bradsc wrote:
I thought about this a lot. I have the rails on and was thinking about taking them off. I fish from the bow when inshore fishing and I have used/needed them on several occasions. My thigh will rest against them to keep steady. I have used them off shore a time or two. In Islamorada I would cast from the bow along weed lines and would hock up schoolie dolphin. The rails came in handy then!

If they are off now, see how it goes. My little 15 did not have the bow rails and I liked how that looked.

We put in at IOP and boat/fish all over Charleston. My boat is Fins Up...will look for you at Reds.