Batteries

[snakem]

Little help on trolling batteries please. What brand is a good brand for a fair price? Thanks for any help.

[Don House]

Snakem,

Here is a good Company that Sells Pro Guide Batteries

Center City Marine in Springfield 1-866-876-2628 ask for Gary he can take care of you.

They Cost around 88.00 per battery for a good deep cycle battery

Worked very well for me in the past years, and I run the heck out of them and charge them every night!

Also you can go to Walmart they carry a Maxx Life Deep Cycle cost around 95.00 dollars, they are ok used some a few years ago.

And last you can look at the new gell cell batteries very nice but also very high dollar!!! Start at 150.00 per battery

Good Fishing

Capt. Don

Little help on trolling batteries please. What brand is a good brand for a fair price? Thanks for any help.

[Trav]

I used to buy all those marine brand batteries. My last one was a Nautilus and only lasted 4 years. So I gave up and bought one of Oreilleys brands. Got a Deep cycle Marine for 90 bucks and it is now going on six years. So good so far.

[snakem]

Thanks for the reply Don and Trav,will check in to it Lots of luck this year.

[Dutch]

I have used lots of brands over the years. The main thing I look for is the reserve amps 185-200. Keep the water over the plates and charge them within 24 hours of use an most deep cycles will run several years. I get rid of them after 3 or 4 years before they start to fail. By the hour of use most any maintained battery will be very cheap to operate if you fish much.

[snakem]

HI Don,Question what is this gell cell? Its new to me,never heard of it. Have u tried them. Also Trav are u running a 12v or a 24v system. Boy if its a 24v U are verry lucky,lets go fishing lol. O heck I got lost, and I was going to ask about the Optimix 6 pack. I know they are very high,but are they worth the money. And are they good.

[Don House]

snakem, the gell cells are the optima 6 pack batteries.. From what I hear they are really good, but also very expensive too. last time I checked into them they were also double the cost.. I run a 36v system, plus two cranking batteries talk about adding cost!! So worth the money I would say yes, but that is a lot of money!!!

Good Fishing

Capt. Don

[Trav]

I only use mine to run trolling motors and a graph. Just a 12V works for me. I still have to pull start my old 18 horse. Haha

[snakem]

Thanks alot guys snakem out.

[flipper]

I agree with trav on the oriellys, had good luck with em. can't say the same about walmart brand ,had to replace two after only one season. they were the yellow case everstart. didn't think much of their everstart chargers either.