poling deck?

[Mr. 16 gauge]

In a pinch I could probably pole standing on the read seat or the front of the boat.

Not quite sure what 'polling deck' is (I have an idea), but I've always just stood on the rear seat and used my push pole with my Johnboat while duck hunting......I've also used it just standing in the middle of my 13 ft rowboat (for stability) and poling from there using pole on the sides....forward movement isn't as great as poling from the back, but it isn't as bad as you might think.
Maybe try it just standing on the rear seat and see how it works for yah?