Old Town Sportsman PDL 120 vs. Topwater 120 PDL - What's the Difference?

One of the most common questions we get about the new Sportsman line is, “What’s the difference between the Topwater PDL and the Sportsman PDL?” Ryan Lilly is here to demonstrate the key differences in these two models.

Key Differences:
- Seat
- Stern Handles
- Floor Pads
- Tankwell Width

[fishing]

Wish I had a sportsman 12. Very nice kayaks. I have a 10ft Vibe paddle kayak I catch tuna in off the Florida Panhandle. It's tough in the little Vibe getting out up to 5 miles sometimes. One of these Sportsman 12 would sure make it easier!

[Jermy]

Slow down !!!!
It's like one of those commercials trying to give you a bunch of information as fast as possible.. not everyone can speed read 🤨

[garychiang]

Not sure why there is a need for the top water vs the sportsman lineup. Drop 1 SKU and just mass produce one and drop the price of the sportsman. Boom. You’re welcome!

[truthof]

Why doesn’t anyone show the bottom of the boat?

[ztec]

It's a real bummer I keep seeing all these videos about the Sportsman 120 PDL and I can't find one to buy! Local shops are sold out and online orders from Old Town are not available for these. Bad year for me to decide to want to upgrade to a pedal kayak!

[MiguelRamos]

Great video! And now the Sportsman PDL 120 vs Sportsman Bigwater PDL 132.

[tyler]

would these differences still apply for the paddle only versions of these kayaks?

[ax]

I had a pleasure to buying one last year then my pdl drive for sportsman 120 was stolen in my storage unit. The pdl cost so much, now the kayak has been stored in the house until I save up some for the drive.

[jeronimo]

Great video guys! One other thing to note is the SM no longer has the dedicated bungee keeper for the rudder. Its now kind of part of the tankwell bungee system.

[jer]

How big of a cooler can you fit in the sportsman's tank well ? I catfish. I wish I could drive to a store within 50 miles of my house just to look at these including the 132 side by side ty.

[insansombolinggi]

I just purchased mine from Cabela's website. It states that its the sportsman but the images on the website still has the slanted handle in the back. Does anybody know why that is? Did Cabela's just have the wrong images up? The boat will be ship from the manufacture.

[coldspring]

The trouble is I dont buy unless I can see it in person. Internet adds can grab my interest but ...people need to be able to see them.

[darkside]

Does the Sportsman PDL 120 come with the scupper valves?

[RJB]

The seat difference from the TopWater to Sportsman is huge. The TopWater seat frankly sucked, it was extremely uncomfortable.

[perfectten]

so
New Molded in Rear Stern Handles
New premium Seat
New Floor Mats
New Expanded Stern Tankwell
Are the Hulls, Weight, and Drives the same as the Topwater? just trying to make sure i got all the new updates down and nothing else about the boat was changed

[MtnXfreeride]

Why would someone buy the topwater? Seems like the sportsman is improved in every way and the price was the same when I checked.

[usermiamiusa]

ok so far what pdl is new. i saw on oldtown website a different model now 01/02/2022

[AzRgr]

It appears that this boat has all the hull changes of the Sportsman. The only apparent differences remaining are color choices, the seat, the deck rubber, and the narrow rudder. Will the next batch of Topwater 120 PDLs also have all the hull changes of the Sportsman 120 PDL?

[drested]

What are the differences? Nothing was said.

[skisupreme]

Chaning all the kayak names was a bad idea, just admit it. Needless confusion.