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 Re: Talon or Power Pole
[Re: Bassfisher6704]
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03/05/13 01:29 AM
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Barrett
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Pp. talons look goofy. Babes like pps better
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Re: Talon or Power Pole
[Re: big21]
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03/05/13 01:57 AM
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Lake Fork Guide
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A Talon is NOT cheaper folks. You can not compare a Talon & Pro or Blade Series PP because these PP products are Powder Coated and a talon is anodized aluminum...
8' Talon - $1449.00 (anodized aluminum) + $210 (bracket) + 180.00 (tilt option) = $1839 + 1 hour installation ( 2 year warranty)
8' Power-Pole Sportsnan Series - $1296.00 (anodized aluminum) + 170.00 (bracket) = $1466 + 1 hour installation ( 3 year warranty + lifetime unconditional steak warranty Your talon price is high seeing as how shut up and fish sales them for $1179 no tax free shipping and a $100 mail in rebate. New universal mount is $225 free shipping. I bought a black 8' talon last week and spent $1,404 to my door. Waiting on my $100 rebate. It took 45 mins to mount the thing. Anyone with a wrench and a hint of common sense can put one on. You hook a positive and negative wire to battery and if you want you can hook alarm to ignition. Don't have to tho. No hydraulic pumps or need for a lot of room. Talon all the way My price is not high, It is what is listed on Minn Kotas website. I used both manufacterors websites for pricing.
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Re: Talon or Power Pole
[Re: Bassfisher6704]
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03/05/13 01:58 AM
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Okie Poke
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To me, Talons just seem cheaper and not as good of quality material. The pros I fished with at the Open last year, the Talon popped and made loud noises going down and just seemed cheap. The next day I fished with Todd Castledine. He had power poles and they were absolutely better quality IMO. That was my first experience with either one and there was a big difference. I would have power poles if I could get them to fit where I park my boat in the garage. Mount sticks out too far.... 
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Re: Talon or Power Pole
[Re: Bassfisher6704]
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03/05/13 02:00 AM
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RngrMac
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Talon for sure ..... Definately get the tilt bracket
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Re: Talon or Power Pole
[Re: big21]
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03/05/13 02:06 AM
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hookedon
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A Talon is NOT cheaper folks. You can not compare a Talon & Pro or Blade Series PP because these PP products are Powder Coated and a talon is anodized aluminum...
8' Talon - $1449.00 (anodized aluminum) + $210 (bracket) + 180.00 (tilt option) = $1839 + 1 hour installation ( 2 year warranty)
8' Power-Pole Sportsnan Series - $1296.00 (anodized aluminum) + 170.00 (bracket) = $1466 + 1 hour installation ( 3 year warranty + lifetime unconditional steak warranty Your talon price is high seeing as how shut up and fish sales them for $1179 no tax free shipping and a $100 mail in rebate. New universal mount is $225 free shipping. I bought a black 8' talon last week and spent $1,404 to my door. Waiting on my $100 rebate. It took 45 mins to mount the thing. Anyone with a wrench and a hint of common sense can put one on. You hook a positive and negative wire to battery and if you want you can hook alarm to ignition. Don't have to tho. No hydraulic pumps or need for a lot of room. Talon all the way I believe if you look at both sites you'll see he was using MSRP, you can get deals on Power Poles as well. Do your homework
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Re: Talon or Power Pole
[Re: Bassfisher6704]
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03/05/13 02:13 AM
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gpbassbuster
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power pole- the only problem i have with my power pole is i only have one. hydrilla gear best pricing. my 8 ft sportsman 2 was 1195.00
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Re: Talon or Power Pole
[Re: Bassfisher6704]
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03/05/13 02:17 AM
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Kens3313
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what i liked about the powerpole is when its down it is out of the way, The talon sticks up at all times.
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Re: Talon or Power Pole
[Re: Bassfisher6704]
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03/05/13 02:23 AM
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Chris Davis - USAFishingTrails
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Full disclosure, Power-Pole is one of our sponsors, but I have only ever heard great things about them, and we have a LOT of guys that have them. My dad has also had them on his last couple of boats, and I personally love them. I am not as familiar with Talons, so I don't want to speak towards their products. I bet they are good products, too.
Chris Davis | 214-616-5693 chris.davis@usabasstrails.com 
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Re: Talon or Power Pole
[Re: Bassfisher6704]
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03/05/13 03:09 AM
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mlmays40
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Thats why they make ford and chevy,
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Re: Talon or Power Pole
[Re: mlmays40]
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03/05/13 03:34 AM
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crowsie14
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Thats why they make ford and chevy,
or Toyota, +1
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Re: Talon or Power Pole
[Re: Bassfisher6704]
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03/05/13 03:43 AM
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Bassfisher6704
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I appreciate all the advice I have been shopping around today for a power pole. I found one on tackle warehouse for a decent price but they dont have the bracket I need for my skeeter
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Re: Talon or Power Pole
[Re: Bassfisher6704]
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03/05/13 03:45 AM
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Hobbs McAvoy
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I recently bought an 8' talon for my Skeeter ZX190. Works great on my boat and I did the install myself. I like it and it works like it should. I'm sure the power pole works like it should also. I bought the talon because I could install it myself and I didn't want the hydraulic system of the power pole taking up space and weight. I'm sure both are great products.
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Re: Talon or Power Pole
[Re: Bassfisher6704]
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03/05/13 03:46 AM
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big21
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No one can argue the simplicity of install or the fact you don't waste space with a pump
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Re: Talon or Power Pole
[Re: Bassfisher6704]
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03/05/13 04:32 AM
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Jeremy Whitson
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Back when I was driving peterbuilt for powerpole I wasn't impressed hell they treated us drivers like [censored] always telling us fragil freight fragil freight got me wondering how they supposed to hold up on a water rockets?! Talon Is what I want on my pontoon..
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Re: Talon or Power Pole
[Re: Bassfisher6704]
#8665190
03/05/13 04:34 AM
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b00stin4
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well on Tackle Warehouse the power pole sportsman 2 $1295 minn kota talon $1495 thats $200 more for the talon (no brackets) i bought my power pole during their 15% off sale they do several sales a yr that's my recommendation to anyone thinking about it 
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