On 2/11/2017 at 6:34 AM, Catt said:

When I fish shallow it's in the marshes of southwest Louisiana which are very seldom over 2-2 1/2' deep.

 

Weight added by installing a Talon & it's accessories ain't worth it.

 

Throw down poles are quick, effective, & inexpensive.

 

 

While Powerpoles may be almost useless on Toledo Bend, with respect to the marsh and swamp, I totally disagree. As someone that spends 99% of his time fishing the marshes and swamps of South Louisiana, whose last boat had a stick anchor, and new boat has a Powerpole, there is absolutely no way I'd go back to no having one. The ease of hitting the button on the remote around my neck while the wind or current is trying to blow me across the marsh when me or my fishing partner has a fish or wants to pick apart a specific spot is WELL worth the price of the Powerpole. You just simply aren't going to use a stick anchor to sit in a spot for 3 minutes to get multiple casts in. You'll hit it with a couple casts and move on past. The ability to stick the anchor in and pivot around it in the current or wind is amazing in allowing both anglers an equal opportunity to fish spots as well. 

 

Move a little, anchor for a minute, move a little, anchor for a minute. I'm tired just thinking about doing that without the Powerpole.

@Marshfly

 

I restricted to either a 40 HP or a 25 HP

59 minutes ago, Catt said:

@Marshfly

 

I restricted to either a 40 HP or a 25 HP

 

I read that he was putting it on an 18ft Laser. He didn't say a specific budget either. haha.

14 minutes ago, Marshfly said:

 

I read that he was putting it on an 18ft Laser. He didn't say a specific budget either. haha.

 

I see 14-16' Jon boats running around with Power Poles, I just can't justify the cost...yet!

2 minutes ago, Catt said:

 

I see 14-16' Jon boats running around with Power Poles, I just can't justify the cost...yet!

 

 

Tom, best to hold that 'Yet' until Powerpole turns into a '12-ft Talon'  (The Big-T here we come) 

 

I just can't get over how ugly the Talons are. They look 3 or 4 times the diameter of my Blade. Also, the saltwater guys won't touch a Talon. They just don't hold up like the Powerpoles do. All of our south Louisiana guides run Powerpoles.

 

 

1 hour ago, Marshfly said:

I just can't get over how ugly the Talons are. They look 3 or 4 times the diameter of my Blade. Also, the saltwater guys won't touch a Talon. They just don't hold up like the Powerpoles do. All of our south Louisiana guides run Powerpoles.

 

 

 

Being a Talon user & abuser, and even though my bass fishing is & will always be a sweet water deal,  I'll admit to banking on the over 80 years of industry leading trolling motor design, testing and know-how built into every Talon to fully combat the corrosive effects of saltwater.

 

As far as tool use vs aesthetics are concerned, can't ever remember not using one because of how it looked - "That is the ugliest hammer ever".

 

A-Jay