Newbie here! Aluminum or Fiberglass?

[LSUlefty]

First off, this is a great website. I discovered it while googling for boats. Here's my situation. I grew up Freshwater fishing. That's all I've ever done. Recently I discovered Inshore fishing and now prefer it, but I will be doing both. I live in the Lafayette area and would like to frequent Vermilion Bay/Marsh Island, Pecan Island, Big Lake, Henderson, Larto Lake (Father In Law's Camp) and good ole Toledo Bend.

I need a boat that can handle all of these things. From open Bay Water to the stumps of Freshwater. I was certain I was going to get either an Xpress H20CC, Alweld 19VVCC, or G3 1966. But then I went to the New Orleans Boat show and also liked the TideWater Bay Max and the Scout 175 Sport Fish.

Any advice would be appreciated. Hope to get better feedback than I did on Tigerdroppings.com and Rodnreel.com.