Deep cycle battery

Icehunter · **Joined:** Fri Jan 07, 2011 5:38 pm **Posts:** 40

Does anybody know where someone could buy optima batteries near kingston? Or something similar, I'm looking for an above average trolling motor battery.

biff · **Joined:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 6:30 pm **Posts:** 451

There is an optima battery dealer across the street from Candian tire on Gardiners road. It is a performance store (car/truck), I picked up a pair of Blue Top D31M's from them. no problems whatsoever with these in 3 years... or my yellow top.

Jim Lyon · **Joined:** Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:12 pm **Posts:** 423

Go to Magnacharge batteries at 660 Justis dr and get a Trojan battery. Lots to choose from at a decent price and a good battery.

Icehunter · **Joined:** Fri Jan 07, 2011 5:38 pm **Posts:** 40

Thanks, all the reading I've done , optima always comes up with regards to deep cycles, yet their amp hours are low compared to other batteries, are they worth it? I'm running a 55 lb minn Kota.

ChugBug262 · **Joined:** Sun May 15, 2011 6:19 pm **Posts:** 464

Jim Lyon wrote:

Go to Magnacharge batteries at 660 Justis dr and get a Trojan battery. Lots to choose from at a decent price and a good battery.

+1

Walleye 9 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:05 pm **Posts:** 1985

Icehunter wrote:

Thanks, all the reading I've done , optima always comes up with regards to deep cycles, yet their amp hours are low compared to other batteries, are they worth it? I'm running a 55 lb minn Kota.

I've never used Optima batteries, but I also run a 55lb motor, and have used Interstate batteries for the last 4-5 years without an issue. Unfortunately like everything else, they seem to go up in price. First one I bought was $115....and now they are about $180. Still worth every penny as far as I'm concerned.

hookingeyes · **Joined:** Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:05 am **Posts:** 64

Check out National Battery Kingston (Magnacharge) 660 Justus Dr, Kingston, ON K7M 4H4 (613) 634-7357. Me and my brother get all our batteries there. The guys there are great and they will set you up with whatever you are looking for. Plus they are A LOT cheaper then any of the big box stores.

BATMAN · **Posted:** Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:37 pm

Guys,

I contacted Auto Add-Ons in Kingston (across from Canadian Tire) to get pricing on a DM27V Optima battery. Adam gave me a price of $371 plus tax informed me I could get one in a couple days. I also contacted a representative at Optimabatteries.com. The gave me a price of $249 plus tax with free shipping to Kingston by Canada Post. I was told the battery would be delivered to a Shoppers Drug Mart close to my home, in just a few days. I contacted Adam and told him about the pricing and asked if he could do better on his price. Of course he lost interest in my request pretty quick. They must know they are overcharging Kingston buyers, otherwise he would have at least given me better pricing. Do your research before you buy from Auto Add-ons. Just my opinion.

BATMAN

FishinMagician · **Posted:** Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:42 pm

I'm reading all these crazy prices on batteries and have to reply. I run a 55lb Minn Kota power drive 12volt on my rig. I have three batteries total. One at the back to start main combustion engine and run live well and electronics and two at the front for trolling motor. Alternator keeps the smaller 750 CA battery charged no problem. Upfront I have two 850 CA batteries and keep them charged with a 15amp Schumacher speed charger. I wire the two batteries together in parallel and get 12 volts still but twice the run time. I can launch at 7am and fish till 6pm with trolling motor. Best part of all this is they are $100 energizer deep cycles from Wally World. I've been running these batteries for four years now and still going strong! Come with a one year warranty too. Check them out! Save that extra cash for more fishing gear!

GOT2FSH · **Posted:** Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:43 pm

There is a guy in Trenton beside Kustom carts that has decent pricing on no name batts (Canadian energy)
Picked up 675cca for about 100$ last summer. No problems yet, and for a hundred bucks I think there worth a shot...

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Hutchy · **Joined:** Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:06 pm **Posts:** 399

FishinMagician wrote:

I'm reading all these crazy prices on batteries and have to reply. I run a 55lb Minn Kota power drive 12volt on my rig. I have three batteries total. One at the back to start main combustion engine and run live well and electronics and two at the front for trolling motor. Alternator keeps the smaller 750 CA battery charged no problem. Upfront I have two 850 CA batteries and keep them charged with a 15amp Schumacher speed charger. I wire the two batteries together in parallel and get 12 volts still but twice the run time. I can launch at 7am and fish till 6pm with trolling motor. Best part of all this is they are $100 energizer deep cycles from Wally World. I've been running these batteries for four years now and still going strong! Come with a one year warranty too. Check them out! Save that extra cash for more fishing gear!

I am running the exact set up as FishinMagician only I have a 24 volt motor and have had good luck for up to 5-6 years, troll 6 + hours with the bow mount and still plenty of power when I head back. For the price I can't see changing.

hookingeyes · **Joined:** Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:05 am **Posts:** 64

ChugBug262 wrote:

Jim Lyon wrote:

Go to Magnacharge batteries at 660 Justis dr and get a Trojan battery. Lots to choose from at a decent price and a good battery.

+1

Agreed go see these guys they will have a comparable battery but the price is substantially lower. I use their batteries in everything that uses a battery. My brother and Dad use them too and have had nothing but good things to say about them!!!

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hookingeyes

iceman · **Posted:** Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:24 am

Has anyone tried Quinte Battery on Adam st.?? They were at the sportsmans show last year.

Most important is to keep the terminals clean and keep them charged.

TheDL · **Joined:** Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:13 am **Posts:** 435

hookingeyes wrote:

ChugBug262 wrote:

Jim Lyon wrote:

Go to Magnacharge batteries at 660 Justis dr and get a Trojan battery. Lots to choose from at a decent price and a good battery.

+1

Agreed go see these guys they will have a comparable battery but the price is substantially lower. I use their batteries in everything that uses a battery. My brother and Dad use them too and have had nothing but good things to say about them!!!

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hookingeyes

this is the best spot I've ever dealt with for quality batteries at a good price. Won't go anywhere else anymore.

Walleye 9 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:05 pm **Posts:** 1985

FishinMagician wrote:

I'm reading all these crazy prices on batteries and have to reply. I run a 55lb Minn Kota power drive 12volt on my rig. I have three batteries total. One at the back to start main combustion engine and run live well and electronics and two at the front for trolling motor. Alternator keeps the smaller 750 CA battery charged no problem. Upfront I have two 850 CA batteries and keep them charged with a 15amp Schumacher speed charger. I wire the two batteries together in parallel and get 12 volts still but twice the run time. I can launch at 7am and fish till 6pm with trolling motor. Best part of all this is they are $100 energizer deep cycles from Wally World. I've been running these batteries for four years now and still going strong! Come with a one year warranty too. Check them out! Save that extra cash for more fishing gear!

FM....are both your batteries dead at the end of the day?? I also run a 55lb motor and can get 8 or 9 hours trolling off 1 battery on a 16 footer. I have 2 batteries for the electric motor also, but I just use the second battery as backup so I don't have to charge the batteries all the time. I can get 2 days or more off the 2 batteries using 1 at a time.

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