Battery Fail

[LundLefty]

Old skool wet cell batteries can be a PITA, even with proper care and feeding.  I just went to deep-cycle lithium batteries for my bow-mount MinnKota trolling motor and couldn't be happier.  Seriously, the power output lasts "forever".  I can troll for 5-6 hours - our maximum attention span for trolling - and the battery meter on the MK still reads 100%.  We're usually tooling around at 1.0 - 1.5mph, but with the new batteries, and I added a 3-blade TM prop, we can push it to 3.3. Never fish that fast, but was interested in top-end trolling speed.