As a young guy, my wife and I fished out of a Colman Scanoe. I remember it as extremely stable for a canoe and while I don't recomend it for everyone, I use to stand up in that thing and cast. I had a 5 hp Mercury on that and it use to fly. These days I own a Lund but most of the time that I am in the water I use my waders. I still miss that old boat that I sold, I had a lot of fun in it. Good luck with whatever you decide, I'm sure that there are more technically advanced choices available these days.

Rick