Trolling motor battery recommendations

[RyanMac14]

Hey guys. Need recommendations on a new trolling motor battery for my Endura 30, mostly smaller lales calm water on a small jon boat. Not looking to spend Optima money but willing to get quality. Also on where i could potentially pick up from a store rather than wait for it to ship. Thanks guys

[Chrisper4694]

Originally Posted by RyanMac14

Hey guys. Need recommendations on a new trolling motor battery for my Endura 30, mostly smaller lales calm water on a small jon boat. Not looking to spend Optima money but willing to get quality. Also on where i could potentially pick up from a store rather than wait for it to ship. Thanks guys

it's a crap shoot, i've had ones from walmart last longer than expected and i've had top name brand ones crap out before or right after the warranty runs out...You're better off just getting it from the nearest store to you or most convenient so you can return it easily when it shits the bed, hopefully before the year is up so you can get another free one, cause they are crap haha.

[NJSquatch]

take a look at the following links to understand your needs and then go shopping.

https://www.trollingmotors.net/blogs...-motor-battery

https://www.trollingmotors.net/blogs...motor-run-time

Batteries sold in the U.S. are made by three companies that build them for retailers: Johnson Controls, which supplies more than half of the market; Exide; and East Penn. They are sold under various names and built to the specifications of retailers, so performance can vary. Focus on the amp hour rating and warranty when comparing.

I have had good luck with Interstate. The NJ Bass board is a big fan of Diehard batteries. The Walmart batteries used to be good. There is an interstate battery center in Parsippany

Make sure your charger can support the battery type you purchase (flooded, agm, gel) and charge the battery as soon as you get home. Leaving a battery discharged will kill its life.

[acabtp]

i always go for a marine deep cycle built by johnson controls. the last ones i bought happened to be walmart everstart maxx. this is my sixth year on them.

x2 as said above recharge after use and don't run them flat and they will last.

[hookedonlunkers]

I’m on second season with a VMAX Tanks MR127 with an MK Traxxis 55 in a 10 foot Lowe. No problems, even after hours of full throttle halfway around around Valley and back to dock.

Only issue is battery weighs more than boat. So launching on foot is not an option.

https://www.vmaxtanks.com/MR127-100-...tery_p_24.html

[oelgnal1]

I use a 29 series Walmart deep cycle (in it's 3rd year, charging it at least 150 times a year at the lowest setting), put it on a good charger as soon as I get home and I don't let the battery get lower than 50%. I also use the variable speed Endura and take my time going from place to place. I've bought a number of $200+ batteries including AGM's and they never lasted much more than a year.

[briansnat]

Of my current batteries I bought one at BJs and one at Walmart. Both are on their 5th season and still going. No need to spend a bundle.

[icebadger]

x2 on the interstate batterys i used the marine battery and had great luck with it, also you have to store them properly when you are not using them and always recharge them after your trip trickle charge works well.

[Castaway]

My interstate batteries are a few years old and still running strong. My Walmart battery is less than a year old and it is already starting to lose its charge fast. Interstate all the way for me.

[Chrisper4694]

here's my problem with interstate. you buy them from a retail store or local business and if you have a problem while it's still under warranty, you have to leave it there til the interstate rep comes and inspects it and decides if you get a new one...happened to me on my first interstate battery and that was it for me; way too inconvenient.

If you get one from the autozone or whatever and you have a problem they'll test it and give you a new one right then and there.