03-15-2021, 03:30 PM
(03-15-2021, 02:12 AM)dubob Wrote:
I have never had a gas motor battery go dead from running accessories while fishing.
I have had this happen a few times (the most recent time was on Saturday, while sturgeon fishing). Understand, that I am often anchored up, vertically jigging, or casting and fishing the bottom, for several hours and sometimes for an entire day, with a powerful fish finder running off of my starter battery. This can also become an issue as the battery ages. I always carry jumper cables on my boat and I also carry a "Micro-Start XP-10 Jump Starter Personal Power Supply". With the jumper cables I can jump-start by using one of my trolling batteries (assuming they are not run down from using my Minn-Kota) or I can easily jump-start mine or someone else's boat. The same goes for the Micro-Start (this is a high-end light-weight charger (can jump-start a diesel engine).