23 minutes ago, Catt said:

Those attract these, these do not play well with others!

Those do not live in Vermont.  Yet.

Well because of how the thread is going I'll say my super short top priority list is

stability

room to move

 

FOR ME that boils down to a boat big enough that I can walk side to side and front to back without feeling like I'm going to fall out or over. 

 

Stable while standing and only moving enough to cast isn't stable enough for me 

 

I would rule out everything under 15-16ft 

the only reason I can see using anything smaller is for towing purposes (not a good reason) or because access is limited severely and a bigger boat won't fit.

 

In the case of towing some REALLY small cars even can tow a bigger boat than you think.

If access is that limited that you NEED a 12ft boat then you don't need a "bass boat"

 

I would be looking for an old 16-18ft Starcraft V-hull to build from if I were you 

The other thing is like others have said your particular requirements may vary compared to mine. FWIW I'm building a boat now after a long long hiatus. 17' 78" wide

Conveted to tiller with a 75 Evinrude a long front deck with two flip up "jump seats" at the end. And a drop in deck extension for the back when absolutely necessary 

Ive got tons of ideas and could go on for pages