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Macintosh

Posted 6/21/2017 1:45 PM (#865873 - in reply to #865329)
Subject: Re: Talon?

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Just put a 12’ talon and an ultrex on my boat this spring. I don’t troll, ever, as policy so that’s a non-issue for me. My fishing is split between bass and pike mostly, I don’t use the talon nearly as much throwing heavier pike stuff, but for anything slow moving especially for bass the talon is pure gold and often works in ways the ultrex spot-lock doesn’t (like fishing a weed-line with the wind). I use the talon in weedier conditions too where the TM gets bogged down. I don’t need either, also don’t need a fancy boat or an outboard motor or any of the toys I have beyond one fishing rod, but they sure make dealing with the wind a lot easier and more enjoyable! I don’t find the talon to be in the way, but my wife who isnt much of a caster finds it a bit cumbersome to get around. The shorter 8 or 10’ version or an 8’ powerpole are much shorter and would probably work 85% of the time I use the 12’ version.