so, cuz i don't know, how much difference is there between an aluminum and glass boat for fishing...
do you need more trolling motor cuz of the weight in a glass boat???
will the glass boat naturally drift slower???
will the glass boat automatically sit lower in the water???
1. When actually fishing, the difference between AL and Glass is most evident in how much straighter it tracks when trolling (electric, kicker, or main) as well as predictability in a drift.
2. You need more trolling motor because you can never have enough. I went from an 18.5'/95.5" wide AL Crestliner FishHawk to an 18.5'/99" wide YarCraft. My current setup is ~600-700# heavier including the 100+# kicker that I didn't have on the C-Liner. Both boats had/have 80# thrust 60" shaft 24V MinnKotas on the bow. I routinely trolled with the C-liner between 2-4 on the I-Pilot. I'm typically between 3-5 on the YarCraft with virtually no noticeable difference in usable battery life, meaning I can troll all day with that electric on either boat and get a full charge with a 10Amp/bank charger overnight.
3. Maybe, really depends upon question #4 and sitting low in the water isn't a matter really of construction material as it is the overall design of the boat. A 2150 Lund Baron hasn't got anything on a Warrior 21-21 as it relates to Free-board. My current YarCraft has 4-5" more freeboard than did my C-Liner. I notice that extra depth mostly when trying to release pike boat side without bringing them aboard. But I've still got shorter sides than if I had a C-Liner Sportfish, Lund Fisherman/Tyee.
All-in-all, I fish more days in the YC than I would've in the C-liner because the YC handles wind/waves exponentially better. In a 20MPH "breeze" on Devils I no longer get soaked to the skin and beat to death running from spot to spot.
There's a lot of good boats out there. I'd be just as happy in a Ranger Angler, Skeeter 1910, or a half-dozen others as I'm not a YC (or any other boat brand) fanboy. I am however, a 'Glass fanboy.