I consider myself a decent shallow water fisherman, but I have never purchased a shallow anchor setup, like Talons or Power Poles.  I usually just position my boat well and it seems to workout, but I have been looking at some of the manual shallow water anchors (Stick It, Stay Put and Panther).  Does anyone have any personal experience with any of those?  Any input would be appreciated.

Some people call em Marsh Anchors or Cajun Anchors

Cajun's call em Throw Down Poles!

 

You can drill a hole & attach a shackle.

Or weld a nut on top

Tie one end of the rope to the pole the other to your boat, when you wanna anchor simply throw it down kinda hard & you're anchored!

 

It is a simple but effective way to anchor in shallow water that has moderately soft bottoms. They are cheap & easy to build from scratch.

I've made them from everything from rebar, aluminum, grounding rods, & stainless steel. The rod should be 5/8-3/4" & length is determined by boat size but usually 4'.

I have 2 stick it's. they are lightweight,cheap. work great. holds my boat secure. they just work......

I have a Dig In with motor mount.  just as effective as a power pole and just as convenient if you have a co-angler in the back of the boat to "throw down" as Catt says

I use my boat to hunt ducks and use the main anchor and two Scotty kayak anchor mates to hold the boat in place when using it as a blind.

 

I was going to buy a pair of Talons last year and then got the idea to use the Scotty anchor mates on each side of the front of the boat. They work great and are easy to use. I can deploy them faster than I can a Talon and a lot cheaper.  

Thanks to each and everyone of you who have responded with a suggestion.