The first shipments of Kawasaki Ultra 160 LX-S Angler models have arrived in Australia – with a higher price tag than the better-equipped Sea-Doo Fish Pro Trophy and Yamaha FX HO JetFish.
Official pricing from Kawasaki Australia – announced overnight – shows the 2025 Kawasaki Ultra 160 LX-S Angler starts from $29,049 (ski only).
But the price climbs to $30,807 once the nominal $1758 delivery fee is added. This price still excludes the cost of the trailer and registration.
In comparison, the Sea-Doo Fish Pro Sport – the most popular model in the fishing segment – costs $26,899 (ski only) and the premium Sea-Doo Fish Pro Trophy (the best equipped, non-supercharged model in the fishing segment) costs $30,599 (ski only).
And Sea-Doo dealers do not charge a delivery fee.
The 2025 Kawasaki Ultra 160 LX-S Angler’s total price of $30,807 in Australia is also dearer than the 2025 Yamaha FX HO JetFish, which costs $29,999 (ski only).
Australian customers are also being asked to pay more for the 2025 Kawasaki Ultra 160 LX-S Angler than US customers.
In the US the RRP of $US18,899 is currently being discounted by $US1500 to $US17,399 (ski only), which is equivalent to $AU26,750 based on today’s currency conversion rates.
Above: A screenshot of the Sea-Doo website in Australia.
As previously reported, the Kawasaki Ultra 160 LX-S Angler shares the same philosophy as the game-changing Sea-Doo Fish Pro launched back in 2018 as a 2019 model year.
It is a dedicated fishing Jet Ski ready to go as a complete package, straight off the showroom floor – rather than requiring customers to add accessories after they’ve taken delivery of a standard craft.
Above: A screenshot of 2025 Yamaha FX HO JetFish pricing in Australia.
The Angler is based on the recently revamped Kawasaki Ultra 160 LX-S powered by the company’s familiar non-supercharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine, but comes with a unique white and green colour scheme.
The package includes a rear deck extension with a cooler box and frame, five fishing rod holders (four on the cooler box frame and one in the left-front footwell), and a Garmin navigation unit and fish finder.
Above: The 2025 Kawasaki Ultra 160 LX-S Angler as it appears on the US website.
The Garmin unit is not a touchscreen. It is the same device also fitted to the Sea-Doo Fish Pro Scout, Sea-Doo Fish Pro Sport, and earlier Yamaha FX HO WaveRunner JetFish.
The flagship Sea-Doo Fish Pro Trophy and Sea-Doo Explorer Pro models – and the latest Yamaha FX HO JetFish editions – are equipped with premium Garmin touchscreen navigation units.
Plus the Yamaha has an external beacon for the fish finder and water temperature sensor.
It is worth noting the Kawasaki Ultra 160 LX-S Angler misses out on the four-speaker audio system fitted to the Kawasaki Ultra 160 LX flagship, whereas Sea-Doo offers twin audio speakers on its equivalent fishing models.
Standard equipment on the 2025 Kawasaki Ultra 160 LX-S Angler includes:
- 7-inch colour TFT instrumentation with Bluetooth connectivity (however it is not a touchscreen);
- Ultra series 22.5-degree ‘deep-v’ hull for rough water handling;
- Kawasaki Smart Reverse trigger with Deceleration (KSRD);
- LED daytime running lights;
- 80-litre fuel tank (21.1 US gallons);
- Easy access storage in front console side pods;
- NEW 7-inch Garmin Echomap Navigation (with fish finder and chart-plotter, however it is not a touchscreen)
- NEW Auxillary side floatation pods for increased stability when drifting, and to prevent scuffing off the top deck;
- NEW Fishing rod holders (one in front, four in rear)
- NEW ORCA 45-litre (14.5 US gallon) cooler;
- NEW Multi-purpose rear rack and rear deck extension;
- NEW Flat bench seat to easily switch from side to side;
- NEW 7-inch full-color TFT instrumentation with Bluetooth connectivity
The Kawasaki Ultra 160 LX-S Angler is part of a massive revitalisation of the Kawasaki Jet Ski range and aims to bring the line-up closer to its main rivals Sea-Doo and Yamaha.
While Sea-Doo has about 70 per cent of the personal watercraft market and Yamaha WaveRunner has about 25 per cent, Kawasaki only has about 5 per cent of the total Jet Ski market in Australia – despite being responsible for trademarking the iconic Jet Ski name.
Kawasaki hopes models such as the Ultra 160 LX-S Angler – based on the recently revamped Kawasaki Ultra 160 and Ultra 310 models, the biggest updates to those platforms in 14 years – will reverse its fortunes.
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