Trolling motor Batteries - What brand?

[bigstick]

I need to replace my batteries and was wondering what you guys are running these days. I am currently running Trojans, but they are expensive to replace.

Thanks

[bigbass111]

If your going with std batteries the Interstate's have always been good to me. But I would spend the money and go with Blue Tops (optima)..

[ASD]

Blue Top optimas

[Grnbasser]

Sears Diehard Marine

[Guy Williams]

Blue Top optimas

By far the best!!!!
Guy Williams

[baitfish]

Another vote for Optima blue tops for the troller. Sears Diehard Platinum 31 for the cranker. It is nice now having maintenance free batteries.

[buddy brown]

All my batts are now blue tops. Kind of expensive but you get what you pay for.

[TritonBrent]

Ahhhh the weekly battery thread. Seach the threads, there are threads with lots of info already.

[fish_food]

Ahhhh the weekly battery thread.

Yea, let's stick to the weekly thread schedule, please:

Mon - Which trolling/cranking batteries should I buy?
Tue - What boat insurance carrier is best?
Wed -[Insert tournament org name here] and their payout really sucks!
Thu - Which Dobyns rod should I get?
Fri - Manager's Choice: Select Inflammatory Topic of choice!
Sat - Sea Lions, Corporate Ag and Southern CA are stealing our water!!!
Sun - I'm a patch pirate and I'm pushing [insert Wonder Product name here]!!!!

To keep this battery related, I just replaced a pair of Group 27 Trojan deep cycles with a set of cranking/deep cylces from Costco after 4+ years of good service. I'd have preferred straight deep cycles but they're not available in Group 27; the price was right and they seem to have a good reputation (need to pinch them pennies right now). Reserve capacity on the Costcos is less--you can tell just by comparing their respective weights. Those Trojans have a LOT of lead! I've also read that Trojan changed OEMs recently and/or their quality isn't quite the same anymore...

[Team Efusjon]

Strike up another vote for Optima. My blue tops are 6&1/2 years old and still going strong!

[gt1984]

Costco Kirkland are $70 and are some of the best batteries made if you do the research. Used weekly, and taken care of (don't let them sit un-charged) are still going strong after 4 years. Group 27's have never let me down and have neber given out even after 10 hours in 30 knot wind and 3 footers

[Daren Prociw]

Centennial or Trojan

[HawgCatcher]

I have been using Everstart batteries from Walmart for a long time now. I haven't had any problems with them.

[bassrman]

the 4 optima blue tops in my boat lasted less than 4 years! in my opinion, they are not worth the money!,go with everstarts or costco,interstates,it beats paying a grand for a set of 4 optimas....

[Scott Robertson]

I use the AC Delco Gel batteries I got 5 yrs out of the last set. Not planning on switching anytime soon. Scott

[hippie]

Where do you get the grand for 4 blue tops ? there 160 bucks at costco that would make it 800 bucks for 4with some money left over for tampons