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I agree a deep v seems to be the better family choice. I just don't know how bad it would be for bass. My problem is I don't have much boat experience so I don't know what I want out of a boat. For example, I kayak fish in skinny water on small lakes but generally stay off of big ones. So....I don't know how skinny I want/need to go. I just know I don't want to be on the outside looking in, and lots of the shows I watch they are fishing in pretty shallow water.

New member here with a question. Does anyone here use or have an opinion on an aluminum bay boat primarily for bass? In particular, I am looking at two fairly new to the market bay boats, the Ranger RB190 and the Lowe 20 bay. The Ranger is 18' 8" with a 90-115 and looks to me to be identical to their bass boat except the center console and a slightly wider beam. It is rated for 5 people. The Lowe is 20' with a 115-150 and also looks a lot like a bass boat as well. It is rated for 8 people. I can't imagine needing to have more than 4 people max on the boat. I would most likely be fishing big reservoirs in the south such as Table Rock, Ouachita, Sam Rayburn, etc. Salt in Venice, LA sounds like a fun added bonus if I had a bay boat. I am looking at bay boats over bass boats because I have a family of 4 that occasionally would all want to be on the lake and cruise and tube. My guess is 70% of the time will be 2 person fishing, 30% tubing and crusing. My other family friendly choice is a deep V, but it doesn't look as effective as a bass boat. I want a fishing boat capable of moderately rough water with a shallow draft that can be used for family fun on occasion. This is would be my first real boat, and I don't want to make an expensive mistake. I welcome everyone's thoughts on the matter. Thanks.