Trolling Motor vs. Power Pole: What’s Better for Staying on Fish?

You finally find the fish. You make the perfect cast. BAM! You’re on them.

Then the wind decides it has other plans.

Before you know it, your boat has drifted 40 yards away and you’re casting at the spot where the fish used to be. Now you’re cranking up the trolling motor like you’re late for work.

So, trolling motor or Power Pole?

A trolling motor is fantastic when you need to move, search and position your boat. It lets you quietly work a shoreline, follow a school or creep across a flat without firing up the big engine.

But when you find the honey hole? That’s where a Power Pole really shines.

Instead of constantly correcting your position with the trolling motor, you can drop the Power Pole and stay put. Fish the same productive area without playing bumper cars with the wind, current and waves.

Think of it this way: your trolling motor is your boat’s feet. Your Power Pole is the chair you finally get to sit in.

And when the fish are biting, nobody wants to spend half the day driving the boat back to the fish.

Want to spend more time fishing and less time fighting your position? Check out our Power Pole options and get serious about staying on the bite.

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