Grasshopper-
But in all the boats available, why would you want a center console? In my opinion it just gets in the way, and running a kicker in 9" of water I think your pushing it there. If the boat rides at 5" empty you only have 4" for the kicker to stick down... Now your really losing credibility, not good for a salesman. Personally I have a set of 10ft oars that run the length of the sled on the gunnels that I only put on in low, low water conditions in the summer. There's two advantages in the smaller holes. First you can run shallower to stay off the fish and second your all around quieter coming through the hole.
Keith