Marine Batteries ?

[OMC]

Alright guys let's hear some opinions of Marine Batteries for Trolling Motors. I really want to know if anyone has experiences with some of the High End marine batteries for extended use. I am not going through another year of the battery dying after a few hours of trolling then switch over to another battery and hope that one doesn't die. Most of my freshwater fishing is done in Lakes where it's electric only and I troll a lot and I don't have the room for a 24 volt system. I have been looking at the Vmax MR127  but it is a AMG and have no experience with this type. I know they are very pricey but if they are good as advertised that's ok with me.

[MZ7Extreme]

The best battery I had were the Optima blue top gel cell batteries... I am buying them again after 4 years of heavy use.

I run them hard and they last. Pricey but good

Somedays I run them for 10 hours straight on my Minn kota fortrex 80. They still have power at the end and charge quickly

Edited April 3, 2019 by MZ7Extreme

[OMC]

Yeah I heard they are really good also. I think they are AMG also anything different regarding charging them ?

[Tarhunt]

Deka batteries. 

[MZ7Extreme]

53 minutes ago, OMC said:

Yeah I heard they are really good also. I think they are AMG also anything different regarding charging them ?

Yeah they are technically a spiral cell agm battery

Edited April 4, 2019 by MZ7Extreme

[KBfishing]

I have the walmart maxx deep cyclye. For 90 bucks they seem to hold up well. I bought an interstate last year and its junk. I have a 24 volt trolling motor. The junk battery runs the fish finder and lights. 

[hammer4reel]

Optima worked very good when I used them.

That being said I have been extremely happy with the west marine batteries.

 

[nmc02]

I have had both the optima & walmart maxx deep cycle. I would go w walmart. $90 instead of $200.

[rgw]

I run 2 Walmart max. I am on 4th or 5th year. Getting new ones soon

[OMC]

The regular deep cycle batteries from Walmart just don’t cut it. If fact I use the larger ones and have been stuck fighting the slightest breeze to get back to the ramp because both were dead. From what I have been researching it seems that it is all about Amp Hrs not cranking amps. The Vmax has 100 Amp Hrs.

[MZ7Extreme]

1 minute ago, rgw said:

I run 2 Walmart max. I am on 4th or 5th year. Getting new ones soon

I used to do that but they stopped it lol... then I went to Optimas

[Psehunter]

I've have 3 optimas in my boat, they are 5 years old and still going strong...I switched to them years ago after hearing guys in my club having theirs last 7-10 years before having to replace them..so far so good, expensive but worth it so far.

[MGHunter66]

I have used ac delco voyagers and never ran short on power

[MZ7Extreme]

If you fish hard and use your batteries Optima is the way to go.

The other batteries are good to run electronics and start your e tine but for trolling motors ran all day Optima.

[OMC]

3 minutes ago, Psehunter said:

I've have 3 optimas in my boat, they are 5 years old and still going strong...I switched to them years ago after hearing guys in my club having theirs last 7-10 years before having to replace them..so far so good, expensive but worth it so far.

Are you running them separately and trolling a lot ?  Does one battery run your trolling motor all day ?