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| LonLB |
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Posts: 1663 Location: Kodiak, AK | I love it, or should I saw now, "them." I've got another one in the garage that I'm installing. It's a great tool. I use it just as much for fishing as do convenience. Not sure what you'd like to know or hear me say other than I like it, and consider it invaluable in my fishing. I've had one the past two years, and like I say, I'm installing a second one so I don't swing downwind/downcurrent when I put them down. As for the Wang, they're one of the manual or non-motorized anchors out there and are very common in the salt. They really shine on ultralight boats and microskiff where the 34 lbs of a PP is actually enough to change the draft of a boat. I know a couple of guys that have them, and they work, but the convenience and usability of the PP is unmatched. Then there's new MinnKota Talon. They're new to the market and are showing up at dealers. I'm not sure what to make of it yet. I'm a MK guy, and think they make a good product, but the Talon is a bit too electronic and perhaps overly complex and finicky for me. Just as an example, (as I've been told) if the pole is not perfectly straight while deployed and you try to pull it up, it'll give you an alarm and won't come up until you get the pole straight. It's designed that way. The PP is just a hydraulic pump and goes up or down; no modes, no alarms. As for "bragging rights," not sure how that applies to gas prices, but I use the PP all the time and they've helped catch me fish via better boat control. Gas could be $10/gallon and I'd still have my PP's installed and paid for. People do ask me, "why not just use an anchor..." To me, that's like, "why not just use oars," instead of a trolling motor. Yeah, I could anchor, but the ability to stop on a dime at the touch of a remote is what it does for me. Here's a pic of my new (port) PP rough hung on the boat to make sure it sits along the other one, and not higher or lower, etc. (That's why there's only two bolts, and no hydaulie lines to it.) Edited by esoxfly 3/3/2011 10:17 PM Attachments ----------------  PPx2.jpg (133KB - 561 downloads) | ||
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Posts: 1663 Location: Kodiak, AK | I've never had an angler in the back complain. But if one did, you could lower it enough to be out of the way. The Talon is of a different design, so you'd not be able to do that. But like I say, they're not in the way. It comes down to how often you'll use it. I use it all the time, so for me, they're very much worth it. I find new uses for mine all the time. I'll use them when I come up on a spot and I have my routine for getting ready- put the dog in the water, get the rods out, get the trolling motor RAM mount undone, unstow the net, get the dog back in the boat, etc. I PP down and don't start my drift until I'm ready. I use it at the boat ramp sometimes instead of tying up; especially in the fall when the docks are out. I beach it and PP down and she's there to stay. I use it if I'm going to stop and eat lunch. I use it in high wind or current when I want to really disect a spot... On and on.... I love them and for me and my fishing, it's worth it all the way.
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esoxfly - 3/3/2011 11:03 PM As for "bragging rights," not sure how that applies to gas prices, but I use the PP all the time and they've helped catch me fish via better boat control. Gas could be $10/gallon and I'd still have my PP's installed and paid for. My point was that if you don't have one, already bought and paid for, the manual one would accomplish the same thing, and you would have $1,000 more money in your pocket that could go towards gas to actually go fishing. I'd rather be able to fish, and not have a power pole then stare at my boat in the garage with a powerpole, but not be able to afford the gas to go fishing. Then again, some of you can afford both.  | |||
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