Anglers who fish shallow freshwater or saltwater environments have a new tool that quickly and quietly stops and positions their boat, allowing them to fish more productively. The Minn Kota Talon (click the photo to see a larger image) is a shallow-water anchor with an electro-mechanical design that makes it quiet, easy to install, highly durable and quick to deploy. It’s also environmentally friendly, causing no damage to vegetation or the bottom.
“We were determined to introduce a shallow-water anchor that would be far superior in performance and durability to a hydraulic-driven product,” said Minn Kota marketing director Joe Brown. “With Talon, we have exceeded expectations by eliminating angler concerns about noise, deployment speed, installation and reliability. We also added significant new features to Talon, resulting in unparalleled performance.”
Talon’s innovative engineering and design provide many performance advantages, starting with the fastest deployment time of any product in its category. The Auto Up/Down feature needs only a quick press of a button for fully automatic deployment. This eliminates the need to continually press the button until the spike is completely deployed, wasting valuable fishing time. Stowing is just as easy and quick with a press of a button. Talon can be operated from the control panel or wireless remote – two wireless remote controls come standard.
Talon assures a secure and solid position by providing the highest anchoring force on the market. The exclusive Auto-Drive feature drives the spike into the bottom with three successive hits, with increased force on each hit. And when winds and currents pick up, anglers can activate the Rough Water mode, which repeats the Auto-Drive sequence three additional times at 10-second intervals to ensure a secure hold.
With no hydraulics, Talon is easy and less expensive to install, and doesn’t take up valuable storage space. To learn more, click here.
