If you are fairly close to the bank (which you usually are when fishing) then you don't wanna take it "in the rear"!
Taking big wakes from the stern tends to push you hard in the direction the wake is moving and will slam you against the bank, docks, ect. before you can get control of things.
If you are on a bluff bank then you can expect the crests to remain the same distance apart. But if you are on a slower tapering bank the crests will get closer together as they get closer to shore. If there isn't enough distance between crests for your boat to fit then that's when stuffing happens. The transom is on top of a wave when the next one comes along and can't shove the bow upwards. A 45° angle shortens your boat, but you have to be at the helm with some power behind you to maintain the angle.
If you ever have to drive a giant wake out it is much better to ride the crest than to ride the trough, and try to navigate into open water where the crests get further apart, not towards a bank where they get closer.