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Location: Big Lake, MN | I will be purchasing two new trolling motor batteries sometime before the season starts and am wondering what you guys use. I'm not looking at spending a fortune but somewhere under $100 a piece. Where do we get our most bang for our buck??
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Location: Plainfield IL | Shayne-
I switched to Trojan Batteries a few years back and they are the best in my opinion. I use the SCS225. Many board members use them too, I am not affiliated with Trojan, just speaking my .02. Here is the link
http://www.trojanbattery.com/freshwater.asp
I got mine through Battery Service Corp here in chicago. They will deliver the batts to your door for free and take your old ones at no extra charge.
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Location: Chicago, Beverly | I've got one of those new Spiral Cell batteries. Seems great but your looking at almost $100 per battery. Otherwise I highly reccomend the GNB Stowaway batteries, either 800 or 850 mca(marine carnking amps). The 800/850 are dual purpose, deep cycle/starting. I have one I bought in '95 and it still holds a charge. If you are a Sam's Club member, they usually have good prices on the batteries. |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | I too use Trojan. They have been very good batteries IMO. I have not taken care of them as good as I should have and they still give me all day on the water. I use them on 12 volt trolling motors (transom - 3.1hp Minnkota; bow - 65 lb. thrust AP).
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Location: menasha wi 54952 | I would also recommend the Tournament series Stowaway batteries. You can purchase them at Sams for about $63.00 a battery. They are way better than the Optima batteries I tried. You cant go wrong.
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| I bought a batteries plus group 31 last summer and love it. I was looking at the trojans and they are very similar. I went with the batteries plus because it was a little cheaper. I think it was around $85-$95 for the big bastard. |
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Location: North Branch, Minnesota | Ditto on the Trojans. I've installed about every brand there is, and Trojan's are the only ones that don't come back.
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Trolling motor batteries?