I have a 16' canoe, 2-10' kayaks & 16x48 Lowes john boat w25hp tiller Johnson. . . Though all have their place, the Jon Boat gets the nod for fishing 98% of the time. . . We can (wife) go & come as we please regardless of the tide, we can out run a quick summer squall, we can carry enough to camp out easily, we float in 3" of water with the motor up & we added a top this year for the sun, just saying. . .