Hey seth07, I don't know how big of water you are planning on hunting but I would get a boat big enough to handle any situation. I had a 17' flat bottom semi V with a 9.9 and an avery blind that I hunted 3 people out of comfortably and hunted some big waters and flats. Just pay attention to Full Draft (amount of water it takes to float the boat fully loaded) and pick the biggest you can afford and fits your hunting situations. I now have a 17' TDB that I love and serves both big and small waters.