Hydraulic anchor poles and why they're a Necessity | Power Pole Review
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Paddle boards, kayaks, skiffs, bay boats and Center Consoles. Today power poles are seen on just about anything you can think of. When power poles first came out there was a lot of question and controversy, but as the years go on, power pole continues to stand their ground in the marine and boating industry. First impressions may lead you as a nonbeliever but as time goes on through the use of various powerful products I am convinced. On the other hand some may disagree due to the price point. Therefor, I’ve put together this video in order for one to determine if equipping their boat with a power pole is worth their time, money and use. Through out the video we will talk about the uses of the power pole towards fishing, docking and stopping. - บันเทิง
You are such a good educator about boats and fishing.
Coming from a non boater like myself,I've always wondered what those were for.nice video
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I love these type of Videos, great content ! Maybe a future video on boat docking with a Single Engine
Thanks for the idea!
Just purchased a boat with dual blades. Excited to see you produced an instructional vid on them. Great content as always.
Congratulations on the purchase! Thanks for the support!
Thanks for this. You just Helped my decision on getting 2 for my new boat.
Love the videos! I've been binge watching them lol. I was wondering do you charter for fishing?
REALLY HELPFUL... laid back video that answers all the questions...thx PS how much do they weigh can they influence planning speed
Depends on where you are. I love our power pole. Anchors, trolling motors and power poles all have their different uses.
Sounds like you installed this yourself.....If so, (I saw the comment on your broken res cap and fluid replacement) would love to see a complete install on these next time you service. Im sure there are tons of these already, but quite frankly, I like how thorough you are in your videos. lol
You guys are awesome. keep em coming.
The high end electric motors have "anchor mode" that keeps you on a spot via GPS. The electric motor is already deployed. It's a simple as a push of a button with your foot. AND, the GPS approach using "Anchor Mode" doesn't add two more serious obstacles to the line when bringing in a fish that may still have some fight and run left in it when it gets close to the boat.
Thanks for the info, appreciate it.
As always another fantastic and informative video. I'm saving up to add one on my KW196 BR. It will get used in conjunction with the Motor Guide XI3 that it already has.
Nice thanks!
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I crappie fish and planning on my retirement boat and was wondering about power poles
Liked video, thanks for the info I needed.
Glad it helped!
Great video! I just got my first bay boat and I'm wondering if I should get a power pole or a trolling motor first. Would be great if you could do an in depth review on trolling motor's for your next video. Would be great to help me make up my mind on what to get first. Keep up the great content!
Great suggestion will do, Congrats on the new boat!
I'd totally agree about Power Poles customers service. I have a 2008 Hewes Redfisher with a 6' Power Pole and they replaced the entire pole just because the shroud cracked. I love my 10' Blade on my 25' Shearwater, Im a customer for life.
They're the best!
Great job on the videos. You guys are always having such fun. Are you guys in Instagram? Also, Clay where are you getting your shorts from? I know...weird question.
Hey John I get them from Hurly and yup our Instagram handles are at the end of all of our videos 👍🏼
I've had the same powerpole since 2008. It's on a 2007 Center console NauticStar 2200. I should have bought a second one years ago, but they couldn't match the old one, so I'm still running single pole. Aggravating sometimes, but I'm use to it. To me, where and how I fish, mostly for specks and reds, the Powerpole is ESSENTIAL! Never had to deal with them, Powerpole, because it has always worked flawlessly, IT IS A GREAT PRODUCT!
Agreed thanks for watching my friend!
@@LifeByTheBow Absolutely! Enjoy your content!
@@Big88Country my pleasure!
Great info
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for this explanatory video. I saw those weird things sticking up and shivering as you cruised and wondered what in the world they were. They looked like the limbs on the ALIEN monster if you have ever seen that movie. Two things. I have yet to find a Mangrove in NJ where I boat and my boat is a sailboat with a four foot draft. So I think I will stick with traditional anchors. But thanks for the info.
No prob Fred thanks for watching!
The only complaint I have about Power Pole is that I only have one. I need to get the second one mounted on the back of my boat.
Hey man, love you videos!!! I have A 27’ Sea Hunt Gamefish on order and can’t decide on whether to have dual 10’ power poles or non at all. Has an auto deploy front anchor already. I’ve never not had power poles but have typically always fished inshore previously. Would you put them on a 75% offshore boat? Thanks for your insights!
if you have the exra change always go with power poles
Power Poles are the same as a I-pilot trolling motor with spot-lock. The initial cost is hard to swallow, but after the first trip fishing with them, you forget about the price!
Agreed!
Power pole took care of me when I had a problem on a used boat I bought.
Nice!
Ive seen many large boats with these and never seen them being used. Yesterday I watched maybe 8 dozen boats pass by in the channel with these. Some of these boats were massive. Sometimes I feel like its a status thing to have these. Ive see boats all the time with these use a regular anchor instead while in a situation these would be nice to have. Especially when I'm out in the shallows.
Definitely don't use these for docking all the time.
On a boat bigger than this boat, I'd avoid spending the money.
Hello from Captgreg I’m in Key Largo and have a Power Pole on my Gheenoe I’m Disabled and can’t Pole because of a injury
I use my Power Pole in both Salt and Fresh Water is there anyway to mount a Zinc on the Base to help us with Electrolysis ?
this guy is a great salesman
Brilliant product. Dang expensive... great video. They should pay you.
Thanks so much for this support!
Do you think the 8ft poles would get in the way if you wanted to troll lures out of the back port and stbd rod holders?
... How are your PP wired since the batteries are in the center console?
Ancor marine tinned 8 ga. wire running from the CC to the pumps?
Fuses up by the batteries or back by the pumps?
Disconnect switch since they always draw a little bit of power when not being used?
Thanks.
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great damn video!! Very informative. One question , i just purchased a brand new Pioneer Islander 222 CC boat, do i have to buy a pair or would i be ok with just one? Your opinion please. We visit Marathon occasionally as we are in Naples so its fairly easy drive. Thanks in advance brother!
Thank you! One will work fine but I highly suggest two. If you have two, they won’t allow your boat to pivot in the current.
I have one but I’m going to get a new pair
Great Video! Is installing 1 could work as good or having 2 is a must?
Hey There, it definitely depends on the boat. But If you have space for 2 go for 2.
Nothing but problems for me, drains your batteries and worked about 10% of the time (over 4 years). I finally gave up having it repaired and bought a fiberglass manual shallow water anchor. Power poles look cool and give you something to talk about at the ramp, but just bought a new pathfinder 26 and didn't even consider adding one.
Sounds like you had a bad experience and I can imagine that’s how you made your decision. But I absolutely love mine and couldn’t imagine owning a smaller sized boat without them. To each is own but thanks for watching!
Great video Clay. I always enjoy your videos. I have to agree with you I have a 21 ft Bay boat and only 1 Power Pole on the starboard side attached exactly like yours. Even just the 1 Pole stops the boat and doesn't let it move. I can only imagine having two on the back would really keep it from moving at all. Looking at getting the other installed for sure. The remote makes it nice as well. Its crazy how much torque and twist can be applied to these by wind and current on the boat and just the one continues to hold.
Thanks Clay!
Grew up on Bass boats. Dad and his Rangers and lots of tourneys. Got used to trolling motors. Never caught the fishing bug but the boating bug....
Have had 3 boats since college and always rigged a trolling motor on them. No one puts trolling motors on those boats and the comments are great until they see me zipping around the dock or loafing a sandbar or whatever. Paddling sux
Someone should make a larger version of these anchors for yachts.
I don’t think there’s a hope in hell anything that would fit suitably would actually hold a yacht. Consider the depths of water yachts are often anchoring in too.
This can really only work in shallow waters on light boats...
Just bought a 22’6” bay boat for inshore and big lake fishing. Fly and spin. 8’ or 10’ PowerPoles? You mentioned below that 10 footers can be tough to fish around. Also do you retract them while fighting a big fish? Thanks. Best video on why buy PowerPoles!
Which size did you end up purchasing?
@@Codyblaine21 Thanks for asking! Got 8’ PowerPole Blades. You have to get the right mounting brackets and mine fit just inside the dive platform. They work very very well! In conjunction with my MinnKota Terrova 80 (24 volt) I have a tremendous shallow water fishing capability. Two Blades is a must to control the boat’s attitude. In more wind I’ll put down one and let the boat swing but generally I use both. Well worth the cost and installation effort.
No problems with pump and water in transom? The shop wanted to mount pump under my helm so I didn’t do it. I get a little water in the transom once in a while but if no problems with pump there then I would get one. Thx for great video love your shirt, I see you get grease on your long sleeves just like I do!
Yup its all part of it but thanks for watching Steve!
Running a 25 foot center consul I was thinking about going with 2 10 foot power poles for Sandbar use and some fishing use. Do you think it’s worth the money or is the boat too big for them?
Definitely worth the money. I would be careful with the 10 footers though. May be a little to talk to work around for offshore fishing. 👍🏼
looks like your reservoir cap is broken from being over tightened. might wanna replace to have good seal. great vid
Thanks Terry!
I'm looking to possibly purchase a bay boat that has only one Power Pole mounted on the port side. Is that sufficient or would you recommend spending the money for the second one? If I can't afford the second one, should I look for a boat with none? IOW, is one better than none, and is two better than one? Final question: as always, budget is always a consideration. I'm looking at 22' to 25' bay boats. If I can only afford EITHER 2 Power Poles, OR having a set of trim tabs (and VHF radio) installed, which should I go for first? Thanks again for a professional, informative video.
Wait
@@gabe3914 Wait for what?
You will pivot with the wind where 2 will hold your position better.
Love when people,say you are not buying the products…. you are buying the warranty. If it’s made well the warranty isn’t worth buying.
I do agree with you. However as a rule there are exceptions, saltwater conditions, the force of the waves on the hydraulics, etc, it's an extreme amount of wear and tear. A product designed to operate in those conditions with an extremely good warranty? It's definitely a selling point in my eyes.
Agreed Sam
Thanks for your input but Sam explained it well 👍🏼
I guess I'm just OLD, but I used to just throw out a floating Bouy with a lead weight attached to it. This would mark the spot and I could just use the trolling motor to stay on the spot, circle around/stay on the spot, IOW stay in the same place. A set of two of them cost about 10 bucks. I could stay in the same spot for 10 Bucks, that's a $3990 saving. Modern Technology is nice but not always necessary. I'll bet it still works, just saying.
What ever works for you, thanks for watching!
When I was a kid, we carried a wood pole in boats. Canoes, jonboats, ect.
Weed beds, pushing logs, fending off boulders, or just a quick stop, all good.
But it was manual, who would have thought, to do it by hand?
That’s crazy, amazing how technology has changed.
@@LifeByTheBow Lol, people have poled boats, with poles, for 1000's of years. It isnt the same as the hydraulic device.
Agreed!
How you like the garmin? I get aggravated with my simrad nss7 evo lagging.
powerpole is the gold standard when you have a issue, minnkota is worthless. Btw your powerpole pump reservoir cap is broken. Looks like you need a fluid change also
Love Garmin always been great for you, thanks for the suggestions I’ll look into that!
This channel should have millions of subscribers. Hopefully soon. Good luck
Thanks my friend!
Hey brother. I got the same boat as you. Do you ever notice the release well getting filled with water? I had to close the valve after I noticed the hatch filled with water
What’s up Chris, and when you say filled with water, where is the water coming from? Through the live well pump or through the drain?
Life By the Bow not sure, I called Bob Hewes and they kind of explained to me that it’s because of the quick fill system the boat was designed with. I decided I’ll probably just shut off the valve completely so I can use that as dry storage
Chris Camacho well it just sounds like it’s the high speed pickup doing its job then. The high speed pick up shoots water in to the well when the boat is running on plane even if the the pump isn’t running. I always shut my valves when my live wells aren’t in use just to keep them dry 👍🏼
That Labor Day drone footage on the sandbar looked gross. 🤢
What happens when the tide comes in or goes out? Do they automatically adjust to the tide changes
That’s why we do not suggested using them to dock for an extended period of time. If it’s an outgoing tide you’re fine the poles will flex but an incoming obviously the transom will rise and the anchors will not hold. Unfortunately power pole doesn’t have an auto adjust feature but I think minn Kota does.
But can you fold them down to stow a boat in a garage. I’m wondering about if the clearance would keep me from wintering the boat in my garage.
Hey Kelly what you can do is lower them to clear the garage door and once you’re inside you can raise them back up to clear the garage door. Thanks so much for watching.
Yeah these can definitely be a huge help in rough water and different circumstances but 4k more luxury than necessity.
I have a Tidewater Carolina Bay 22 . I don’t know how to go. 8 feet or 10. I think 10 s look too big for my boat. What do you think? thanks
Don’t get tens unless you need them however I do find myself in situations where the eights are too short but I just opt for spot lock on my trolling motor.
Which is the umbrella that can be seen on your boat?
Hey Christina just a cheap umbrella we bought a Winn Dixie lol
1st comment baby, hey I love your vids
Glad you like them!
If it's true your not getting any kickbacks for the review bravo sir
with the money people spend on bass boats? this is not a question of money....
Also, how deep of a water you could use them?
They have an 8ft and a 10ft power pole. So 10ft of depth and 8ft of depth.
For very specific applications, like the large expanse of shallow waters, offshore / sands... there's no doubt power poles are extremely convenient. But for bass fishing, especially now with "position hold" trolling motors, they're losing their affinity in the bass fishing world, given their limited use for shallower waters in lakes.
Good input 👍🏼
You would be surprised at how many bass boats I see with these. Almost all of them if they are less than 3 years old.
@@alquinn3562 Absolutely, in most cases I rarely see a boat at lake tournament without one, or even two sometimes. The cost outlay, and the physical installation, is a big commit, so it will be a slow transition. But more and more I'm seeing that the new trolling motors with "position hold" are all the rage now, because it doesn't matter how deep the water is.
@@5thGenNativeTexan yeah the “trolling in place” motors are awesome. Hard to find a downside to those.
Use a anchour not a power pole 10’ deep who knew.?
How much faster will my boat be with power poles?
About 50mph faster 👌🏼
What's your boat make
This is a Pathfinder. Thanks for watching.
why would you bother with the power poles when you have that spot lock minn kota on the bow for fishing
@feeshyfeeshy you'd be surprised just how little fish react to minn kotas, they literally don't care.
For the vast majority of the lake fishing world, especially bass fishing, the ability to do "position holding" and more with some of the newer GPS-enabled trolling motors is slowly eliminating power polls. You can only use a power pole in a very limited area of a lake due to the depth limitations, but you can use position hold anywhere.
@feeshyfeeshy provide evidence to the contrary, otherwise don't bother.
Really, we grew with a jon boat , a paddle and a anchor., or you waded Now its power poles, GPS guided trolling motors, 100 grand boats, Do you catch more fish?? NO
Yes
Yes, absolutely.
So you ONLY fish in SHALLOW water :D These would be zero use for me as i have deep beaches and rocky bottoms.
We fish shallow & Deep but they come in handy at our sandbars that are shallow. Thanks for watching!
I’ve wondered what they were. So it is a shallow anchor that looks like crab legs.
Exactly! They’re phenomenal.
Power pole or Talons ?
I’ve never tried talon but could easily be a good product!
This must be a southern or freshwater thing.
Definitely very popular in South Florida where we have a lot of Shallowater.
Is this a paid advertisement?
Minn Kota ...
You could get a newish boat for the price of those things lol
A newish boat for 4K? Yeah right.
@@keithsiegel5769 i got a 2018 lund with a 15 horse for 3400
To each is own thanks for watching my friend!
@@ZulkSOD oh thats awesome, I can jog faster.....when do you purchase the other 2/3rds of it.?
Theres always one in every classroom!! SMDH
Why does $2,000 seem ridiculous when you've got $60,000 worth of boat to put it on...go figure...
All these comments are so much too sweet, anybody’s ass hole can stick together, sounds like all comments come from HAP sales department.
Not sure what you’re talking about lol but the only thing I can really say is thanks for watching, Every view counts so appreciate it!
Why have a hydraulic arm? Why not just a hydraulic piston go up and down. Looks over engineered as fuck which corrosion will destroy.
I would have to disagree with you but I appreciate your input 👍🏼 A piston won’t flex the same way the power poles do unfortunately.
That’s actually a great question. Why do they need to pop out away from the boat? It just adds torque to arms.
many corrosion lol
What an absolute waste of money, I can hear it now....honey wheres the boat....Ohh I used the power polls and the boat drifted away...look if you cant properly dock your boat you're a navigation hazard on the water. So next time you see these on a boat stay away from the owner...they're like waving a flag....amateur.
I have to disagree Edmund. But thanks for watching the video.
This is a joke...right? What about my trolling motor??? Oh...my bad...you're fishing for the kind of fish that don't swim around! LMFAO
Sorry they look very weak no way it would hold the boat
Hey Sharon do a little research and watch some videos based on power poles’s durability. I promise it will change your mind real quick 👍🏼
@@LifeByTheBow sure ok I’ll check some more out and I’ll let you know what I find out 🙂
@@sharons9367 sounds good!
@@sharons9367 One 8 foot power pole holds my 20 foot boat just fine in all kinds of current, wind and waves. My wife thought I was nuts to spend that much on an "anchor". Now, she's wondering if two would be even better. We will never have another boat without power poles and a spot lock trolling motor. If you're a boater, those two things will change your life.
@@jerrywalker6043 I’m going to check more videos, yes I’ve got a boat 🙂