wasilvers
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Lately I've found myself trolling for fish more than casting for them - I've found it a relaxing and effective way to find fish on long pieces of structure like breaks and undewater rises. I originally started trolling for crappie and found the bass like to eat too The only problems I was having (besides rod management) was the trolling motor battery would go dead after 2-3 hours of going between speed 4 and 5.
So yesterday I installed a second trolling motor battery and placed it right under the side console. I wanted something I could take out if it didn't work good or I needed the space/weight. The box can be removed quickly and you'd never know it was missing. To connect it to my other battery, I just used an old pair of jumper cables that the prior boat owner had left in the boat. A few battery terminals on them and they are good to go. I just happened to have a second battery just like the one in the boat now - it was just sitting in the garage collecting dust. So now my troller is pushed by two 125 Amp hour batteries - so 250 Amp hours available till dead. :twisted:
Now I can't wait to try this out.
So yesterday I installed a second trolling motor battery and placed it right under the side console. I wanted something I could take out if it didn't work good or I needed the space/weight. The box can be removed quickly and you'd never know it was missing. To connect it to my other battery, I just used an old pair of jumper cables that the prior boat owner had left in the boat. A few battery terminals on them and they are good to go. I just happened to have a second battery just like the one in the boat now - it was just sitting in the garage collecting dust. So now my troller is pushed by two 125 Amp hour batteries - so 250 Amp hours available till dead. :twisted:
Now I can't wait to try this out.