The Bonafide XTR140P is the biggest kayak Bonafide builds. Fourteen feet long, forty inches wide, eighteen inches deep, rated to 725 pounds. Those four numbers are the whole pitch, and each one changes what you can do on the water.

It arrives in November. Anglers have already started searching for it by name, which is unusual for a kayak this new, and it is worth understanding why before the first ones land.

Forty inches of beam

Start with the width, because it is what people notice first. Forty inches is wider than most anglers have ever stood on, and the difference shows up in the first thirty seconds. You are not balancing and then fishing. You stand up, you stay up, and your attention goes to the water instead of to your feet.

Pole across a flat, work a jig straight down, fight a fish over the side. The deck underneath does not argue. Boat wake and afternoon chop that would put you back in the seat on a narrower hull barely register.

Eighteen inches of depth

This is the spec nobody talks about until they need it. High sides mean freeboard, and freeboard means spray stays outside the kayak. On open lake water with wind against you, that is the whole difference between a good day and a wet one.

Put that together with a fourteen-foot waterline and you get a hull that tracks straight, carries its speed between strokes, and does not wander every time a gust catches the bow. A raised bow and fourteen drainage scuppers finish the job of keeping water where it belongs.

Seven hundred and twenty-five pounds

The capacity is the number that quietly decides how a day goes. A trolling motor, the battery to run it, a graph and its transducer, a full crate of tackle, a cooler, a landing net, and two rods you will not even pick up. Load all of it and the XTR140P still sits high and handles like it is empty.

What that really buys you is the end of the mental math at the ramp about what makes the cut. You stop leaving gear in the vehicle.

Two configurations, one hull

The XTR140P comes with or without the X Range 801 Propel Drive, and that is the only thing that changes between them. Hull, dimensions, deck layout and capacity are identical.

With the drive, your feet move the kayak and both hands stay on the rod through the cast, the fight and the landing. Pedals are what let you hold position in current, back off a dock piling, and work a shoreline at a steady pace without ever setting a rod down. There are two stow positions for the drive, under the deck platform or at the stern, and neither one costs you fishing room.

Without the drive, you have the hull on its own to paddle, to hang a trolling motor on, or to rig however you want. Take that route if you plan to run a motor anyway or you want to build it out your own way.

Specifications

Rigging it

PowerLink ports sit at the bow, midship and stern for clean electronics wiring. Transducer mounts are at the midship scupper and the stern, and monitor mounts are on the side rail and the forward deck. A midship grab rail system handles drop-in sonar, rigging and rod storage.

The Springblade rudder takes hand steering with the pedal drive or foot steering with a stern motor, so boat control works whichever way you power it. The Under Seat Drawer fits this hull as well as the XTR 130 and turns dead space under the seat into dry storage.

Be honest about loading it

170 pounds bare, about 185 rigged. This is a two-person lift or a trailer kayak. A cart with large wheels is worth it for anything past the parking lot, and on sand or gravel that means a 15 inch wheel cart rather than a small one.

Water this kayak is built for is big water. Open lakes, large rivers, tidal flats and bays, anywhere the length, the freeboard and the tracking earn their keep. If you fish small ponds and tight creek arms almost exclusively, a shorter hull will serve you better and you will enjoy it more.

XTR140P or XTR130

Both are the wide end of the Bonafide line, and the choice is mostly about water and drive.

The XTR130 is 12 foot 7, 40.5 inches wide, 750 pounds of capacity, 155 pounds of hull, with a walkable 24 by 65 floor. It is the bass boat build, and its capacity is the highest Bonafide makes.

The XTR140P is longer at 14 feet, slightly narrower at 40 inches, deeper at 18 inches, with an 80 inch walkable floor and the pedal drive option. The extra length and depth are for open water and distance. The XTR130 is the one for a stationary, heavily rigged, stand-and-fish setup.

Bonafide XTR140P Questions, Answered

When can I get one?

Bonafide has them arriving in November. Once they are in, we start shipping. Call us if you want to know where you sit in line.

What is the difference between the two configurations?

The pedal drive, and nothing else. One ships with the X Range 801 Propel Drive installed, the other ships without it. Hull, dimensions, deck layout and capacity are identical. You are choosing whether it comes with pedals, not choosing a different kayak.

What does the X Range 801 Propel Drive do?

It makes the kayak hands-free. Your feet drive it, so both hands stay on the rod through the cast, the fight and the landing. It is the difference between putting a rod down to reposition and simply repositioning while you keep fishing.

Can I add the drive later?

The X Range 801 Propel Drive is sold on its own. Call us or email helpdesk@cfoutdoors.com and we will confirm current availability and fitment for your hull before you buy anything.

How stable is it really?

Forty inches of beam over a fourteen-foot waterline is about as steady as a fishing kayak gets. Anglers stand and fish on it all day, including in wind and boat wake. If standing up in a kayak has been the thing stopping you, this hull removes the excuse.

Can I still paddle it?

Yes, in either configuration. It takes a paddle like any sit on top, and most anglers running a drive or a motor keep one aboard for shallow water and as a backup.

Can I run a trolling motor and a full electronics package?

Yes, and the capacity is the reason. 725 pounds leaves real headroom for a motor, a battery, a graph and a transducer on top of you and your gear. PowerLink ports at the bow, midship and stern keep the wiring clean.

How does the Bonafide XTR140P ship?

Two ways. If you are inside our delivery area, local delivery shows up as a shipping option at checkout and we bring the kayak to you ourselves. We call ahead to set a meet-up, and since we do the unloading there is nothing for you to inspect or sign at the curb. Otherwise it ships LTL freight with a carrier running a 99.9% damage-free rate. On a freight delivery, look it over before you sign the receipt and write down any damage you see. That one step protects your claim. Then email clear photos to helpdesk@cfoutdoors.com within 2 hours. We email the full details once your order is placed.