Talon or Power Pole

Im purchasing one of the two this week. What is everyones experince with them? What are the pros and cons of each?

PowerPole....unless you run Hummingbird electronics and plan on buying the 360 view.

Power Pole, I just like them, no real problems or cons for me.

I have never had experience with Talons, but my cousin and I both have duel power poles and we love em', no problems out of them as of now.

I like the talons, but both are good products and get the job done... talons go straight down and power poles do a praying mantis thing...

Power Poles. They look better than the gutters too.

Power poles will hold better, they have a larger footprint, I think they look better, from what I have read and seen the Talon is also a fine anchor, I have a jet river boat that I have thought about putting a Talon on, not enough room for the Power Pole pump.

Talon.

Dont think it matters, the Talons are nicely priced though, but I still choose the power poles. Its up to u.

Talon with the hinged mounting bracket.

Easily folds down so you can get in a garage.

I have two and can't imagine fishing in the wind without them.

I have an 8' Talon on my lil' Ranger. Me likey.

I have to say I was at the classic last weekend and every boat had twin power poles on it.. i saw 1 talon if that means anything
Also I love my power pole

Wonder why they all had Power Poles ?

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

Pp. talons look goofy. Babes like pps better

My price is not high, It is what is listed on Minn Kotas website. I used both manufacterors websites for pricing.

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....

Talon for sure ..... Definately get the tilt bracket

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

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

what i liked about the powerpole is when its down it is out of the way, The talon sticks up at all times.

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.

Thats why they make ford and chevy,

or Toyota, +1

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

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.

No one can argue the simplicity of install or the fact you don't waste space with a pump

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..

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

if you call JL marine 813-689-9932
or email sales@power-pole.com
they will help you out with the bracket you need
i sent them a cell phone pic of how my jack plate setup is and the guy called me back in about 5 min with the part number for me to order

My 2 cents worth: I live on the lake and for the last year anyone who came by my dock with either I would ask them about their choices. Talon people like their Talons and Power Pole owners liked theirs as well. What they ALL SAID was: Never have another boat without them!! Getting my first Power Pole installed next week!!!

Overall, I prefer an anchor and thirty feet of rope.

I have had both and I like them both about the same. You can (fairly easily) install the Talon yourself. Also, the Talon has a 5 year warranty - not a 2 year warranty.

http://www.minnkotamotors.com/products/shallow_water_anchor/talon.aspx

http://www.minnkotamotors.com/service/warranty_information/TalonWarranty.aspx

Where I got my info..

I get my new Power Poles on next week! Went with 8' Blades. I would get 10' like Cody had last year, but would get sick of scrapping bridges and power lines.

I like my dual Power Poles.Don't know about Talons.

Anyone have a used power pole for sale around lake fork Texas?

I have not owned the PP but I sure like my Talon. Simple easy and I installed it myself and if I want to remove it, it is very easy to take off with no fluids to drain or lines to plug. I guess it is like anything else it is what every you like the most and the price/warranty. I just like things that are simple and that I can work on, so I do not have to take it in if something goes wrong and with electric you never have to worry about fluid levels or anything other than a fuse most of the time.Anyhow both serve a purpose.

Get one of both in your boat best of both worlds !

I do like the look of the PP but I went with the Talon and love it.

I have been reading the reviews on the talon and some people are saying that its not holding the boat..... and it gets stuck in the mud. Anyone on here having these problems with them?

The aforementioned Toyota option

Now you're talkin'

Never used a Talon, and probably very few save the hardcore guys have used both to even know the difference, but I do own a Powerpole and it's a beast. I've had it since the 8' was originally introduced. It's been through hell and back with nary a dent to show for it. One year I replaced a fluid line, nothing since.

I like that it gets out of the way when I have it deployed. For guys who don't fish in the back of their boats, it's not an issue.

It's the original, and I am kinda partial to the originals. MK is a great company, no doubt, but I see no reason to change or prefer a Talon.

I get a kick out of when people bash Power pole because it is hydraulic, is not your trim, tilt, and most jack plates hydraulic ? Wonder why ?

Power Poles

P. P - no contest

I have a Talon and happy with it so far. My buddy has this happen to his PP last weekend.

BUT the rest of the story - he called PP first thing Monday morning and they are shipping him a new bracket and hardware to fix it at zero cost to him. Needless to say, they have his business from now on. Service like that says a lot for a company.

HOLY SMOKE, he had to hit something for that to happen, what is the story ?

He said he didn't hit anything. He was running across the lake and noticed it when he got to the ramp. There is a lot of vibration on a boat while trailering and running across the lake. Apparently all the wear and tear had its toll on it.

so did he lose his power pole