Trolling motors and Power-Poles definitely help with shallow fishing, but when you just need a little nudge, a slight repositioning, and the ultimate stealth approach, a push pole can be your best buddy.
“When I’m push poling, it’s a time I need complete silence,” said FLW pro Andrew Upshaw. “I don’t want any noise whatsoever. I don’t want any trolling motor noise; a lot of times, I’ll turn my graph off. When I’m in shallow water and fish are spooky, I need to be super quiet and the only way to do that is with a push pole.”
Upshaw’s choice is the T-H Marine Money Pole, a 6 to 18-foot telescoping pole with a coiled tip for retrieving snagged baits. Removing the coil and pushing with a pole he can collapse and store in his rod locker makes good use of a tool he’d carry anyway.
