I have a pair of Bibby Pros (but only in 184) that I love because of the above^^^^^.
But that said, the shorter Bibbys, at least, for me, do not handle really rough crud - like, say, some harsh conditions of refrozen a bit underneath, or some types of really mounded up afternoon rough slush in spring - the way the Katanas (old and new) do - or I'm told, the way the Liberty Variants do. When things get rough, the Bibby's are great; when things get rougher, then both Katanas, current and old, (though the new ones less so, probably) or the Variants. Or the longest Pettitors (189/actually 191), mounted forward unless you're really big. Wish I knew many others.
The one problem with the old Katanas, to me, is they don't have much float. Nor do the Variants, except, I'm told, at speed. The V-Werks Katanas, Bibbys and Pettitors have both, float and crudbusting.
I've been wondering if the K2 Catamarans 120, which are replacing the Pettitors, will fit this role also.