depends on the size of water you shoot. I have a 1754 war eagle with a 90 johnson on it and I can shoot 5 people out of my boat. I have 8 300 watt lights and a long handled motor guide TM on it. A great site to get a lot of bowfishing info from is bowfishusa.com. you can also find used boats there too. you could also do a search for your state and see if there is a site for bowfishing your state. I am not affiliated with this site but just passing on info that would help out another bowfisherman as it is only a bowfishing site. hope that helps.