Get welded if you can...
...as wide as you can...
...as new as you can...
...with the biggest motor you can afford!
You want fishing room....compare Lund, Lowell, SmokerCraft, Crestliner, to Weldcraft, Duckworth, NorthRiver, AlumaWeld, or Hewes and the choice is clear.
Also if you ever fish...