Rod storage is good. 6’6″ fit in the center and I’m sure it would handle 12 or more. The starboard locker holds at least 8′. The rods in the picture are 7′. I think you would only be able to get 4 in there and it might be tight. There is another rod locker port side that I haven’t even tried yet.
I had the transducer glassed in at the factory so nothing hanging off the back – this works really well.
I trolled Sunday at 1.5 – 1.7 without much problem. The motor runs a little rough that slow. I’ll see when I get a few more hours on it if it smooths out.
Plenty of storage in both lockers in the bow.
Hope that answers your questions.