Originally Posted by
Hydrilla Gear
In Addition to what this guy has said which is correct.
The Talon brackets spread the Talons further apart. Talons by design deploy straight down. The wider brackets create a wider foot print between the two anchor points = better holding power. For example. Put your feet close together, someone pushes you, you move. Place your feet further apart. Get pushed, you don't move as much.. You get the picture..
Power Pole and Raptor brackets are typically shorter. By design the mounting brackets have different geometry (depending on part number.) Power Pole and Raptors deploy outward and the geometry of the bracket itself will dictate the footprint. People used to make jokes about Power Poles looking like grasshopper legs. Well out and away = holding power.
If one were to take a set of Talons and place them on Power Pole or Raptor Brackets, not only will you have flex but you will also have a narrow footprint = less holding power and chances are your going to spin in a swift current, wind etc.. You may as well save money and run a single Talon at that point.
There are additional clearance issues that can occur with Talons on Power Pole or Raptor Brackets.