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<blockquote data-quote="Putz ND" data-source="post: 73426" data-attributes="member: 1031"><p>I sacrificed my kicker last year and added a second power pole.&nbsp; By far the best choice I've ever made - no more hard starting kicker (mercury) and when I need to troll, I just drop the drift paddles down.&nbsp; At the dock is where it really shines though - push the button, poles go down, and (with two) the bow doesn't even bang against the dock.&nbsp; When I have my family out and we're casting, when someone gets a fish/snag and needs some help - I drop the sticks and don't worry about drifting into shore.&nbsp; Works wonders when fishing solo too.My guess is we'll begin to see more and more of these because it allows you to do everything a kicker does, but adds the anchoring ability for approximately the same cost.&nbsp; The only thing the poles won't do is help you limp in at 4mph if you happen to have one of those ugly mishaps.&nbsp; I went with power-poles over minnkota because of their simplicity - just a hydraulic pump system.&nbsp; Either way, I really enjoy what they add to the rig.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Putz ND, post: 73426, member: 1031"] I sacrificed my kicker last year and added a second power pole. By far the best choice I've ever made - no more hard starting kicker (mercury) and when I need to troll, I just drop the drift paddles down. At the dock is where it really shines though - push the button, poles go down, and (with two) the bow doesn't even bang against the dock. When I have my family out and we're casting, when someone gets a fish/snag and needs some help - I drop the sticks and don't worry about drifting into shore. Works wonders when fishing solo too.My guess is we'll begin to see more and more of these because it allows you to do everything a kicker does, but adds the anchoring ability for approximately the same cost. The only thing the poles won't do is help you limp in at 4mph if you happen to have one of those ugly mishaps. I went with power-poles over minnkota because of their simplicity - just a hydraulic pump system. Either way, I really enjoy what they add to the rig. [/QUOTE]

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