I had the same predicament when I bought my first boat last summer. I ended up with a Lowe Fishing Machine 175 which is the deep vee with a 90 hp mercury. I came to this decision because I knew I would be taking my boat out all year long, even in the dead of winter. The deep v is a much dryer ride and this is key when its below freezing out. It does catch alot of wind but just get a good trolling motor and you can get used to controlling it. Also get a bigger anchor than you think you need. I ended up going with lowe for two reasons. The first and main reason is that Lowes are double walled hulls and Trackers are singles. I knew with it being my first boat I would be running into stumps, docks, ect. and didnt want any risk of puncture. The second is i have heard horror storys about trackers maintenance/customer service. Everyone i talked to said it always took longer than anticipated any time they had their tracker in for service. One other thing I just thought of was the deep vs have a deeper, more open area which allows for more people to ride/move around the boat. Right now i wouldnt trade my lowe for anything short of a Lund Explorer Crappie edition but thats twice as expensive as what I got. Whatever you get make sure u are getting what you really want and allows you to do everything you want in your boat. Good luck and enjoy the new boat when you get it.