I've never striper fished in anyway but have seen numerous videos and shows of guys and gals (Capt. Amanda Switzer) fishing the flats up there and they are always in "flats boats". It looks like to me you can easily get away with the Redfishesr, Marquesa, Neptune, Vantage, type boats. If it were me I'd find out who the local guides were and see what they're using. Hard to wrong doing what the pros do.