I lived in south central KS the past two years and predominately fished Kaw Lake (OK) and El Dorado. This is all out of 2007 Tracker Pro Crappie 175 and I only spider rig (which in KS is painful because of the pole restriction). I refuse to go out if it is blowing more than 15, which is often in KS/OK. Anything up to that and I am hiding from the wind. And the wind isn't necessarily the problem, because I am used to constantly being on the trolling motor but the issue is the chop. With big wind and big water, you will always have chop, which is hell for spider rigging in my opinion.

All that being said, I bought a TA-196 a couple months back. I've only fishing 6 times and it was all in TN so no crazy KS wind. Definitely doesn't get pushed like my tracker. Almost to the point of frustrating because I can't probe around a brushpile as well like I did in my tracker. I'm terrified to use the boat because it is so nice and I don't know anything about fiberglass. It is crazy heavy when towing compared to my Tracker. Way more stable on the water.

If I had the funds I'd probably be in an Xpress 20PFC. From the looks of it, my biggest issue would be the staggered seat mounts which causes issues with rod holders but I can remedy that. I'm always gonna hide from the wind when fishing KS or OK regardless of boat so my thoughts are I might as well have a boat I am comfortable with.

Best of luck!