Marine Batteries ?

[MZ7Extreme]

11 minutes ago, nmc02 said:

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

They are $300 now but way worth it.

[OMC]

I troll all around the lake and at times pretty quick. So I am putting a lot of pressure on the battery. 

[MZ7Extreme]

6 minutes ago, OMC said:

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

He speaks the truth. If you charge your batteries and use them a few times a year you can have them last because the deep cycle charging over time kills the battery.

I got almost 5 years on mine but I am using them 3 days at tournaments 15 tournaments a year. 2 days of practice sun up to sun down on one charge each day.

Never mind the fun fishing I do too lol

Edited April 4, 2019 by MZ7Extreme

[Bonefreak]

I run interstate on my 24 volt Minn Kota n Wal-Mart  $90 for electronics n 24 volt Minn kota thruster attached to my outboard.  They have been good to me over the years....just replace em every 3-4 yrs. I know some guys that use Wal-Mart batteries n return em within the yr warranty, but that could be bad mojo. 

I can't see spending alot on those heavy priced fancy batteries....after all....a battery is just a battery. 

[kuz]

ive had the cabalas AGM batteries a group 27 and a group 24 as backup. never even connected the 24. 5 years still holding charge

 

[Mallard1100]

I have an optima in my boat. I highly recommend their trickle charger as well.  Properly charging them and keeping them on a tender in the off season is important for their life span. 

[Bonefreak]

Btw.....whats a good way to test a battery to see how much life it has left??  Or....is this even possible to measure accurately??

[Psehunter]

11 hours ago, OMC said:

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

Two of them are ran together and one is separate...I don't troll but I have done 8-10 hour days on the watershed lakes and some other lakes where I can't run my gas engine using only my trolling motor on my 20' bass boat. (I am using the 31 series batteries)

[Lphunsjr]

13 hours ago, Bonefreak said:

I run interstate on my 24 volt Minn Kota n Wal-Mart  $90 for electronics n 24 volt Minn kota thruster attached to my outboard.  They have been good to me over the years....just replace em every 3-4 yrs. I know some guys that use Wal-Mart batteries n return em within the yr warranty, but that could be bad mojo. 

I can't see spending alot on those heavy priced fancy batteries....after all....a battery is just a battery. 

I believe Walmart stopped that. When I used to Bass fish, I ran Delco's. I had better luck with them over the EverStarts

[yoda4x4]

What charger are you guys using for these batteries?

David

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[MZ7Extreme]

10 minutes ago, yoda4x4 said:

What charger are you guys using for these batteries?

David

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I had a dual pro 3 bank charger, then after 10 years it went, then bought a Minn kota 3 bank charger

They were both good but I like the minn kota better

[MZ7Extreme]

3 hours ago, Bonefreak said:

Btw.....whats a good way to test a battery to see how much life it has left??  Or....is this even possible to measure accurately??

Acid test and then a load test to see if its holding a charge

[midwestxpress]

Duracell batteries are made for SAMs club. They are made by EastPenn, the makers of Deka batteries who have a big following. Duracell has a complete line up. I use them in pretty much everything I own. Not that they are something magic, just haven't had any issues from their batteries and they are fairly priced.