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which new toy
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08/23/20 09:45 PM
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Joined: Mar 2014
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laserfish
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Have to decide which to get: Power Poles or Ultrex or Ghost? What would you do? Only one.
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Re: which new toy
[Re: laserfish]
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08/23/20 09:48 PM
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Joined: Apr 2017
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tmd11111
TFF Team Angler
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What electronics are you running? That will determine if you want full use of the Ultrex or Ghost.
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Re: which new toy
[Re: laserfish]
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08/23/20 09:53 PM
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Joined: Nov 2014
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SteezMacQueen
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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Get the trolling motor. Either one.
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: which new toy
[Re: laserfish]
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08/23/20 10:14 PM
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Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 36
laserfish
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OP
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Lowrance HDS 5 currently.
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Re: which new toy
[Re: laserfish]
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08/23/20 10:14 PM
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Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 1,800
boocat
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Re: which new toy
[Re: laserfish]
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08/24/20 02:14 AM
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Joined: May 2002
Posts: 2,517
Barn
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Have to decide which to get: Power Poles or Ultrex or Ghost? What would you do? Only one. If you are bank beater then get the poles. If you fish deeper then a TM with spot lock feature is probably better for you.
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Re: which new toy
[Re: laserfish]
#13678303
08/24/20 02:37 AM
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Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 9,251
grout-scout
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
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Depends if you fish a shallow lake or deep lake. I think the TM’s are the handiest all around, brand is what you prefer.
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Re: which new toy
[Re: laserfish]
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08/24/20 03:41 AM
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Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 756
Greg W
Pro Angler
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Pro Angler
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Few lakes are just shallow or deep. With spot lock, I find I use my poles less anyway. I'd get the TM in a heard beat unless I was fishing shallow grass all the time like north end of Welsh. Best decision I ever made was buying a spot lock TM.
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Re: which new toy
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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08/24/20 04:23 AM
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Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 1,113
Joel McBride
Extreme Angler
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Get the trolling motor. Either one. Definitely the TM.
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Re: which new toy
[Re: laserfish]
#13678364
08/24/20 04:27 AM
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Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 3,847
catslayer
TFF Team Angler
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TFF Team Angler
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Trolling motor and it isn't close
Brand of your choice
Last edited by catslayer; 08/24/20 04:28 AM.
"I'll never mess with bee's or wasp anymore, and I'll never gig another beaver..." Words from a man who learned things the hard way
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Re: which new toy
[Re: laserfish]
#13678365
08/24/20 04:30 AM
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Joined: May 2019
Posts: 1,306
ReelSlow
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Since getting spot lock I forget I even have a Power Pole.
GOD is good!
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Re: which new toy
[Re: laserfish]
#13678494
08/24/20 12:58 PM
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,500
lipjerk
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Re: which new toy
[Re: laserfish]
#13678560
08/24/20 02:17 PM
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Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 455
ForneySkeeter
Angler
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Angler
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Power Poles are great for bed fishing and anchoring on bank while you eat lunch or park the truck. I could live without them, but would personally get Talons before PPs and I've had both. However, an Ultrex is one of the greatest inventions I have ever seen, in or out of fishing, better than sticky notes and the microwave!! Get the Ultrex for sure!!
Last edited by ForneySkeeter; 08/24/20 02:18 PM.
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Re: which new toy
[Re: laserfish]
#13678622
08/24/20 03:15 PM
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Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,079
sprigsss
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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If you don't have a trolling motor with spot-lock, I'd go with a new trolling motor every time.
I've used my talon a handful of times fishing, mostly use it when beaching my boat. But if I could only have my talon or spot-lock, I'm going with spot-lock and that's as easy of a decision as there is to make.
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Re: which new toy
[Re: lipjerk]
#13678624
08/24/20 03:16 PM
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Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 8,839
Bandit 200 XP
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
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Triton 200 XP Yamaha 200 ox66
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