Saw a tip once upon a time that might be helpful here, might have even been from Mr. Kreh.

He suggested having some netting to drape over the bow of a boat you will be casting from. This will keep line from getting wrapped around cleats, trolling motors, etc. They recommended adding some weighting to the perimeter to help keep it in place. It seems to me that this would be portable as well for anyone who gets to fish from the bow of multiple friends' bass boats.