In my opinion[not worth much] the advantage of someone in the back of the boat is that each person can do something different and at different depths untill you find something that is working. I always try to start with something different than the guy up front. ie one time we were fishing docks and the guy in the front was getting to hit the sweet spots so I would wait untill the baoat position would allow me to bring my jig under the front corner, managed 4 very solid keepers that way untill the guy up front figured out what I was doing then I got a lesson in front ending LOL. you can always learn something when you fish even if it is what not to do