Depends on your setup. What battery and boat do you have?
Question....when pulling crankbaits, how long do the batteries normally last? Trolling at 1.5 to 2mph really takes a toll on my battery. Am I missing something on trolling with crankbaits?
Depends on your setup. What battery and boat do you have?
36 volt system with agm batteries will do best.
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I have a Targa 185 dc with a terrova 24 volt, have 2 29 series batteries, can do 8 hrs at 1.5 with no problems. Always charge your batteries as soon as possible after fishing
one battery wont cut it, either go to a 24 80lb or get another battery and hookup parrell to give you longer running time
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Could troll all day long with a Walmart group 27 and 55 terrova on a 542 war eagle loaded heavy. Haven't pulled cranks but once with the new boat. The 55 on one battery ran fine for 3 hours or so on the Excel 1860, but I don't think it would have run all day. Looking forward to pulling cranks with the 80/24v motor and seeing how it does.
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I use CART batts and am a firm belieder in them, with that said they dont fit every application. Weight is relative to batts lasting, a 50 pound batt aint donna hang in there near as good as same the 90 pounders I have in the Cat. If wieght is a issue get a couple of 31s and try them paralell and then if you decide to wich to 24v down the road its a simple wire swat to be going. Dont just add a new batt to your old one, old one will pull the new one down to where it is. Good luck
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To get any real life out of batteries pulling cranks you need a motor with the Maximizer variable speed. A 5 speed motor draws to much juice to be really effective for pulling even with 2 batteries for any length of time.
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