Trolling Motor Battery Question

[mattyk]

Im planning on picking up my first trolling motor ever and im going with a minn kota. In general how long will the battery last during your day of fishing with average use? I am planning on buying a Bass pro shops deep cycle marine battery, any feed back about these batteries? Thanks.

[OhioFisherman]

On a medium setting like 3 out of 5 all day maybe some juice for the next, depends on the motor, #`s of thrust and the size of the battery, lol and wind. I have a 52 pound thrust bow mount 12 volt. I did carry a spare battery.

[Gerry]

It really depends on a lot of things like the size of your boat, whether your getting a 12, 24 or 36 volt unit, how high does your boat sit in the water (higher boats are more affected by the wind), and of course the battery/batteries selection. Ask the guys at BassPro for advice and have this info with you.

[Sinker]

I can go all day no prob in a moderate wind with a 55pd on a 16 foot deep and wide. My batteries aren't the big ones either.

 

Sinker

[mattyk]

i have a 14.5ft tinny with 15 hp. Im looking to pick up a 36 or 40lb thrust 12v unit.

[OhioFisherman]

Matty that motor 36 or 40 should be fine for that boat, now bow or tiller?

[Raf]

You should be fine for a full day no problem..

[ranger520vx]

Get yourself a battery classified as "GROUP 31". They are the largest by size and have most reserve minutes and cranking amps.

[Whopper]

Matt get the 40lb if you can, the bigger won't have to work as hard and a battery should last you at least a day depending on the wind speed.

[mattyk]

thanks for all the feedback guys!

[ccmtcanada]

I just bought the Minnkota 30 lb thrust and used it on brickNblock's 14 foot tinny the other weekend. We were out for about 6 hours...using it most of the time from medium to high speed. When I got home and tested the battery, I still had about 50% charge on the battery. The battery I bought was Canadian Tire's Nautilus deep cycle....the biggest one they had ($109). The conditions were about 15km/h winds and it was a river...so we were going against the current quite a bit. Good luck!