Opinions apreciated. I currently fish a 16ft DeepV Alum. Boat with 67lb thrust troller. I thinking of upgrading to a fiberglass bass boat such as Ranger, Triton, Skeeter, or Stratos. I mainly fish reservoirs in windy conditions(15-25mph) are common. My question is do F/G Bass boats handle wind better. Ive noticed F/G bass boats look more stable and dont look like their blown around so easily like my alum. boat. I do alot bass fishing but also Walleye fishing. I prefer not to anchor when jigging for walleyes, but I want to drift slowly over structure and work my jig slowly. Can this be done with a 18 to 19ft bass boat without an anchor. Also are they smoother riding.

I have an aluminum Ranger and we were out in about 20 mph gusts the other day and bounceing around like popcorn.  We stopped to talk to a friend with a new Skeeter and I don't think his boat moved a bit.  

  A drift sock on any boat works well in the wind.  A fiberglass bass boat would do better than a deep V because there is more for the wind to catch on a deep v. (bacisly they stick out of the water more)  Also a glass boat usually weighs more and I think that also helps.

Having fished out both metal and glass, there is really no comparison. In my opinion, it must be the weight difference as the glass provides a superb platform in even really terrible conditions.

;DThanks for all the responses.

A glass boat is really solid in the wind.