I have a aluminum 2004 Lowe 180W w/ 90hp Johnson. It's 18' long & I think 88" wide. About all I do is crappie fish in the fall, winter & spring & then bluegill fish some in the summer. Now all the boats I can compare to that I've owned are 2 14' jon boats w/ small motors. I fished out of the 2 jon's for a little over 30 yrs so anything other than a floating log was a step up for me but I did catch lots of fish out of Barren River Lake in those jon boats. The only other boats I've fished out of was a mid 90 model Ranger & a late 90 model Stratos & I just fished out of those a couple of times but both nice & comfortable. I do love my Lowe boat, lots of storage, 3 live wells, great on gas, easy to tow w/ my 6 cyl. Toyota pick up, but it's not as stable as the 2 glass boats I fished out of but a heck of a lot more stable than a jon boat. Now I can fish KY Lake, Barkley and don't worry much but I'm still carefull about when I go out on the main lake. Again it all depends on what you can afford & how & where your going to use it.