Elkrun, I've not ran one in the water your talking about, but we run 220 Sea Runners at the lodge I work for in SE Alaska. It's a little longer at 21' 10" but a great boat for all around fishing. We fish for salmon, butt's and other bottom fish as well as run up a dozen of our nearby rivers, we run props so we do need to be careful. I think you're looking at a good boat for your needs, if you fishing swiftsure, you might want to consider a bigger boat than the 20'. just my 02 worth hope it helped.