i love to troll fish and prefer it as much as possible...i can't seem to find a battery that will keep up....does anyone own an optima or any other agm type battery and are they worth the $200 and up they want for them...thanks...tj
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i love to troll fish and prefer it as much as possible...i can't seem to find a battery that will keep up....does anyone own an optima or any other agm type battery and are they worth the $200 and up they want for them...thanks...tj
Whew! That's a "high dollar" battery. I just use the wally-world brand and buy the largest deep cycle they have. Usually last about three years and I fish an average of 3 days per week. What is their life span? Do you charge every time you fish or wait until near total discharge?
yep have 3 of them
are they on board? looking at optima's web site, they recommend this charger. have you used it and if so is it worth the money? also, do u use separate batteries or the "troll fury"?
I used Walmart batteries also, I troll some, but once I locate the crappie I may stay there for quite awhile as long as they bite and I catch them. A lot of the guys around here are stationary crappie fisherman, we just stake out an area and reframe from starting the big motors.
The younger guys like to troll around and catch one from each bush and move on to the next bush. I guess it is all in what you like to do. If I intend to troll quite a bit I take two trolling batteries, plus a cranking battery for my outboard--I do not troll on it.
worth their weight n gold. i have four (2 in boat). best money i ever spent. i got the min kota on board charger they sell at wally world ($75 after rebate) and it works great with them
I use two blue top Optimas hooked in parallel (troll fury) for my trolling motor and one blue top for the cranking and depth finder. My boat is pretty light (1654 aluminum F&F) and I can troll three days straight in heavy wind without recharging....they are amazing. I started to buy a Minn Kota on board charger but was told they were not recommended for the AGM batteries. I got a charger from Cabella's that has a setting for those which works great. I leave it plugged in all the time as recommended. Before I got the Optimas I used the WM brand but they didn't seem to hold as good a charge. If you get the Optimas be SURE to get the blue tops which are deep cycle. I would not recommend a cranking battery even for the outboard if you are going to also use it to power electronics.
Guys...........just had a pretty in depth discussion about this on the Georgia Off Topic forum
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/georg...r-battery.html
Also, my personal charger of choice:
http://www.blackanddecker.com/Produc...oductID=15579#
This used to be Vector Portside...........they have been bought by Black & Decker........
Nice charger..........has modes for Wet, AGM, and Gel batteries plus desulfate mode to refresh the electrolytes in the battery
I am not familar with "troll fury", can you explain it or what it is?Quote:
Originally Posted by luvpt
Troll Fury was a product that Optima put out a few years back........It think it may still be available.........
OPTIMA TrollFury 12 Volt Battery
Its basically 2 D34 optima blue top batteries in a nice plastic case........
Heavy (90 lbs) for the power output in my opinion. I get the same power out of my Trojan SCS225 at only 60 lbs. Plus being a spiralgel you can't charge them as fast as a "wet" cell.
We just have a 2 bank Bass Pro charger. We run TM 24v on two and everything else on the other.
Is anyone using the Optima recommended Ctek chargers on Optima batteries? If so, how are you rigged? I'll be changing to a heavier boat next month and will be looking upgrading from my 12 volt trolling system to a new 24 volt trolling battery set-up.
I've had the Cabela's AGM battery for 1 1/2 years and so far I love it. I'll tell you in another 2 or more years if I still do, but so far, so good.