i got a fishcat 9 ir from wholesale this year and its a great toon for the price. i got a 30 lbs troller and a BIG battery on it holds them just fine. i made a checker plate battery mount , the cloth ones i just dont trust and thiers lots of stuff you can put on it . baught a new pimpin swivle seet so i just sit sidways on it and rest my arm on the troller, easy peesy, thiers a mount you can get a the fishing hole to mount your fish finder sencer to the bottom of your trolling motar . you can mount rod holders . so ya just make sure it can hold the weight that you want and you will be happy with a 9 footer. it holds everything so well i already want a 55lbs troller now lol . but a 30 is great i highly recomend the fishcat line. o yeah i can also stand up on them no prob. not sure if this helps ya but good luck and just get one already
you will love it.