I'm in the market for either a Talon or Power pole setup for my Skeeter and have been all over the map - Talon vs PP; 8' vs 10' vs 12' on and on. Size wise the 12' probably makes the most sense in my Northeast Lakes. However, I much prefer the look, weight and performance engineering of the PP. But I HATE how far the 10' PP sticks above the motor - 2 pop sickle sticks in the back. And, as my son says the Talon is too fat and ugly! Not to mention the weight gain! Yes, I am still referring to shallow water anchors! But I digress....
So I'm watching a recording last night of an elite tournament and noticed how many of them only have 8' PP?! So I don't get it? I fish in 1000 to 2000 thousand acre lakes (and smaller). These guys fish in 50,000 to 100,000 acre lakes! So they fish the same depths as me or deeper.
I get most of them have PP because of sponsorship but why isn't everybody running 10'? And if your paycheck depends on landing a winning bag - why wouldn't they all want to go with a 15' Talon even if they can't get that sponsorship? I haven't seen ANY top elite with Talons at all.......