Trolling motor battery question.

[Fishnngolfn]

I am looking for a trolling motor battery to run a fishfinder (Eagle® Cuda™ 168 Fish Finder) and then a small trolling motor every now and then ( I prefer rowing and flippers right now). The batteries I see next to the trolling motors in the stores are so heavy and big. I just don't want to put something that heavy and big on my small pontoon. When I go out, I only fish for 2 to 4 hours so I don't need a battery to last me all day. The guy at BPS kept trying to sell me one of the big ones and wouldn't listen to me at all. I just walked away from him. Any suggestions from you guys?

[Fishnngolfn]

bump........

[BigBassin144]

Hey man, IMO those deep cycle marine bateries are the way to go. That's what we've got in the boat. I don't know if they'd last long enough, but like an auto zone brand battery should work. Most of the guys on here know more about this stuff than me though...

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[zooker]

actually what ya need is a lawn mower battery.. guys i know use them in there yaks all the time.. the problem with a lawnmower batter is. ya have to recharge them every time you use it. it don't last half as long as a regular deep cycle life wise. exspect to replace it at least every year.. ALWAYS get the best warranty on them.

zooker