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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Fishysam - 3/7/2018 1:41 PM
Alright mr worral, 2 people i bass fish against in tournaments have had to get in the water to lift the spike on a pp blade each, one is named David G, other is Chris S. There was not enough leverage to lift it up without entering the water, they both tried 65# braid to no avail, (however i have brackets on mine for drift paddles and i feel i could get 65# on the bracket and lift it out). There issues were one hydraulic line broke, unable to lift,( new design replaces hydrolic tubing with braided hydrolic lines) on the other inside the pump there is a small plastic keyway on the motor to pump that stripped out causing it not to pump hard enough to free from the mud. Stuff... dave had to get in the water in mid October in North Dakota it was not avoidable.
A rope(which should be in the boat, I hope) around the knuckle and one can lift the Power Pole unit up, fishing line not so much. If stuck, exactly what was said with a Talon, and simply move slowly forward and back to dislodge a Power Pole. Both are great products, and both are relatively worry free. Customer service with both is very good. I like being able to partially dunk my Power Poles to slow a drift, works great even without a paddle. |
