That's not true at all. Fork is actually a pretty solid bottom lake. Ive run both on Fork and had way more troubles out of the Talons! Both did fine as far as the bottom goes. The problem with the Talons was with a cross wind. When fully deployed, your boat will rotate. And the only way to retract the poles is trolling motor back to the position your boat was in in the first place. Power poles give you 2 45 degree angles that hold the boat way better in my opinion.
I personally will never own another boat without Power Pole Blades and an Ultrex. Must have's in my opinion.

OP - go fishing this weekend. Count how many times that you think you would deploy poles (regardless of brand). If you get much over 10 times, then you might put some serious thought into the purchase. If you only use them to launch and load, you could use that money on something else.
I agonized over the cost on my old boat and found reasons to use the money elsewhere for a long time. My new boat came with dual poles. I will NEVER own a boat without them again. I use them for loading/unloading, anchoring to fish a spot, slowing a drift through an area, retying baits, culling fish, the list goes on and on. This fall, my HS boys credit the poles to a 4th place finish due to being able to anchor in the wind and pick apart several brush piles without touching the trolling motor.

I like mine but want an ultrex instead. I don�t bed Fish a lot or use them except to keep the boat off the dock

Same here... I use my power poles for a bunch of things... launching and loading by yourself is simple with them.

Sinkey is right IMO

Pulled the trigger and ordered 2 8ft blades. They should be here Friday and on the boat Saturday before I have to go a wedding.

Good move... they are worth it