A real big investment not only in money but time, two boats is tough to decide plans. As a suggestion based on a buddies similar situation where his wife said something about a bigger boat to have dual purpose fish and family (won't let you know how that turned out) - take your wife and take a few rides on different styles. Different boats will fish much differently not good or bad but different, the same way they ride differently to and from. See what she likes / really makes a difference and at the same time see how it fits your fishing style. See what creature comforts really matter to both of you. If you bottom fish a lot do that and see how it handles, if you drift, troll whatever, and remember big boats can get to places little ones cant but don't forget the opposite that they cant really get into a lot of spots.
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