enough on the front deck for 2 people....so my partner (wifey) sits at the back. I set poles on the front from 9 o'clock to 12 o'clock, and her poles are set from 3 o'clock to 6 o'clock. That way we are covering about 20-25 fow in a pass. Also the person on the front could spider-rig and the one in the back longline. jmo