BRAND BATTLE! POWER-POLE vs. TALON (WHO WINS?)

[@snakegs4203]

Likely all these pp fans have never used a talon for any extended period. It’s actually really a great tool.

[@TeamMarineService]

Which brand are you rocking? Comment below on your experiences with these products!

[@smallmouthfreaks7609]

PowerPole all day long. Ease of use, simple design, easy to repair on water, lightweight, ability to use paddles. No brainer🤙

[@stevecaudell849]

Power pole’s 10’s on skeeter zx190 looks and works great just a bit Wobbly? Top heavy? Constantly tightening but not staying tight. Owned for 4 yrs now still not leaking :)

[@TeamMarineService]

@@smallmouthfreaks7609 Spot on buddy!

[@TeamMarineService]

@@stevecaudell849 Check those bushings

[@jacobalexander5679]

@@TeamMarineService you should do Power Pole vs Minn Kota raptors.

[@scottwoods743]

Had 3 set of power poles, finally got smart and bought the Talons. I will never go back.

[@anthonyoliveraz4448]

I have Talons, and to be honest they have worked flawlessly. No problems at all. I will add that the noise of the Talons is the only concern. I guess the thought of the Power Pole pumps leaking due to cable breaks is the reason I went with Talons. I’ll have to about my next boat though. It’s great to have choices.

[@TeamMarineService]

If they ain't broke dont fix em! Glad to hear they are working out good for ya

[@vfpaintjobs]

Amen

[@vfpaintjobs]

And they don't make all that noise he says power poles are trash , I fished two years a Co Angeler and the raptors don't work, but never been stuck on a boat because they wouldn't work .

[@dominiclaviolette8979]

From Canada Ontario Fishing St Lawrence River full of current HANDS DOWN Power Poles

[@kyleseiffert8665]

Absolutely! 💯 I have always had power pole even with the old crap lines breaking you hose clamp it up and keep fishing. Also you didnt mention the kick ass drift paddles for the poles. I just returned home from an A.C.T. tournament on Grenada Lake and the fish were so spooky we had to coast down wind to them and slow our drift with the paddles and pick them off livescoping.

[@snakegs4203]

One thing i really appreciate about my talon is that i can anchor down to 12’ and at a dock or restaurant on the water. It’s like an extra hand when solo. Sticking it straight down, vs needing a lot of room to deploy. Never had my talon fail 5 years old 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@TeamMarineService]

Solid points made Snake GS!

[@standbyfortones5554]

I love my x2 12' talons! Definitely a lifesaver in current & high winds! I installed them both by myself. As long as you clean them once or twice a year, they're very reliable. Plus I have built-in led white/blue lights!

[@standbyfortones5554]

@Steve Meeres I've watched several KZbin videos & followed it. I extend them, clean w/ soap and water, hose them off, dry them, then spray a silicone lubricant.

[@vfpaintjobs]

My talons makes no noise i love them less hassle power poles always have issues they get stuck and youngot a big pump, fliud more weight, hoses , fliud , when the power poles hit the water they make a big noise which scares the fish away as well. TALONS #1

[@shanemcgonnell2689]

Can you use the power pole bracket on the Talon? Talon stays close to the boat and has more clearance. Power poles are too tall. My 2 cents.

[@incognito7018]

I have talons, I find then to be too loud.. I also had an issue where I was fishing in sub freezing weather and the talons froze to the point they wouldn't deploy.

[@chadkrz6156]

Lowrance Ghost vs Ultrex vs Garmin trolling motor . Thoughts

[@TeamMarineService]

That ones on the docket!

[@chadkrz6156]

Team Marine Service Thanks! Keep up the great work!

[@TeamMarineService]

@@chadkrz6156 Thanks buddy!

[@timmcmakin3915]

Run power poles customer service is awesome called for new spikes they had them to me in 2 days no questions asked.

[@TeamMarineService]

We like hearing that!

[@tomheun3019]

No circuit boards go on it yet??? They will charge you

[@TXschultz]

Thanks for the video. Budget friendly choice between the the three levels of the PP. wondering if the pro series and blades are worth the extra money?

[@stephenloveday5382]

I’m happy I watched this video. I’m about to buy a set of them & I couldn’t make my mind up on which brand to buy. Now my mind is made up! My buddy also has a set of power poll sportsman ll & he had them for several years now & loves them! Thanks for the info!

[@TeamMarineService]

You’re welcome Stephen!

[@scottcormierfishing]

Should be Raptor VS Power Pole.

[@TeamMarineService]

Very soon!

[@greygoose117]

Can’t wait

[@cjr4497]

Maybe it was a fluke, but a buddy had a pair of 10' talons that were absolute trash. If they were representative in any way of the majority of those things I don't see how anyone could own them. We never knew if they would lift up due to cable issues. Even after being repaired they only so many cycles before the problems would start. They were also loud as heck. The switches suck too.

[@jjthompson9291]

There’s been copy cats for years that’s why we have a whole bunch of different manufactured of engines

[@TeamMarineService]

The entire industry is built on them!

[@atthebrink74]

I have a neighbor that runs talons, South Texas coast. Those things are always broke. He actually has a spare in his garage.

[@TeamMarineService]

Haha we believe it!

[@roynelson3207]

I will be putting twin 15' talons on my z521r. Less in the way for the guy in the back (me) fishing, no hydrolics, easy to clean

[@Woody6619]

Sounds like the same discussion that we had when we put power poles eventually on my ranger z20 been very happy with them ever since thanks for the talk glad I didn't go with Minn Kota

[@TeamMarineService]

Thumbs up buddy!

[@mediaspeedfilms1334]

Power-Pole wins hands down!

[@jacksonstarratt3248]

Dual Power Pole Blades on my Flats boat

[@atthebrink74]

Have you had any issues with the bushings wearing on yours?

[@jacksonstarratt3248]

@@atthebrink74 No not at all and they are put to work I don't baby them power poles one bit from anchoring the boat in strong tides to the remote bouncing around while running and them getting deployed at 55-60 mph

[@burneraccount9253]

I like Talons but my wife calls me a dumbass all the time so it's fitting that I like the shitty product! 👍🏻

[@TeamMarineService]

Hahaha Hands down best comment ever!!!!

[@dangemmill5632]

Have power poles, no issues!! I see Amsoil sign, do video comparing them against other oil products . Do you run Amsoil in your rig??

[@tdmanson]

I don’t have an opinion on what ones are better but hydraulics are a power transmission media, nothing to do with how much power.

[@Milehighsnake98]

Talons. Deeper, quieter, no hydraulic leaks, holds better. Only downside is the weight on the transom, but my 18’ champion is fine.

[@paulwatkins1296]

That's Andy. Keep speaking the truth. Thanks brother.

[@bakervinci163]

Aight, I want a boat that approaches 90 out of the shop; yes for crappie fishing. What boat would you suggest I get? 19- 20 feetish. Gotta have shallow water anchors and have a Force and screens and shit for both livescopes.

[@mikeymedina93]

6 years now with power pole blades. Quiet, effective, and in my opinion better looking. No issues so far with em either

[@fc4305]

I have to agree with everything here, You flat out cannot beat Power pole. Customer service is by far the best over anyone out there. I had a Talon on another boat and didnt really have any issues but it was heavy as hell and bulky. Power Pole is where its at period. I currently have two 10' Blades on my boat.

[@mandogfish7418]

So many people commenting about the awesome customer service that power pole has. I have Talons since 2014. I use them every weekend and 4 weeks straight every summer and never needed customer service.....

[@fatboyfishing8379]

I have owned both and the power pole blades do not hold in high wind with my ranger z521c as well as the talons but I do agree power poles customer service is unmatched

[@br2999]

2015 skeeter zx 250 or 2016 nitro z20 for 4 grand less??? the nitro looks nicer but have only heard bad things about them

[@tonybevolo7038]

Run from that Nitro!!

[@TeamMarineService]

Listen to what Tony said!

[@br2999]

thx for the help

[@bakervinci163]

Fuck, you were too vague. Glad I have the blades. I wish someone had an extension. They are bad ass

[@kennyirish5021]

I want a lite weight duel system for a 25' pontoon one fore and afte. Oh and I want them mounted on the side so as to not take up what little room there is. ; )

[@jordanlessard3955]

Power pole ftw!

[@robertwyatt2416]

Thoughts on Raptors?

[@htownsfinest87]

Any thing to show on the talons where if you do your maintenance monthly or weekly of good use that the talons can be good. Love the idea of 15 footers, 23 ft bay boat.

[@mikesmith1191]

Had some customer that had talons an power c- monster with 150-200 hp that lost hole shot on trx 19 , my question is other than fast flow river or intercoastal fishing, how does I-pilot or spot lock. Not work ? I've not seen a problem . especially with old remote co-pilot

[@Fischize]

Team Marine - I purchased a 2021 Skeeter ZXR20 that came with 1x power pole. I bought an additional power pole the same day I bought the boat, and have been waiting almost a month for it to come in. Is power pole seriously back ordered, or is my dealer jerking my chain?

[@TeamMarineService]

Great question...Power-Pole IS backordered on poles and parts!

[@perryflowers8125]

I have ordered a 2021 ZXR21 and have ordered it with the addtl pole, i asked about maybe swapping out poles for the new Raptors, butvwas advised unable to do that. Have you guys (Team Marine) had a chance to check them out yet. Or has anybody on here checked them out?

[@zacklee3899]

Power pole all day anytime I or my fishing buddies had something go wrong they don’t ask questions they send new parts new rig kits A+ service.

[@TeamMarineService]

Power Pole for the win! Awesome product backed by great people!

[@ThumperSpinnerbaits]

About to put either dual PP or Raptors on my boat. Any suggestions as to whats better, 8' or 10'?

[@TeamMarineService]

Where we are from it's 8' PP all day.

[@johnnysaechao6218]

Love ur honesty straight to the point!

[@EPstroker]

Another good one. I like the PP. Especially decked out with led lights.. One is hydro and the other is electric/winch cable operated.

[@russelldevane5434]

Sounds like the Toyota guy on KZbin that bashes everything but Toyota. 🤣

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

Power pole love them. Never had experience with the talons.

[@fishingbass7318]

Dual power pole blade 8' Falcon 205

[@TeamMarineService]

Heck yeah!!

[@fishinganddishingwithdavid]

I will take a Talon over a power-pole all day. I heard a lot more problems he was mentioning with the power-pole. The power-pole has to go out away from the boat and then go down in the water. The talon goes straight down. The people getting them stuck in the mud do not have them on the soft setting mode. That is why the clicking sound keeps going on. Pretty easy to service them too. Talon is the way to go. And I am not sponsored by anyone. I am just a customer with a Talon. I think the power-pole looks dorky going out and then down. A lot of wasted movement.

[@lindsaywelch1384]

19 foot bay boat what size of power pole do i need

[@hunternorthern2091]

The talons work good but I've had nothing but trouble with linking my birds with my talons

[@TeamMarineService]

Good ol' bluetooth technology! Have you checked for an update recently?

[@louisolvitt847]

Really like my Power poles and when deployed they are not in the way!😉

[@snakegs4203]

They are more in the way than the talon 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@MrShake1013]

Maybe I missed it but can you do a video on the power pole versus the Minn kota raptor? Also single versus dual setup of each.

[@bakervinci163]

Yeh power pole is a great anchor. Wish they would give us an extension.

[@CraftY727]

Lets here a blade vs raptor comparison now. Have you had the chance to ????

[@onlife6318]

How about the raptor minn kota

[@TeamMarineService]

As soon as we have a customer go with Raptors we will review them.

[@BlackShirTrip]

As a guy who works on both myself, I completely agree with everything you’re saying here. Love your channel!

[@TeamMarineService]

Thanks buddy! Guys like us know which is the better product

[@MrEmb007]

I wish powerpole would release the total boat control unit they let me play with back in 2017. I was really excited for it and it still hasn’t come to market.

[@mikesmith1191]

Buy the way are u a merc. Dealer ? Do u have capability to hook to new 4.6 L 250 pro xs?

[@captainron3494]

On blades I like them but this year I got raptors and I am really amazed how they don't shake riding down the road Nd seems better built but we will see... if not great in 14 months I go back to blades

[@jonathanlee6201]

Tempest plus vs fury props. I’d like to see you do that one for us bass boat guys

[@TeamMarineService]

Good idea!!!

[@greygoose117]

I second this

[@Straight_Kash]

Would just one pole be enough for a Tracker 195? At what point do you need two? Bigger than 20 foot boats? Heavier then a certain weight? Thanks for the review!

[@mikekohler6965]

Very few boats NEED two. The second pole just keeps the boat positioned exactly where you want it. I just use one, works great for me

[@Straight_Kash]

@@mikekohler6965 ayeeee thank you sir! I realized when you purchase a pole or talon it only comes with one, and they are already around 2K. Hard for me to justify buying two of them, especially if one will work fine.

[@bakervinci163]

I hope the new trolling motor is not better than the force. I’ll be pissed

[@donnieoneal6739]

You should do a comparison within Power Pole. Blades vs. Sportsman...etc

[@TeamMarineService]

Thats a good idea but we can save ya sometime Donnie....The Blade is better in every way in our opinion!

[@donnieoneal6739]

@@TeamMarineService thanks for the response

[@bakervinci163]

I have constant pump problems with my 10 foot poles I have back up motors and pump and still fished a crappie masters with one of my two 10 foot poles and won, but fuck me, if I have back ups they should work. I might get 15 raptors. Power pole does have great service. Next to Garmin

[@Bassingtv]

Can you call and if they can sponsor me a set

[@cbtsar1]

Is it ok to run 1 power pole on a 18.5 skeeter or do I have to have 2?

[@glenndaugherity6187]

But what to do if you have a Walleye boat with a kicker on 1 side and a boarding ladder on the other where can you mount the Power Pole ??

[@TeamMarineService]

Do you need the boarding ladder?? Toss it and mount 1 pole on that side if you feel the need to have one on your walleye boat

[@bartgrider6895]

I have PP Blades but did get to put my hands on Raptors this weekend. The Raptors appear to very nice

[@mehrmegerdichian3720]

You should do a trolling motor comparison. ULTREX vs FORCE vs GHOST.

[@TeamMarineService]

As soon as we get a little more hands on experience with the Force and Ghost we will definitely do it for ya!

[@MrMynameisozzy]

If you only got beer money then buy beer. If you got whiskey then buy whiskey. Talon is the whiskey of shallow water anchors. Better made IMO. Solid units never had a problem with them. PP look like grasshoppers to me. Very twiggy looking.

[@ronalexander4955]

As an avid fisherman and engineer I’d always take a persons input who actually works on a system as opposed to someone who gets a new one on a boat every year.

[@TeamMarineService]

We like the way you think Ron! We agree

[@jordanlanier7063]

Well that settles it for me. I’m looking at dual poles on a scout 177. I ain’t sure if I should get 8ft or 10ft.

[@charlesbailey4440]

U are hard to watch stop the bullshit talk about the product spend to much time talking about shit I dont care about do u understand what I am saying

[@seanstumphf792]

Dual 8’ blades on my z118

[@TeamMarineService]

You're doing it right! Awesome!!

[@truetorq]

Had a talon fail second time out, Minn Kota replaced it, the replacement failed first time out. I will never buy another one or even think about them again. I can however say that Minn Kota went above and beyond to make sure I was happy when I ultimately went with Raptors. Talons are a terrible design. Period.

[@adamportner8102]

I want to see talons vs raptors

[@trystanwallace6324]

You should do poles vs the new raptors

[@TeamMarineService]

Happening!

[@louisolvitt847]

Also would not take my boat anywhere but Team Marine if it would need any work!

[@iowaal7671]

I found this channel when researching LaCrosse as I will be moving there in a year or two. Great videos guys I think this will really take off as more people find it. How about an episode on what to look out for when buying a used boat. Question, I’m looking for a used bass boat in the 20ft range. It looks like most boats have either a Mec 250 or Yamaha 250. I’m looking at boats in the 2016 to 2019 range. All the boats 2018 and newer are 4 stroke. Which is likely more reliable Yamaha or the new Merc? What about the 2016 and 2017 2 stroke Merc vs the Yamaha? Finally for bass fishing your area is a 20 ft or 21footer better. Thanks from a future customer.

[@joelangley1462]

I took my Talons off my Ranger because if something happened to a key pod I couldn't get it replaced so I sold them and haven't decided on Blades or Raptors

[@paulltoscano]

Hi Joe, considering selling mine as well. Just wondering how you did it along with pricing?

[@joelangley1462]

@@paulltoscano it didn't take long I think maybe a week at the most

[@paulltoscano]

@@joelangley1462 ok great, do you mind me asking how much you sold them for?

[@joelangley1462]

I sold them for 1800.00 with an extra remote pod and the mounting brackets

[@paulltoscano]

@@joelangley1462 awesome thanks!

[@lowerbamabassin4459]

Need to be talking about the minn Kota raptor that just came out not the old talon I believe the talon is going to be the thing of the past

[@bakervinci163]

I wish we had a 15

[@Michaelpruis]

Power pole blade here

[@TeamMarineService]

Good man!

[@tajhauser2415]

Good video Andy

[@TeamMarineService]

Thanks Taj!

[@ninnomarks3870]

Next compare. Raptors vs poles

[@TeamMarineService]

We have to get a little more hands on experience with the Raptors

[@patrickrohlfing8876]

The raptor coming out was waiting on PP patent to expire from what I have seen. The talon hasn’t been great IMO but MK needed some answer to PP.

[@Pitchpullin5]

Raptor vs power pole review please

[@tonybevolo7038]

Power pole will always be king and it’s not even close!

[@TeamMarineService]

👍🏻

[@Nobic213]

can you show how it works? just talk!!!!!

[@TeamMarineService]

We could get around to doing that for ya!

[@billreed3785]

hydraulics and pump is a joke... now tell me which one you sell ... both?

[@TeamMarineService]

Yes both!!!!

[@helloman4251]

Huh!? Troller from power pole? News to me....

[@TeamMarineService]

Oh yeah, stay tuned for it in early 2021

[@Voscilate]

Y’all just old fashioned. I don’t like the electric sound? Really dude? It’s quieter what are you just complaining strictly cause it’s new?

[@TeamMarineService]

Elaborate...

[@barryseifert6053]

Your wrong wrong and wrong again about Talons,

[@TeamMarineService]

Some people really do like them. Our reply would be there's a reason why they just came out with the Raptors!

[@clarkholton461]

I'm going with the old fashion anchor for the win on this one.

[@TeamMarineService]

Ain't nothing wrong with that Clark!

[@MrRmarty79]

Power poke, like you say awesome customer service

[@areddfishing7473]

Power poles....... you and bump off docks with talons like you can with power poles 😂😂😂 sure your love to service mine knowing that lol

[@vfpaintjobs]

Talon 15 foot no doubt

[@dennisnichols8970]

Lol minn Kota didn’t have a chance with you.

[@davidcraft3373]

Damn good thing they got a 3 year warranty you will need it. They are piece of shit on aluminum boats.

[@TeamMarineService]

We talkin Talons?

[@greygoose117]

Can’t say badass but can say GD 😂 wow lol