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Type of battery for trolling motor
I sometimes fish for several days where there is no electricity to recharge
my TM battery. I need all the amp-hours I can get from a charge. I have
room for two TM batteries. Any recommendations on the way to go -
conventional deep cycle marine batteries, new technology batteries, 2 golf
cart batteries in series, etc? Thanks in advance for any help you can give. |
Craig
Nov 25
2004
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| The biggest batteries you can put in the space. I kill a pair of group 24s
in my little boat in a day of hard fishing. My big boat does the same to a
pair of group 27s. Of course I fish in a lot of current so I am often on
the pedal for hours on end. My next boat will be running a 36V with three batteries. All the guys I
know running that way claim to be able to fish a couple days in a row
without recharging if they have to.
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Bob
Nov 26
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| My Motor Guide 109# 36v will knock you off the casting deck after a full day
of use. WW |
go-bassn
Nov 26
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| Without a doubt the best battery I've ever owned were a gel battery built
for wheel chairs. They were made in Germany by Sonnenschein, not cheap by any means, but they
have a five year warranty. I ran the same set for five years of brutal use,
and never ran them down. The second best I've found were made in california by a company named
Thermo, they were oil filled, and were almost as good. I've never found a mass market battery to work very well at all. |
Pat
Nov 27
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| Craig, without a doubt the best batteries I ever had in my boat are Optimax.
I know they cost a ton (upwards of $160 each ) but for strength and
durability they get my vote. This past year some bozo talked me into a name
brand that was on sale at Sam's Club. Don't get me wrong they're ok. But I
could and have fished three days with a fully loaded 18' 6" Champion with
those batteries and they never slowed down till the middle of that third
day. When sprring time comes along, I'm replacing the new ones.
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Joshuall
Nov 27
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| So what are you running in your boat Pat? WW |
go-bassn
Nov 27
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| Uh, well....nowadays I grab what's on the lot and go. BUT<<when I rig my
own soon, it'll have those german tanks in it, I promise. There were several times I got trapped at some stink hole without power and
ran them hard...really hard for two full days without a loss. They were
amazing. I believe what does most of the cheaper batteries in is a good beating,
constant big water hits just do them in, and that's it. |
Pat
Nov 28
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