Anyone Remove a Talon on a boat that has poor hole shot & notice a marked improvement

[creekchub]

I'm wondering if removing a first gen Talon on my bass boat will help with better hole shot - anyone do this and see a quicker hole shot? I rarely use my Talon and my boat has poor hole shot. What is the weight of a first gen talon 8 foot? - just looking for some feedback from guys who may have done this ?

[kry29]

If its mounted low it will drag on hole shot. I have 2 of the 15s and had them off my last trip out and the holeshot was way quicker.

[BassCatBrad]

It depends on the boat. On my old boat 1 talon did not effect my hole shot. When I added the 2nd it slowed it down especially in the hot summer months. A hydraulic jackplate helped. On my new boat I only went with 1-10ft talon. It has not effected and my hole shot at all.

[catch5]

It will certainly help some. Look at the drag they create. It worth it to me though. How much it will change is hard to say, but it will get better.

[JR19]

As previously mentioned make sure they are mounted as high on the bracket as you can go. Add a foil and your hole shot will be normal or possibly better than normal. The foil in the link I am about to provide is not your typical ugly whale tail hydrofoil. The design is slightly different and its made of a material that has 'bling". Scroll through the link for multiple pictures... http://www.bbcboards.net/showthread....316&highlight=

I have twin 8ft Talons that are the old tall style. A foil got my holeshot back to normal.

[catdude28]

I have a gen 1 8 foot Talon on my P2. Same holeshot, with, or without it.