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 Which Power Poles - 8' or 10'
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03/08/16 05:28 PM
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Jig-N-Spoon
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Pros and cons of 10 ft poles?
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Re: Which Power Poles - 8' or 10'
[Re: Jig-N-Spoon]
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03/08/16 05:33 PM
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Darren Heavner
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Pro - They're longer so you can operate them in a little deeper water
Con - They're longer so they stick up further possibly making it harder to operate around trees and getting the boat in/out of the garage.
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Re: Which Power Poles - 8' or 10'
[Re: Jig-N-Spoon]
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03/08/16 05:36 PM
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J.P. Greeson
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I'm on my 3rd set of Power Poles. Since I'm running a 24' Skeeter Bay now, I went with the 10 footers this time. They are being installed right now. The only con I can give on the 10 footers is that they look a little odd on a bass boat. Drop me a PM in a couple of weeks and I'll tell you what I can about running 10s vs 8s.
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Re: Which Power Poles - 8' or 10'
[Re: Jig-N-Spoon]
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03/08/16 05:43 PM
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jbcarroll3000
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Agreed. The 10 footers look a bit ridiculous on a bass boat.
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Re: Which Power Poles - 8' or 10'
[Re: Jig-N-Spoon]
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03/08/16 05:56 PM
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Jarrett Latta
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12ft talons look much better on bass boats...
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Re: Which Power Poles - 8' or 10'
[Re: Jig-N-Spoon]
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03/08/16 06:06 PM
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Drop-Shot
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I went with 10's and wish I had done 8's. The height makes them a little top heavy and they wear the bushings out pretty quick wobbling around, I forgot them once and hit them going under a bridge and in deeper water they really torque and twist. Also, on a Skeeter especially because of how they mount, they just stick up too high and look funny. I would do 8's if I was doing it over.
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Re: Which Power Poles - 8' or 10'
[Re: Jig-N-Spoon]
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03/08/16 08:01 PM
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kellisag
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I used to think I wanted 10's instead of 8' because the extra depth would open up new places I could use them. Until last spring I watched a guy try repeatedly to get into a backwater pond with them and eventually give up because they kept hanging. I eased right on through with my 8'er all the way up and ended up catching several fish back there.
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Re: Which Power Poles - 8' or 10'
[Re: Jig-N-Spoon]
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03/08/16 08:13 PM
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borntofish1
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I disagree. My 10 allows me to stabilize on windy points at about 9.5 ft. I have 21 ft Legend. Ton of my friends wish they would have got 10 instead 8.
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Re: Which Power Poles - 8' or 10'
[Re: Jig-N-Spoon]
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03/08/16 08:20 PM
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Phoenix_Ed
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I have 8's and never even thought about going to 10's since they are only available in Blades. I stayed with Pro Series II's and have no complaints.
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Re: Which Power Poles - 8' or 10'
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03/08/16 08:39 PM
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Jersey Dan
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I disagree. My 10 allows me to stabilize on windy points at about 9.5 ft. I have 21 ft Legend. Ton of my friends wish they would have got 10 instead 8. +1
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Re: Which Power Poles - 8' or 10'
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03/08/16 09:10 PM
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dimitri
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I went with 10's and wish I had done 8's. The height makes them a little top heavy and they wear the bushings out pretty quick wobbling around, I forgot them once and hit them going under a bridge and in deeper water they really torque and twist. Also, on a Skeeter especially because of how they mount, they just stick up too high and look funny. I would do 8's if I was doing it over. had 10's on last boat. just bought 8's for the new boat because of this.
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Re: Which Power Poles - 8' or 10'
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03/08/16 10:10 PM
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CartersFishingAdventures
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Save the trouble! Buy dual 12' talons, best money I ever spent on my boat. Easy to install and no worries of hydraulic lines and way shorter than 10' poles and none of that flopping going down the lake
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Re: Which Power Poles - 8' or 10'
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03/08/16 10:18 PM
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BThomas
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I have eight's. I have been in situations that ten's would have been better.
I have thought about buying Talons, still not totally convinced.
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Re: Which Power Poles - 8' or 10'
[Re: Jig-N-Spoon]
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03/08/16 10:24 PM
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Insurance man
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I had 12' Talons on my last boat and have 8' Blades on my new boat...wish I had the 12' Talons again
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Re: Which Power Poles - 8' or 10'
[Re: Jig-N-Spoon]
#11464215
03/08/16 10:29 PM
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snickers
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I will take the 8 blades all day long. Perfect for me and what I do
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