Anyone used the Minn Kota Talon 8’……how has the fiberglass talon held up in stong winds? Does it drain the battery if used alot? How much of the talon needs to be in the lake floor thus how deep of water can this anchor actually be used?
Thanks in advance!
I ran a Talon all last year and loved it!
No issue in strong winds, waves or rocky bottom. If it is really windy, the rough water mode will deploy the spike three times in to the bottom.
Doesn’t drain the battery at all.
How deep of water you can hold in, will depend on the height you have it mounted on your boat. On mine, I was able to hold in 7’8″ to 10″.
I have one on mine. Reasons over the pp were easy to instal and no pumps to mount or wires to run to the front of the boat. I used the heck out of mine and beat the heck out of mine. Towards the end of the yr it started getting stuck at the 4 ft mark where the fiberglass catches the tube for the last 4 ft. Its in the shop as we speak
So would you buy another one kris? I have been checking them out and people say the talon is pretty flimsy compared to powerpole, but I like that its just electric and easier to set up and cheaper.
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Towards the end of the yr it started getting stuck at the 4 ft mark where the fiberglass catches the tube for the last 4 ft. Its in the shop as we speak
When first seeing the design of the Talon when it came out I knew there were going to be problems like this. Get any amount of sand into the mechanism and I see trouble. If I could afford either, PP would be the way to go.
And for those worried about “less parts” etc, with the Talon, Hydraulics plays well with water for the most part, the electronics inside the Talon, not so much. In my many years of boating and also working with and building industrial equipment, I have had less problems with hydraulics than electronics by FAR. Hydraulics are usually easier and cheaper to fix or replace also if something does go wrong.
im not sure if i would or not. it depends on what caused the problem i have and if it will keep happening. if price wasnt a factor… the 10ft pp blades would go on. but because it was and i didnt want to pay someone to install it i got the talon. greg at the skeeter center gave me a better price than anywhere else i found on either unit so that was also a factor. it literally takes not even 10 min to install it. it is a little noiser than the pp which im kind of dissipointed in. but not having to bend over and hold a button to deploy and getting two remotes is a plus over the pp. send me a pm if your interested in giving me a call i can answer any questions you have with an unbiased opinion
After every few uses or even more if you are using the Talon in extremely sandy or gunky bottoms, I would suggest hooking a hose up to the the top of unit where it will flush out the whole unit. Also it helps to go out in the middle of the lake/river and deploy the unit so it won’t hit bottom, that’ll clean it.
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