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PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 3:54 pm 
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Hobie introduced us to the Micro Power Pole in the recent fishing worlds and competitors were more impressed than they were expecting to be. I edited this clip together (on behalf of SLH) that demonstrates the powerpole in action, how they are fitted to a Pro Angler and includes some initial impressions.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX83iQP83_0[/youtube]

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 7:14 am 
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I was under the impression that the unit would be mounted on the rear simply by removing the rear loading handles and bolting the unit to the PA?

Also thought there was an internal battery built into the Micro Power Pole unit???

Did I fall to sleep at the wheel or something????


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:05 pm 
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Yeah, sounds like you may have been lead astray. I'm not sure, though I am sure that these units require the PA mount system and external battery (in this case a 9 Amp Hour 12v battery).

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:37 pm 
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I can see this being for fresh water only in our area.


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PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 5:11 am 
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Understand there will be two models of this for the PA. One will have an internal lith battery and the other will require an external power source.


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PostPosted: Sun Nov 24, 2013 2:07 pm 
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You might be right for all I know. And yeah, an internal battery version makes more sense to me though the unit is heavy enough as it is, so I wonder how much its going to amount to with battery built in. That'll be a lot of weight hanging off the stern, but I don't think thats likely to be an issue for a PA. But those guys out there with Sports or Ourfitters eyeing this thing off... forget it ;-)

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