Before I get started, I want to say that the Bote Rackham is a fishing machine. I purchased the 12’ Rackham not knowing much about Bote or Stand up Paddle Board (SUP) fishing. I have always heard of Bote being that I’m a surfer. However, SUPs never interest me until I learned that people in Florida have been doing it for years. SUP Fishing is not popular in Galveston or the Central Coast of Texas. You may come across it every now and then, but it’s very rare. I saw a couple of YouTube videos and I was hooked. I was already looking for an alternative to stand up more and get in a good upper body workout while I was on the water, so I pulled the trigger on the 12’ Bote Rackham.