Power pole move?

[ThomasD]

I waited almost a year on the Power Pole Move to come out and once i got to see it in person it totally turned me off and it wasn't because of the price. A few things that turned me away were the mount for starters. Every other TM maker pretty much standardized their mount pattern. PP had to make theirs different but hey, for only $300 more we'll sell you an adapter so your bow don't look like sh!t from where your old TM was. Next turn off is the power panel. Its external from the pedal which means more holes to drill and wires to run. Totally unnecessary. Now for the pedal itself. Why in the world did they make the controls (spotlock, reverse, PP control) external stomp switches instead of incorperating them into the pedal like everyone else does for a reason. Just more sh!t on deck to get in the way. Next up is the head of the trolling motor. No indicator of which way its pointing. and being round don't help when you make a quick glance. Will be a PIA with livescope. Lastly and this is a biggie. Don't dare roll up too close into rocks or brush and think you'll just pull the cord on the tm to back out without tearing up your prop. Soon as you grab that handle and unlock the tm it cuts the power to the prop. Not good in these brush filled rock holes they call lakes out here in West Texas. I went with a Quest and don’t regret my decision one bit.

[Macsimus]

Lastly and this is a biggie. Don't dare roll up too close into rocks or brush and think you'll just pull the cord on the tm to back out without tearing up your prop. Soon as you grab that handle and unlock the tm it cuts the power to the prop. Not good in these brush filled rock holes they call lakes out here in West Texas.

That just didn't sound right to me so I sent them an email asking if that is true. I've had excellent response from Power Pole on two other emails I've sent them with questions about the Move. Here is the response to my question regarding the above:

" When the lift cable is pulled, the motor does not stop until it is slightly greater than 50% stowed.
I just tested it and if you are wanting to pull it up / partially stow a little bit to get in skinnier water/ retrieve a hung up bait- the motor would still operate given you have not stowed it past a certain degree.
There is a sensor in the head that determines when the motor stops based on the degree/tilt of the navigation head."

[ThomasD]

That just didn't sound right to me so I sent them an email asking if that is true. I've had excellent response from Power Pole on two other emails I've sent them with questions about the Move. Here is the response to my question regarding the above:

" When the lift cable is pulled, the motor does not stop until it is slightly greater than 50% stowed.
I just tested it and if you are wanting to pull it up / partially stow a little bit to get in skinnier water/ retrieve a hung up bait- the motor would still operate given you have not stowed it past a certain degree.
There is a sensor in the head that determines when the motor stops based on the degree/tilt of the navigation head."

MY be so but my on the water experience with one and a second on mounted in a shop stand cut off barely lifting it