V hulled boats handle rough water better than Mod.V boats. Mod V boats handle rough water better than Jon boats.

I have been in all three types of boats and there are pros and cons with each. V hulled boats are usally faster than the Mod V and Jon boats when powered with the same HP. Jon boats and Mod V boats seemed to make a more stable fishing platfrom.

What typs of water are you going to be fishing? Lakes? Rivers? Bay? Where you fish most often will dictate what type of boat you should buy. For example when I had my Jon boats I mostly fished the Delta and local rivers. I rarely took it out on the big lakes up here (but I did once and a while) While it could get nasty out on the Delta I usally fished smaller sloughs and protected bays where I did not have to worry about the water becoming too rough.

If you plan on fishing smaller lakes and rivers a Jon boat should be fine. If you hit larger impoundments and the Bay then look into a V hulled boat. A Mod V hull is a happy medium and migh be your best bet.