7 amp battery question - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

kirkdavis · 04-04-2017, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by MITCHELL

Every battery got a green light full charge

So do you carry a spare in case one doesn't last long enough? For that price it might be worth the extra weight to run a couple in parallel for better assurance the FF doesn't die in the middle of a fishing trip, which happened to me recently.

MITCHELL · 04-04-2017, 05:42 AM

I haven't run out of power yet. I don't use a bait pump but if I did it would be another separate battery just for that.To much weight I prefer bait tubes I weigh 265
I paddle a cobra

MITCHELL · 04-04-2017, 06:26 AM

But I think they use the same batterys in alarm systems and it's is mandatory that they be replaced over a period of time, even tho they have never been discharged thats why you can pick them up second hand cheap.

FullFlavorPike · 04-04-2017, 07:58 AM

AGM batteries are nice, and not that much more expensive. I use in motorcycle applications and experience good reliability. For you n00bs, a motorcycle is a lot like a bait tank

04-04-2017, 05:42 AM	#2
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,304	I only use one battery to run my hook 5 I haven't run out of power yet. I don't use a bait pump but if I did it would be another separate battery just for that.To much weight I prefer bait tubes I weigh 265 I paddle a cobra __________________ Duke Mitchell Last edited by MITCHELL; 04-04-2017 at 06:28 AM.

04-04-2017, 06:26 AM	#3
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,304	Correct me if I'm wrong.... But I think they use the same batterys in alarm systems and it's is mandatory that they be replaced over a period of time, even tho they have never been discharged thats why you can pick them up second hand cheap. __________________ Duke Mitchell Last edited by MITCHELL; 04-04-2017 at 06:52 AM.

04-04-2017, 07:58 AM	#4
FullFlavorPike Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 810	AGM batteries are nice, and not that much more expensive. I use in motorcycle applications and experience good reliability. For you n00bs, a motorcycle is a lot like a bait tank