I'm sure we've all been there.  Two guys with opposite styles or presentations.  One wants to fish slow fineness as the the bite is slow and your partner wants to KVD it fast with a crank.  Suppose it's the one in control, but could  there advantage for fan coverage?  Except for the complaints of a slow moving boat and we're doing this wrong.   Any comments with an unhappy partner? Experiences?

 

I let the other guy take control and then try to  outfish him from the back . 

If two guys are use to fishing together most partners want the other throwing something different anyway, then they will both get on the same technique once they have figured out the bite. We both like to flip, so we are usually on the front deck together and picking on the other about their trolling motor skills.  If you are fishing as a guest ultimately your pretty much stuck with what the other wants to do.

There is only one captain of the boat, so the back seater must learn to adjust accordingly!  I always do try to give the back seater a good shot at clean water, and will let him know if I felt a bump so he can follow up.

This will always end up at, "get your own boat."  I know it sounds crass, but if you're not going to take the opportunity to fish outside your comfort zone, then that's the only solution.  I fish as a non boater partner in many team format style tournaments.  I don't find style to be a big problem.  It's location.  Sometimes the person with the keys to the boat has a one track mind when it comes to location.  You just have to roll with it.  As always, communicating is a must, and said the right way, can sound more like a suggestion than a complaint.

The best thing to do in this situation is to learn how to adjust your preferred techniques so they can be used efficiently in the given scenario.  I've fished a lot of tournaments as a co-angler and rarely did I ever ask my boaters to slow down, speed up, turn the boat, fish deeper, shallower, etc.  I just went with the flow, figured out how to adjust, and saw quite a bit of success.  It has made me a really versatile angler.

3 minutes ago, J Francho said:

This will always end up at, "get your own boat."  I know it sounds crass, but if you're not going to take the opportunity to fish outside your comfort zone, then that's the only solution.  I fish as a non boater partner in many team format style tournaments.  I don't find style to be a big problem.  It's location.  Sometimes the person with the keys to the boat has a one track mind when it comes to location.  You just have to roll with it.  As always, communicating is a must, and said the right way, can sound more like a suggestion than a complaint.

 

Well said, and since I am fairly new to fishing (especially tournament fishing) I like fishing as a co.  Since I don't own a boat I get to fish with everyone in the club.  The spinnerbait/crankbait guy, the worm/jig guy, the utility guy, etc.  This is now my 3rd year in the club and have a fairly good idea of the pace each fish at.  Most of the guys in my club have been fishing 15, 20, 30+ years and have a good idea where the fish are.  I talk to my partner before the tournament and see what his plans are for the day.  I try to fish at the same pace my boater is, as I can't throw a weightless senko if hes burning a spinnerbait with the trolling motor on 70, in most cases.  I still try to fish to my strengths as well but with-in that I follow the boaters pace.

You still have 3 areas to fish in from the back of the boat as he does..

Granted, if he's speeding along the rear is not the most advantageous place to fish but if you think you're at a disadvantage then you are. 

 

Fish how and what you know...Improvise, Overcome and Adapt is never more true than fishing from the back.