Leaning Post or Bench

[MTC]

Todd makes one that has a bait well under it. We got won for my Son for his 18'er for Xmass. Much better request than Xbox or some game that keeps glued to a TV for hours on a nice fishing day...

[JohnR]

Get a leaning post with wide seperated legs so you can put a keep-a-alive livewell for your plastics ...

[BigBo]

My preference on a center console is for a leaning post because I like to stand while underway. I had one just like the one MTC posted on my Wellcraft and it worked out well.
That said, I've also had the cooler flip back seats and there are advantages to that option as well.
Really comes down to what suits your style of fishing.

[Clammer]

None >.. no comfort ride ///plus you lose a whole lot of useable space with either setup in the middle of your rig >>.

Just IMO