Anyone have any idea what those PVC poles on the backs of the boats were for this year? :-/

This topic is going to get moved to the Tournament section soon

The poles on the back of the boats are a retractible pole that can be extended to the lake bottom to hold the boat in one position.  This is an aid in sight fishing for bedding largemouth bass.  

its called a power pole.  Its an anchor

activated with a remote control

The new thing is they have 2 so the boat is properly positioned

and its one more thing that a nonboater has to worry about hitting

besides the giant motor

They have an 8 foot capability.    Simply put, its an elecrtric anchor.

Yeah, they're pretty slick contraptions too....we saw a video of them at the Power Pole booth at the Classic Expo and it was impressive. It showed a guy in a big Ranger with pole down in about 3 feet of water IN FAST RIPPLES and it was holding steady. If I had $1400 bucks, I'd get one.