Need some help on a boat....

[Troylee]

Gonna be buying a boat soon and there is so many decisions lol... I want a boat that's good for the river and fishing but safe to take on lake during not so shabby weather.... All I know is I want a open bow maybe a bayliner Capri "20ft" or so... Pretty much I need a boat for a family of 5 but I want to be able to fish the river and the lake... Would you get a inboard or outboard?? What's the pros and cons?? I almost considered a little aluminum boat for the river and a bigger one for the lake but the wife ain't having it!!! So what's a happy medium?? I owned a boat a few years ago a 21ft bayliner Capri and had fun at the lake but it seemed to big to run the river "willow beach" or fish.. We just took it out for fun really I never fished from it... I don't know much about them besides the 17ft aluminum rentals I have rented at willow there like perfect for down there but I'm scared to run the lake with something like that if the wind picked up... I'm not so worried myself my kids tend to freak out when the waves roll in and the boats rocking like crazy.. Any help would be greatly appreciated Tia....
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