Thread: Has anyone made a "manual" Power Pole shallow water anchor?

I use a bamboo pole and one of those metal Blakemore grabbers.

You could use the "manual" stake out poles that yakers and saltwater flats boaters use, just google stake out poles and you should get lots of hits and ideas. Might need two, one up front and one at the stern if in windy conditions. Lots of people use 'em but I've not.

Yeah, I see several. I thought of having one fore and aft............but probably just want to try one up front first.

What I want to do is see a brushpile on the Trolling Motor depthfinder up front, throw out a marker, and BAM........stick the boat right there and start fishing! I sure needed it Saturday. I couldn't stay on the right submerged pile by drifting and running TM off/on constantly. Too much wind..... which is usually the case in Arkansas up until about August!

The "Dig In Anchor Pole" seems to be best bet, but even they are sorta way over priced, IMHO. Maybe that's what it takes, though.

theres actually one thats being made but cant remember what the name of it is

gonna google it got me to wondering

Saw one on the net where they put a pole in a old trolling motor bracket . That looks simple if you can find proper diameter pole but wonder how it will handle wakes of passing boats?

Hmmmm.

I would think the actual bracket to connect to boat would be the easier thing to figure out. Finding the right pole, length, strength......seems to be where the expense is.

I guess I'm sort of surprised that more crappie fishermen don't have these.......since it's clear that a lot of us fish submerged brushpiles not next to any tree or anything to clamp onto.

Most single polers have smaller low sided boats with good trolling motors. I don't stay on a spot long , pull the aggressive fish and move to the next 40 spots or so .