Outpost 100 vs. 128 vs. Terra 116: which rigid to buy

The Outpost 100 is the lighter, smaller-water hull; the Outpost 128 is the big-water and tournament boat; the Terra 116 is the self-bailing, surf-and-salt option that sits in between.

Three rigid hulls, three real personalities. They share the same pedal-drive, rudder, and bolt-pattern DNA — but the boats fish differently. Here's how we'd pick between them.

Spec table

Spec	Outpost 100	Terra 116	Outpost 128
Length	10'	11'6"	12'8"
Capacity	400 lb	475 lb (usable, self-bailing)	500 lb
Rider height range	4'6"–7'	4'6"–7'	4'6"–7'
Standing platform	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pre-wired for foot steering	Yes	Yes	Yes
Electronics pod	No	No	Yes (4.3" W × 13.4" L × 6.75" H)
Stern bolt pattern	Power-Pole Micro Anchor (3 positions)	Same	Same
Bow bolt pattern	No bow puck	Minn-Kota quick-release	Minn-Kota quick-release
Traverse Pedal Drive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fin Drive Adapter	Yes (universal SKU)	Yes (universal SKU)	Yes (universal SKU)
Quad Rails	All lengths	All lengths	All lengths
Self-bailing scuppers	Standard	Yes	Standard

Outpost 100 — the small-water specialist

If you fish smaller water — ponds, slow rivers, sheltered coves, light chop on a bay — the Outpost 100 is the easiest yes. It's the shortest in the line, easiest to manhandle solo from car to water, and the 400 lb capacity covers most anglers and their gear.

Where the 100 makes you work: open bays in 1+ ft chop. It'll do it, but the longer hulls track and handle that water better.

Terra 116 — the salt-and-surf hull

The Terra 116 is the self-bailing one. Everything you throw in the boat that holds water (a wave over the bow on a surf launch, a wet bag, a fish in the well) drains out the scuppers. That's why we recommend the Terra for PNW salmon trolling, Chesapeake light salt, and any program where you're punching out through a beach break.

It also has the Minn-Kota quick-release bow bolt pattern, so bow-mount trolling motors like the RTA-17 puck drop in cleanly without a DIY adapter plate.

Capacity is 475 lb usable. The "usable" number matters because it's measured with the self-bailing geometry in mind — that's what you can load and still get the drainage benefit.

Outpost 128 — the big-water, tournament, electronics-heavy boat

The 128 is the longest, highest-capacity rigid we make, and it's the only one with a built-in electronics pod in the standing deck (4.3" W × 13.4" L × 6.75" H, with a thru-hull wiring path built into the top of the pod and a no-drill transducer mount on the bottom). If you run a head unit + transducer + Power-Pole controller and you want the wires hidden inside the hull, the 128 is the boat.

500 lb capacity gives you room for a big angler, full electronics, an anchor system, two batteries, a cooler, and gear. It tracks better than the 100 in chop, holds a heading on a troll, and has the same Minn-Kota bow puck as the Terra plus the same three-position Power-Pole pattern on the stern.

Trade-off: it's the heaviest of the three. Loading and unloading is the price you pay for the stability.

Pedaling experience — the same drive, different feel

All three boats run the same Traverse Pedal Drive (10:1 gearbox, instant reverse, indexer-locked prop, aluminum stamped head). The difference is the hull underneath:

The 100 accelerates the quickest and turns the tightest under pedal.
The 128 tracks the straightest and holds a heading on long trolls.
The Terra splits the difference and adds the self-bailing benefit.

Transport reality check

	Outpost 100	Terra 116	Outpost 128
Roof rack solo	Workable	Two-person preferred	Two-person preferred
Trailer	Bunkster / bunk trailer ideal for all three; PVC bunks have caused scupper damage in the past	Same	Same
Cart	YakAttack TowNStow bunkster or Railblaza C-Tug	Same	Same

Avoid top-loaded landing-gear style carts (Boonedox, Wilderness Freedom Launcher, Sidekick) on any of the three — they put load on the gunwales and we don't warranty the resulting damage.

How to pick in one sentence

Smaller water, lighter angler, lighter gear → Outpost 100
Salt, surf launches, PNW / Chesapeake conditions → Terra 116
Tournaments, big water, electronics-heavy build → Outpost 128

Practical decision tree (Outpost 100 vs. 128 specifically)

If you've already ruled the Terra out and are deciding between the two Outposts, three questions usually settle it:

Car-topping solo, or trailering? Solo roof-rack → 100 is friendlier. Trailer → either works.
Tournament-grade rigging (heavy battery, big stern motor, full electronics) or lighter setup? Heavy → 128. Lighter → 100.
Protected bay water or open coastal? Protected → either. Open → 128.

The Outpost 100 is a real fishing kayak, not a stripped-down 128 — same hull material, same Horizon Pro Seat, same Traverse Fatback Rudder, same Traverse Pedal Drive. The 128 just gives you headroom for the heaviest builds.