I had a 22' fishin barge that came new with a 12V. That kinda worked as long as the wind was less than 10mph. Upgraded to a 24v 80lb and it was great but the wind would turn the boat so fast even while facing it. If the wind caused need for a 36v I think it would spin circles with spotlock. I think the pontoon scared fish but I used it for 5 years until I traded in on a new tracker 175. As far as a family boat it was the best but really slow. I too live near Martin in Elmore county and fish all the rivers because of that pressure and the traffic. If I was buying my final crappie rig I would get the widest boat I could. Maybe a tracker grizzly 2072 or if I won the lotto a ranger rb200