fischnrod - 1/20/2018 8:47 AM
I have nothing on my cranking battery but the standard stuff when I turn the switch on , everything else is on my trolling batteries. I don't have all the new electronics like everybody else either I can't afford them emoGeezer[/QUOTE
]Sears has a group 31 on sale right now for 150. Its a 750 cca and has 155 reserve cap. If you run 2-4 locators and 2-4 pumps in summer, you need a lot of battery. I can prove that when I once had to throw back 24 pounds in a CBA when I got stranded. - Blue top, Exide Megatron, Deka. Size (group 31), and reserve capacity are paramount. Plan to spend 225 plus for the best. . Its better than carrying 2 batteries. I just bought a Megatron agm, and the reviews say 'you just can't kill it'!, I always carry a 700mca jumper booster that is light weight. Optimax reguire a min of 650 cca (1000 mca). The reason is the PCM (ECU), the computer module. It requires at least 500 amps to fire the motor (ignition).