Steve,I'm thinking wall to wall shag carpet with some fuzzy dice to hang from the mirror
When we replaced the deck in Ryan's boat, we used marine pw, coated with epoxy on both sides, then carpet.
Neal, Lake Michigan is very big, and without an area, it is tough to give details. Here in West Mi. with the wave forecast, It looks like very little fishing this weekend.
This is what my boat has in the gunwales. (made by the previous owner)
I added a 12 volt florescent above on each side. This lights the lures, and floor very nice.
Here is a close up of the racks.
They are just pc's of black lexon spaced away from a board they are mounted on.
With plenty of line in front of me, I tied the second one using 50# braid, over 40# mono. It works, but an extra hand would be helpful. I see no advantage of using it v the first one with a few more wraps. It is a bigger knot.