Bow Mounted MinnKota Talon

[Captmisket]

Anyone mount a Talon on their pontoon bow? I saw the Lund video which had a MinnKota Talon on the bow and stern. I fish off the stern so I am thinking about adding a MinnKota Talon to the bow on the port side. I am also going to add the MinnKota Ulterra trolling motor. I do shallow water fishing here in SWFL. I think the Talon would be better than the Power Pole since I don't have a lot of unused space at the bow. Any thoughts?

 

[Potomacbassin’]

Spot lock on the Ulterra won’t be enough? The Talons save space over the PP but are constantly getting jammed and people have to take a apart in order to get back to the ramp. Lots of threads on internet about this. PP and the new Raptor have a much more fail-proof design but those arm-type anchors would look goofy on a bow for sure. Either one will protrude out (see pic) so that might not work in certain docking situations.

Cheapest option are those stick-pins, I considered it for a short term solution while I await PP’s new trolling motor release.

Good luck!

 

[lakeliving]

With spot lock I don’t see a need for a power pole or talon. Being in saltwater myself I tend to limit how much machinery is going in and out of the water.