Colorado XTS Pontoon Boat: Classic Accessories for a Timeless Experience

ProItWiz: I needed something that was easy to travel with and set up. This was the solution. Love this boat, have had it out several times in the last month with and without a trolling motor. Purchased a seat riser and a more comfortable seat for it. Included seat is cheaply made and uncomfortable. Very hard to get up when your sitting level with the frame and your 6’2” so for me the raised seat was a must have. However, that does tend to make rowing a bit awkward but the oars are just a backup to my trolling motor for me. This is a great fishing platform for lake fishing. Happy with this except I’m not sure there is much added value for the XTS model. You literally just get a 180 degree swivel seat. I could have bought that for under $50 I’m sure.

United States on Sep 01, 2023

Carl GCarl G: I purchased two of these for fishing with my son. I absolutely love them. There is little not to like about them. Portability is really good. I packed two of these with all the extra equipment for fishing, including trolling motors and batteries in a Ford Explorer with plenty of room left. If you have them fully disassembled, it takes about 20 minutes to assemble and inflate to a water ready state. That is with all the gear ready to get on the water.

Stability is really good as you are between the pontoons. Rough water was never an issue. Being tall and heavy, was a concern... until I got on the water. All concerns gone, even with a trolling motor, battery and gear.

There is little not to like about it. After 2 years of use in the spring, summer and fall, it is in great shape. I never had any leaks or tears in the fabric, even when dragging it from the vehicle to the water.

I would highly recommend this to anyone. It really helped create some amazing memories with my son.

Canada on Mar 16, 2023

Brandon Fliflet: I love this boat. It's lightweight and very portable. I leave mine fully assembled to be ready to fish at a moment's notice. I store most of my fishing gear in the pontoon pockets and all it takes to hit the water is to load into my Silverado truck bed, fully-inflated, and I'm off to the river. Only criticism is I wish some of the frame connections were tighter. The rod holder is minimally adequate but it does work.

United States on Mar 10, 2023

James R. Mason: I haven't had this in the water yet as the lakes near me are still iced over, but the build quality is much higher than I expected. The internet is full of easy mods that you can make to this to get it set up exactly the way you want. I made a couple of PVC rod holders to mount in place of the trolling motor mount and added a 3# grapnel anchor in place of the provided bag anchor. I am looking forward to getting off the shore and looking for bass & pike.

United States on Feb 28, 2022

T.E. LewisT.E. Lewis: I'm familiar with this brand and have purchased different models but couldn't wait to get this inflatble pontoon boat on the water. I did wait however to put this boat to the test for two seasons floating & fly fishing Montana rivers before writing a review.

I really like the detachable bags holding my gear. Easy to attach for river floating and detach for travel.

After two years and hundreds of hours floating rivers this boat has passed the test.

The pontoon frames, seat frame, rear platform/cargo and foot pegs have stood the test and no issues with the frame clevis pins. The oars are in great condition and no stress fractures on the oar locks. Soft parts like the bladders, pontoons and valves in excellent condition....working properly even though I've had to portage once and these rivers have presented lots of strainers, gravel banks and hydraulics to name a few.

I really like the under seat apron which has saved me from losing gear and allows a sportsman to quickly take measurements of fish as seen in the photo of a Westslope Cutthroat Trout while floating and fly fishing a river.

You can travel with this boat assembled which I've carried...

United States on Nov 02, 2021

alexandre L.alexandre L.: Parcontre ne rentre pas dans un sac comme sur la photo ..ne vous laissez pas avoir la dessus..ca remplis une valise d auto assez vite ..ca me prend environ 15 min a monter tres facile avec une pompe électrique bon marché pour ensuite fermer la valve et finir avec une pompe manuel une dizaine de coups suffit a atteindre la bonne pression ..bon a savoir qu une pompe électrique qui ouvre la valve et gonfle au complet le ponton vaut environ 130$ pour une pompe sup que ca s appelle...

Canada on Jul 21, 2021

Donald Thomson: I haven't opened the box yet, as the lakes are all freezing up here. Secondly it is my Birthday and Xmas present all in one. I will open it up in the spring.

Canada on Nov 20, 2020

Lawrence O.: Box arrived in good shape and packaged well. I used to own an 8 foot pontoon and missed it even though I have a couple of kayaks. The XTS is their high end model and comes with swivel seat, rod holder, anchor system and huge detachable storage. The big extra is the transport wheel that can be stored when not in use. I took my time putting it together so about 90 minutes but I think it can certainly be done in less than an hour with 2 people. I have not had it in the water yet but didn't want to take it out on holiday weekend. There were no fit and finish issues and everything went together as instructed. I did a lot of research before buying this from Amazon and this is by far the best boat for the money. The only thing it didn't come with was a pump and the one I bought needed a bit of adapting to fit. I have a dual actin pump stored in one of the side pockets and there's still plenty of room for all my gear. I hadn't thought about it but I could actually take this on an overnight trip because there's plenty of room for a cooler or electric motor and battery. I think the box said 110 lbs and if you attach the wheel, that makes it a little heavy to lift in and out of pickup bed...

United States on Jul 06, 2020

Amazon Customer: Pretty Cool! My first inflatable pontoon boat, It arrived a day early with free shipping. Assembly was very easy, and breakdown for storage was even easier. I just left the pontoon frames attached to the deflated pontoons, and folded the pontoon around it. I haven't had it in the water yet (it's still pretty cold out!) but I'm looking forward to it. Bought myself a transom mount electric motor, and when weather permits, I'll be out checking it out! If you are on the fence about buying one of these, just do it! You won't be disappointed! Yes, a dinghy is infinitely cheaper, but these are awesome!

Canada on Mar 01, 2020

Amazon CustomerAmazon Customer: Totally awesome! I did a lot of research on many of these boats. Overall quality and workmanship is excellent! I've only had it out once so far, and it is all around 5 stars. I am 6 ft. tall and 335lbs. This boat stands up to exactly as described. Lots of room for storage and convenience. The only thing I struggle with is putting the transport wheel in place, so I'm going to make a kick stand type of holder out of 2x2 to lift the back of the boat for ease of install. Looking forward to many outings on it!
Tight lines...
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Canada on Aug 10, 2019