Power Pole Anchor Allow Safe, Secure Shallow Water Anchoring

Power Pole anchor is an easy system securing small, pleasure vessels in depths of eight feet or less. Anglers like the system because they can position the boat precisely, quietly and quickly. This can happen in seconds and without scaring the fish.

Fishing enthusiasts that use the system highlight its ability to be repeatedly deployed and retracted in rapid succession. The anchor literally takes just a few seconds to deploy and about the same time to retract. This allows the boat to be continuously repositioned to move along tracking the fish. With this ability, sight fishing becomes a breeze.

Using this system, sight fishing and fishing downwind could hardly be easier. It also improves the ability to control a lure in windy conditions. Many consider the power pole system a significant improvement on the next best alternatives, namely, a trolling motor and the cajun anchor.

The power pole shallow water anchor was inspired by the ancient method of mooring a boat to a vertical pole thrust manually into the bottom. The modern power pole system improves on that technique by employing hydraulics to secure the pole and ensure maximum holding power. The system can safely anchor boats with a dry weight up to about 3,000 pounds, with an overall length of about 30 feet and in winds up to about 30 miles per hour.

The anchor can be deployed-retrieved quickly and easily, literally in seconds and by pushing a button. The anchor grabs and locks securely into most bottom types such as mud, silt, sand, rock, stones, or most types of sea grasses.

The system is designed as a stern anchor. It is transom-mounted to rest just above the waterline when retracted. It can be positioned either to starboard or port. It can be used with outboard or inboard motors. When not being used, the system folds easily and remains on the transom occupying minimal space volumetrically.

Many think the power pole is a big advance on the next best alternatives, namely, a trolling motor and the so-called Cajun anchor. Some critics argue the power pole has drawbacks including its, unwieldy size, difficult to deploy in windy waters, a tendency to allow boat spin (because it is a stern anchor) and its high cost. But these supposed negatives seem trite. If they truly exist, all have solutions and none seem like deal breakers.