Battery Recommendation

[rsimms]

Four years ago, after getting sick and tired of cheap trolling motor batteries going bad after a year or two, I broke down and paid $560 for a pair of Optimas with a 3-Year Full-Replacement Warranty. They have now lasted for four years and they show no sign of giving up! I can now say it was a wise investment. Now you know.

 

[Rob Lee]

I'm still using two blue tops that I purchased in 2017

 

[trbr81]

i put ionics in my boat two years ago - very pleased with them. i run (3) of the 50ah for my trolling motor and have yet to kill them in a day of fishing - run 100ah ionic for electronics running four graphs. still running a big NAPA battery for starting. Going on i think the fourth year on it and it is doing great

 

[ChooChooSnakeMan]

Great Post Richard. Perhaps as you mentioned your typical battery life was influenced by your heavy usage. My usage has never been close to yours. For me I find the best bang for my buck in trolling motor batteries to be the Walmart Everstart (Maxx if you can get them). They typically last me 6 years. I do promptly charge them after every trip and I monitor the water level. For a starting battery the Yamaha 250 SHO I had at the time didn't allow lithium and I had went through a few cheap AGM size 31 batteries so I payed the money for an Odyssey 31M starting battery. It was a beast and when I traded my Skeeter after a few years use it was like new and strong.