*This makes my old motor look like a toy **enjoyable.fishing** recommend it's well built. I haven't had it on the water yet, but I'm very sure it will perform just fine.*
i had so much trouble out of my xi5 but when it works right i love it cause i can make route an it just go back an forth on fish on its own but it just when they on that bite if i just fish piers on bank no its not no good an get hung it is to slow you just ram the bank or piers but i looked at them now for just extra 5oo you get all this with cable drive that is best for bass fishing
This video is great and i understand the argument is specific too SPOT LOCK vs power poles.. but wed all be screwed in general without a trolling motor ! haha
Nothing better than a day on the water with your boys/ family!! Seem like a great guy. Now I know, not many men wanna spend a day on the lake with the kids and or family. Good luck and tight lines. Semper Fi from an old Marine
Love it when you can use the bass boat for just having fun on the lake and not only fishing! Definite advantage for the power poles in that situation. For most fishing though I like the spot lock trolling motor.
Thanks this is the exact spot I’m in. Twenty hour tune coming up and I was debating adding one or the other. I’m a delta guy this answers it for me. Good looking out.
Im in Michigan and fish st clair and great lakes a ton, for me gps trolling motor is far more beneficial to my fishing style, keep the great videos coming. Tight lines
To me I agree with you. I think the power poles are better. But! It depends on the person and where they fish the most. I live in North Eastern Tennessee and one of the lakes I fish is a very deep lake. Most places I fish on the lake power poles would not work because it's just so dang deep. Every person and their own places they fish will be different. Spot lock to me is a no brained. Keep up the good work. Good luck and tight lines. Semper Fi from an old Marine
Brian, i have the new Ghost trolling motor and love it. It says it will keep you within 3 feet of your spot and from what I can tell it does even better than that. I fish a lot with a partner and power poles stick up so high above the cowling that the guy in the back of the boat of the boat is severely handicapped. That's the primary reason I haven't bought poles!
Brian love ya man, but, you are wrong about Anchor lock on the Ghost will keep the boat with in 24" of location. I respect your opinion and needs. them poles are only good in depths as long as the poles.
I appreciate all off your content but have to admit I miss seeing the family. Look forward to seeing fishing trips with you and Brev and Brooks…. and Mia when she gets old enough.
Haha I’d use both so I can anchor up shallow and bed fish or fish grass and then use the trolling motor for between spots and ledge/ deep cranking. They both have their uses
Where to spend the money...on Power Poles or Spot Lock.....Spending time with the fam and cleaning PooP from the boat....PRICELESS!!! Keep em coming B-Lat!!
If you are a bass fisherman fishing mostly shallow areas the power poles would probably be better but if you are a crappie fisherman then other than during the spawn you are going the be fishing in deeper water than the power poles will go most of the year so spot lock would be the best for crappie fishermen.
I think PP’s/shallow water anchors also allow you to position the boat in water direction/casting angle you want. Trolling motor spot lock essentially locks the front of your boat and the rear swings down wind or down current. Great vid as always bruh! Keep living that blessed life! 🙏🏾
Can I get away with just 1 power pole are do you really need 2 to keep the boat in one spot, I get that with 1 it could potentially just spin around it.
If your buying a bass boat… chances are that you have the money for a 3 or 4K set of powerpoles and 3k on a trolling motor. Besides if you have payment plans when you buy it, you can include those from the factory and then you don’t have to spend the money on that right away, it’s an over time kinda thing
I have the question if I was paralleling a Bank and had two different depths for the poles say one at six feet and one would be 8 ft deep would they both make contact or just one
I'm in MI and fish bigger lakes so having a GPS TM is more beneficial, I can plot a track line for trolling walleye and use the spot lock if I'm bass fishing or jigging walleye. If need be, my old school anchor works just fine.
If you live in a grassy area I recommend the poles. If you fish lakes that are deep or you do a lot of offshore fishing the spot lock is amazing. I would use the spot lock since I live in west Texas where it’s always windy and you fish deep more than half the year.
For the family, where I am, it's spot lock..for me solo fishing it's spot lock..for big water it's spot lock..for working on your main or having a battery issue it's spot lock..bathroom break? Dropping fish in the cooler? Changing the (cough) DVD for my boy? Spot lock...if I'm bass fishing I'm usually traveling under trolling motor power and flipping in the front. If I need a minute I go into deeper water and spot lock and do my thing..I have had it lose gps signal in the mountain lakes and have looked up cause I hear waves crashing and oh crap there's the shore. So I have had it not do its job before.. for me it's so handy I wouldn't be without it. Honestly most of the time I couldn't drop power poles. I also have a kicker motor next to my main so it's already busy. I think I have an Amazing boat though..2 people and descent gear. Raise the outboards raise the trolling motor till cavitation and about 8" of water I can travel in. Or take it on the big lake and ride out some couple foot waves. Loaded with full gear and 4 people she is slow to plane but pulls all the prop it's got. It's no speed demon..where I am I usually can't even run it at speed anyway from the waves. I tack to fishing spots sometimes. It isn't the best handling boat but it's all about peace of mind. Weather and idiots I mean fellow boaters. Got any stories you want to share about almost moments or stuff you've seen you're learned from? Trailer incidents? Launching? Bet you've seen a lot! I fish on a big lake most the time..a pimple on a great lake..that's still pretty big..I take it real serious. On such a big lake...why does everyone have to come within 8 feet of you to see what your fishing on? ..I have to leave the lineup from the b.s. boatmanship and usually find as nice a fish as what the crowd is pulling. By myself..give everyone some room out there. Im just throwing this out to everyone on lakes big enough to just set up 50 feet from someone.. Years ago my first whitefish...didnt have spot lock...in the time I unhook it and throw it in the cooler someone is in my spot..I look up there are boats on every each side of me...I want a water Cannon...like whale wars.. Or a chrome rpk mounted to the front.
Good video, It is always fun to fish and swim with the family. Haven't bought either one yet, hardly ever slow down long enough. I have seen the advantage at the ramp and when beaching the boat.
I agree that these are two different tools and that there is probably more advantage to the poles. But it isn't really fair to say that either option costs roughly the same. I don't know of anyone who is firing up their outboard to move 10 yards and then putting down their poles. You are going to spend money on a trolling motor. So the question is really which is better for about $1k, one Powerpole? Or upgrading from a Fortrex to an Ultrex?
Spotlock for my fishing style. It's increased my catch rate by 50%. Never turn it off while fighting fish and never had one get in it in 3 years. Knocking on wood.🙂
Question, video idea? The advantage of floro over mono when mid range cranking. I had a knock down drag out argument with a buddy. I use floro for cranking and he uses mono he swears that he looses fish on floro and never on mono, I told him if he used the correct rod he wouldn't but he still argued that mono is the way to go. I tried but he won't listen, he watches you like religion so I think he'll hear you. The reason I try to get him to change is because he consistently misses fish and won't get bit when they are in that mid range, reason is he has to use a bigger crank to get deeper and I'm using a smaller at the same depth and catching 5 to his 1. He's costing me money in these tournaments.
Mono is pretty much useless. The only time I use it is for c rig leaders or for people on my boat who don’t fish all the time. It is more abrasion resistant. But it has so much stretch and horrible sensitivity. Not to mention your lures will not reach the same depth they do with flourocarbon. And if you fish deep clear water for smallmouth, flouro is the only choice for everything except top water. I don’t even like using it with squarebills.
Had both, took the poles off because the poles took away speed and efficiency. Had poles first and never used them after the ultrex. Took them off after that. Moved to the ghost and it's even better if possible! No bad talk on ultrex!
Shallow water anchors before spot lock for me as well. And like Brian said not only will spot lock lose you a fish it will also potentially injure the fish.
Depends what kind of fisherman you are. Are you primarily offshore (15ft or deeper) or a shallow fisherman? I'm more of an offshore bass bass guy and I don't have either on my current boat but I had both on my last boat. I can't tell you how many times a day I dream about having spot lock on my trolling motor again. I break off, need to re-tie and my boat is 100 yards away from blowin in the wind by the time I'm done. Not to mention 8' poles will barely hold you in 6' of water with 10+mph wind. So to use 8' power poles you need to be up super shallow just to use them. Spot lock dont care if you're in 3' of water or 30' of water to hold you close to your spot. Plus power poles constantly get in the way, in the garage, when they are down and you catch a fish, how many times have you had a bass run you to the back of the boat? Well now you got 2 poles for that bass to wrap you up in. For me, spot lock is 100% the first thing I'm getting when I get an extra 3k but like B.Lat says its all about knowing your own style of fishing. Great vid, great family man.
You make a good point about fighting a fish with spot lock mode on . I would mark my spot and if I hook one i will kick spot off and land fish then go back to my spot , I do a lot of deep water fishing on lanier !
Poles are just about useless for me... In fact, I saved a ton of money this year when I upgraded boats, and chose not to add them. In 4 years, on my last rig, I think used them maybe 10 times... And the majority of those were when I was shored. I fish the Chattahoochee river, Seminole, and Eufala... Spot lock is where it's at.
Bought my first set few months ago... My buddy told me "dad has one on his boat and he never uses it" I got 2 on my boat and man ol man. They gets a work out.. Just wish I'd went with the 10's!! Got the ultrex too but hands down if I had to go one or the other for life.. #powerpoles
I would say it would really depend on your style of fishing an the body of water you fish on most. Where I live in smith lake power poles are useless I’ve yet to see a set of power poles that reach 70’-100’. There’s very few places they will work here. Now most people gonna say their not going to be fishing 70-100’ deep but you can be less then a cast length from the bank and be in 50,60,70’ of water. I personally don’t have either because I fish deep and shallow water an like Brian said their both just a convince just like graphs. Guys have fished for years without power poles or spot lock blah blah blah it’s a convenient tool to have so get which ever beat suits your style of fishing.
I seen you at the Plattsburgh ny Texas Roadhouse, last Wednesday for the bass master. Wanted to shake your hand but I didn’t want to bother you brother. Big fan of you. Combat veteran RAMROD
Agreed need both for sure spot lock is noisy
Nice Job Brian!
*This makes my old motor look like a toy **enjoyable.fishing** recommend it's well built. I haven't had it on the water yet, but I'm very sure it will perform just fine.*
This helped a lot with my decision thanks B!
i had so much trouble out of my xi5 but when it works right i love it cause i can make route an it just go back an forth on fish on its own but it just when they on that bite if i just fish piers on bank no its not no good an get hung it is to slow you just ram the bank or piers but i looked at them now for just extra 5oo you get all this with cable drive that is best for bass fishing
I came for trolling motor info , and found the cleanest beard on the internet !!!!! .... Nice rig
You are a good man ! 👍 both power poles and spotlock are needed , just my opinion. But more importantly keep being a great dad and role model. 😊
what a great dad.
Once again enjoyed both the information and the family! Hope to see you at Pickwick this year.
Power poles launching your boat by yourself on a windy day with no dock love my poles
This video is great and i understand the argument is specific too SPOT LOCK vs power poles.. but wed all be screwed in general without a trolling motor ! haha
No that’s no I’m question. It’s specific to a gps trolling motor. It’s not a bass boat with a TM
You are the man. Nothing better than having family time, priceless..much success to you
I know this video was about Power Poles or Spot Lock but I love how family oriented you are. Keep up the good work.
Thank you! Will do!
Nothing better than a day on the water with your boys/ family!! Seem like a great guy. Now I know, not many men wanna spend a day on the lake with the kids and or family. Good luck and tight lines. Semper Fi from an old Marine
Kinda looks like Cherokee Shoals area. If it is we used to swim same spot
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Sorry about the floor, but that’s very funny!😂
What length power poles do you run on your tournament boat?
Which one boo boo’d in the boat ?? Haha
Appreciate the info!
What size and kind of power poles do you have on your aluminum boat? I have a 2021 ranger 188 and want to get some power poles.
shallow water power poles deep water spot lock.. pretty simple
Beautiful!!!
Thank you!!
Cuzz your the real deal , full time pro and dad !!
Great tip thanks Brian 👍
Family time over everything great vibes
Love it when you can use the bass boat for just having fun on the lake and not only fishing! Definite advantage for the power poles in that situation. For most fishing though I like the spot lock trolling motor.
Thanks this is the exact spot I’m in. Twenty hour tune coming up and I was debating adding one or the other. I’m a delta guy this answers it for me. Good looking out.
Im in Michigan and fish st clair and great lakes a ton, for me gps trolling motor is far more beneficial to my fishing style, keep the great videos coming. Tight lines
To me I agree with you. I think the power poles are better. But! It depends on the person and where they fish the most. I live in North Eastern Tennessee and one of the lakes I fish is a very deep lake. Most places I fish on the lake power poles would not work because it's just so dang deep. Every person and their own places they fish will be different. Spot lock to me is a no brained. Keep up the good work. Good luck and tight lines. Semper Fi from an old Marine
Brian, i have the new Ghost trolling motor and love it. It says it will keep you within 3 feet of your spot and from what I can tell it does even better than that. I fish a lot with a partner and power poles stick up so high above the cowling that the guy in the back of the boat of the boat is severely handicapped. That's the primary reason I haven't bought poles!
Brian love ya man, but, you are wrong about Anchor lock on the Ghost will keep the boat with in 24" of location. I respect your opinion and needs. them poles are only good in depths as long as the poles.
@@chasecole2198 he says they are good for deeper water. Your anchor mode isnt keeping you in 24 inches though when the wind or current is howling
Dude, your kids are the best.
I appreciate all off your content but have to admit I miss seeing the family. Look forward to seeing fishing trips with you and Brev and Brooks…. and Mia when she gets old enough.
Thanks man. That’s for their platform if they decide to have one. They deserve to be normal kids and have a normal childhood if that’s what they want
Haha I’d use both so I can anchor up shallow and bed fish or fish grass and then use the trolling motor for between spots and ledge/ deep cranking. They both have their uses
Where to spend the money...on Power Poles or Spot Lock.....Spending time with the fam and cleaning PooP from the boat....PRICELESS!!! Keep em coming B-Lat!!
If you are a bass fisherman fishing mostly shallow areas the power poles would probably be better but if you are a crappie fisherman then other than during the spawn you are going the be fishing in deeper water than the power poles will go most of the year so spot lock would be the best for crappie fishermen.
I'm saving to buy a power pole, I don't have a jack plate, do they make a bracket for boats without
Glad to have you back
I think PP’s/shallow water anchors also allow you to position the boat in water direction/casting angle you want. Trolling motor spot lock essentially locks the front of your boat and the rear swings down wind or down current.
Great vid as always bruh! Keep living that blessed life! 🙏🏾
😂 fragrance!!!
Family, fishing and a fine day. What more does life offer brother.
No doubt
@@BrianLatimerFishing man I've commented on alot of ur post ,for u to hit me back, boom bucket list haha I love to fish for them big boy
Can I get away with just 1 power pole are do you really need 2 to keep the boat in one spot, I get that with 1 it could potentially just spin around it.
Your going to spin with the current/wind if you have only one.
Power pole micro on my bass tracker has been an awesome investment. Spot lock ultrex I got for fishing deep but I still getting the hang of it.
The micro works on the tracker? Which tracker do you have?
@@Jay-mv5th I have a 17 foot 1988 pro17 but yeah, I have it mounted on the transom and it pins me down nicely when I need it.
Good suggestions! Dude, you seem like a great dad.
I try
Or if you don't want to blow 10k trying to keep up with the joneses just throw an anchor out and learn how to use a trolling motor.
An hope to fish dosen't wrap around the rope or anchor dosen't get wrapped around something.
If your buying a bass boat… chances are that you have the money for a 3 or 4K set of powerpoles and 3k on a trolling motor. Besides if you have payment plans when you buy it, you can include those from the factory and then you don’t have to spend the money on that right away, it’s an over time kinda thing
Your a frickin awesome dad. And your oldest makes me jealous, I'm 50 and can't cast as good with a baitcast. 😂😂😂
Great advice, but which is best for the bank fisherman? 😊
Depends
@@BrianLatimerFishing On what you are fishing for?
I have the question if I was paralleling a Bank and had two different depths for the poles say one at six feet and one would be 8 ft deep would they both make contact or just one
So now my big question is 8ft or 10ft poles?
8FT. The 10s have to much sway
I'm in MI and fish bigger lakes so having a GPS TM is more beneficial, I can plot a track line for trolling walleye and use the spot lock if I'm bass fishing or jigging walleye. If need be, my old school anchor works just fine.
Famously using last words , can't tear them up ! See you in the shop.
If you live in a grassy area I recommend the poles. If you fish lakes that are deep or you do a lot of offshore fishing the spot lock is amazing. I would use the spot lock since I live in west Texas where it’s always windy and you fish deep more than half the year.
Cf h5
How deep does those power poles go in the water?
8-12ft depending on the poles I believe
For the family, where I am, it's spot lock..for me solo fishing it's spot lock..for big water it's spot lock..for working on your main or having a battery issue it's spot lock..bathroom break? Dropping fish in the cooler? Changing the (cough) DVD for my boy? Spot lock...if I'm bass fishing I'm usually traveling under trolling motor power and flipping in the front. If I need a minute I go into deeper water and spot lock and do my thing..I have had it lose gps signal in the mountain lakes and have looked up cause I hear waves crashing and oh crap there's the shore. So I have had it not do its job before.. for me it's so handy I wouldn't be without it. Honestly most of the time I couldn't drop power poles. I also have a kicker motor next to my main so it's already busy. I think I have an Amazing boat though..2 people and descent gear. Raise the outboards raise the trolling motor till cavitation and about 8" of water I can travel in. Or take it on the big lake and ride out some couple foot waves. Loaded with full gear and 4 people she is slow to plane but pulls all the prop it's got. It's no speed demon..where I am I usually can't even run it at speed anyway from the waves. I tack to fishing spots sometimes. It isn't the best handling boat but it's all about peace of mind. Weather and idiots I mean fellow boaters.
Got any stories you want to share about almost moments or stuff you've seen you're learned from? Trailer incidents? Launching? Bet you've seen a lot!
I fish on a big lake most the time..a pimple on a great lake..that's still pretty big..I take it real serious.
On such a big lake...why does everyone have to come within 8 feet of you to see what your fishing on? ..I have to leave the lineup from the b.s. boatmanship and usually find as nice a fish as what the crowd is pulling. By myself..give everyone some room out there. Im just throwing this out to everyone on lakes big enough to just set up 50 feet from someone..
Years ago my first whitefish...didnt have spot lock...in the time I unhook it and throw it in the cooler someone is in my spot..I look up there are boats on every each side of me...I want a water Cannon...like whale wars..
Or a chrome rpk mounted to the front.
Bro, glad to see this video. My wife was just asking me if you had put anything out lately...lol. Love seeing the chill time with the fam
I appreciate that
I never understood why people compare them. If you use poles you those won’t be used in the same place has a spot lock trolling motor! Well said
Good video, It is always fun to fish and swim with the family. Haven't bought either one yet, hardly ever slow down long enough. I have seen the advantage at the ramp and when beaching the boat.
I agree that these are two different tools and that there is probably more advantage to the poles. But it isn't really fair to say that either option costs roughly the same. I don't know of anyone who is firing up their outboard to move 10 yards and then putting down their poles. You are going to spend money on a trolling motor. So the question is really which is better for about $1k, one Powerpole? Or upgrading from a Fortrex to an Ultrex?
If you’re a bass fisherman on a budget what the price on power polls
Few grand all said and done
Lol fragrances yep I remember those!
Spotlock for my fishing style. It's increased my catch rate by 50%. Never turn it off while fighting fish and never had one get in it in 3 years. Knocking on wood.🙂
Yo yo b latttttt in the houseeeee 👍🏻🎣
You always speek the truth and nothing but the truth man oh and facts lol .
Question, video idea? The advantage of floro over mono when mid range cranking. I had a knock down drag out argument with a buddy. I use floro for cranking and he uses mono he swears that he looses fish on floro and never on mono, I told him if he used the correct rod he wouldn't but he still argued that mono is the way to go. I tried but he won't listen, he watches you like religion so I think he'll hear you. The reason I try to get him to change is because he consistently misses fish and won't get bit when they are in that mid range, reason is he has to use a bigger crank to get deeper and I'm using a smaller at the same depth and catching 5 to his 1. He's costing me money in these tournaments.
Mono is pretty much useless. The only time I use it is for c rig leaders or for people on my boat who don’t fish all the time. It is more abrasion resistant. But it has so much stretch and horrible sensitivity. Not to mention your lures will not reach the same depth they do with flourocarbon. And if you fish deep clear water for smallmouth, flouro is the only choice for everything except top water. I don’t even like using it with squarebills.
Had both, took the poles off because the poles took away speed and efficiency. Had poles first and never used them after the ultrex. Took them off after that. Moved to the ghost and it's even better if possible! No bad talk on ultrex!
Been waiting on my boy B-LAT to drop another banger 🔥🔥🔥
Man, I'm so proud to see you and your family bro. Its growing 👍
Shallow water anchors before spot lock for me as well. And like Brian said not only will spot lock lose you a fish it will also potentially injure the fish.
Depends what kind of fisherman you are. Are you primarily offshore (15ft or deeper) or a shallow fisherman? I'm more of an offshore bass bass guy and I don't have either on my current boat but I had both on my last boat. I can't tell you how many times a day I dream about having spot lock on my trolling motor again. I break off, need to re-tie and my boat is 100 yards away from blowin in the wind by the time I'm done. Not to mention 8' poles will barely hold you in 6' of water with 10+mph wind. So to use 8' power poles you need to be up super shallow just to use them. Spot lock dont care if you're in 3' of water or 30' of water to hold you close to your spot. Plus power poles constantly get in the way, in the garage, when they are down and you catch a fish, how many times have you had a bass run you to the back of the boat? Well now you got 2 poles for that bass to wrap you up in. For me, spot lock is 100% the first thing I'm getting when I get an extra 3k but like B.Lat says its all about knowing your own style of fishing. Great vid, great family man.
Good man
You make a good point about fighting a fish with spot lock mode on . I would mark my spot and if I hook one i will kick spot off and land fish then go back to my spot , I do a lot of deep water fishing on lanier !
I think you need one that holds diapers and wipes...lol. "fragrance in the boat..."
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Power poles vs Talons?
Rock on B Lat!
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Poles are just about useless for me... In fact, I saved a ton of money this year when I upgraded boats, and chose not to add them. In 4 years, on my last rig, I think used them maybe 10 times... And the majority of those were when I was shored.
I fish the Chattahoochee river, Seminole, and Eufala... Spot lock is where it's at.
The only time I use spot lock on my boat is when Im ledge fishing or deep structure where the power poles cant reach to anchor.
Bought my first set few months ago... My buddy told me "dad has one on his boat and he never uses it" I got 2 on my boat and man ol man. They gets a work out.. Just wish I'd went with the 10's!! Got the ultrex too but hands down if I had to go one or the other for life.. #powerpoles
random but your beard is fire my guy lol
I would say it would really depend on your style of fishing an the body of water you fish on most. Where I live in smith lake power poles are useless I’ve yet to see a set of power poles that reach 70’-100’. There’s very few places they will work here. Now most people gonna say their not going to be fishing 70-100’ deep but you can be less then a cast length from the bank and be in 50,60,70’ of water. I personally don’t have either because I fish deep and shallow water an like Brian said their both just a convince just like graphs. Guys have fished for years without power poles or spot lock blah blah blah it’s a convenient tool to have so get which ever beat suits your style of fishing.
The "accident" in the boat is awesome!!! You ain't a fishing dad till that happens.
Finally an upload!
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B-Lat did she drop a chicken nugget Lol! I agree with you 100% I always enjoy the videos keep them coming especially with the kids they are funny!
I think the point of the question was from people who can only afford one at that time. Not a comparison question
I seen you at the Plattsburgh ny Texas Roadhouse, last Wednesday for the bass master. Wanted to shake your hand but I didn’t want to bother you brother. Big fan of you. Combat veteran RAMROD
You're make a great Paw Paw one day! Naw we ain't going back, just get up there and poop on the bank.