Marine Batteries

So here's my delima I have an 05 fish and ski and I need two new marine batteries for the trolling motor and I dont want to spend a fortune on optimas $250 each. Any suggestion's ?

 

I've only used the optima Blue Tops, so I can't help ya there other than saying we have an optima in the bass boat thats going on 9 years old... Still holds a great charge.

 

If I could get away with one that would be fine but how long does a charge last I fish 8 -10 hrs in the summer time

 

I have 3 of them wired together and I can fish for 18 hours or so. All depends how big your trolling motor is and how much you use it.

 

43lbs of thrust and depend's on the wind Ive heard die hard is a good marine battery

 

I have 3 Optima blue tops in my bass boat. One of them is at least 6 years old maybe more & still going strong. Check around for optimas, you won't regret it. I bought mine for around $120 each. Summit racing has good prices. I bought 2 of them from them. And one of them from Sears.

I had a basspro marine battery that only lasted 2 years. The optimas are worth every penny!

 

http://www.1st-optima-batteries.com/

$172 for the marine (34m)

 

Everlast from Walmart works just fine for me

 

Everstart

 

I just checked my Optima batteries after sitting 8 months. I did not recharge them after my last fishing trip back last summer. The starter battery didn't need much charging. The trolling motor batteries still had 75% charge. The great thing about these batteries. You charge them fully & then take the charger away & they will hold their charge for a long time. Unlike other batteries marine, where you basically have to keep them on charge all the time.