I was in the same shape fishing out of a Bass Boat, a stratos as well I have been round and round looking at boats and finally decided on the war eagle 2370 Blackhawk, room of a flat bottom but with a hull designed for big water, mine will be here the end of this month. I chose to go with the Merc 150 4 stroke after reading a lot of reviews and talking to several people. The one big issue I found with the Suzuki is that they seemed to lack power (ie, a 115 feels like 90 etc) I would spend some time researching your motor before you decide, also take a look at the War Eagle they make outstanding boats and will customize it however you like.