04-29-2013, 11:50 PM
+1. I have been through several of the Walmart deep cycles, and also the ones they sell at Smith and Edwards, and the Interstate has impressed me the most. As has been said, get one with the most reserve capacity or amp hours (whichever is specified) and use a good charger that has an automatically adjusting multi stage charge feature. Hook up the charger as soon as you finish fishing for the day, and charge as slow as you can afford to.
I use a 55 lb thrust electric with the infinitely variable speed. I think that is as big as you can go without having to go to a 24 volt system. In my experience, it takes a good battery that is well maintained to troll in my boat all day. Especially if I am going very fast (pretty much anything over 1.5).
Lots of good info in this thread. Puts together a lot of valuable knowledge that took me years of frustration to figure out.
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I use a 55 lb thrust electric with the infinitely variable speed. I think that is as big as you can go without having to go to a 24 volt system. In my experience, it takes a good battery that is well maintained to troll in my boat all day. Especially if I am going very fast (pretty much anything over 1.5).
Lots of good info in this thread. Puts together a lot of valuable knowledge that took me years of frustration to figure out.
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