Good trolling motor battery?

OK it's time to get a new trolling motor battery. I have a 10" Jonboat that I uses a 36 lb trolling motor (only) and a depth finder. I'd like to keep the price less than $200, any suggestions?

Over the years my best lasting batteries were the Delco trolling motor batteries.

I've gotten good service life from the Wally World batteries.

I think the best are AC Delco..

The wal-mart brand's are very good for the $$$

Best thing you can do for a battery is buy a smart charger.

You can get a good multi-purpose battery for less than $70. What you want to look for on the battery is it's continous running minutes. For example, if it says 85 continous minutes, it will last that long if you run the trolling motor continously for 85 minutes. An 85 minute battery will last you all day on a pond or small lake. In a river fighting current, maybe half a day. A good battery charger is a must if your going fishing the next day.

deep cycle battery
optima blue top

CLICKY

Better than running two of any battery suggested thus far.
(It's my job, 10 years marine system design specializing in D.C. power systems.)

ETA: the Optima is a good second choice. ALWAYS use a 3 stage smart charger designed for AGM batteries with either choice

What make these batteries worth the cost??

I'm looking to upgrade to a 24V trolling motor and need two batteries and I can't find any reviews online.

These are not cheep by any means, but they are the best, longest lasting and safest battery available. I believe they have a 5 year manufacture warranty however I have never had the need to use it. IIRC the average life span of these batteries were 7-8 years of extremely hard use. I know of more than a few that are still in use 12 years and running.

The lifeline battery is made by Concord. They were designed for aircraft starting batteries. They are absorbed glass mat design. The electrolyte is captured in a glass matting and as such is spill proof. They are completely sealed and can be installed in any orientation, even inverted. They can be submerged without damage. They do not out gas while charging making them safe for mounting in confined spaces without fear of explosion. So safe in fact that they can be shipped via common carrier without any special precautions.

They have more cold cranking amps than a starting battery and more amp hours than a deep cycle battery. They have a very low internal resistance which equates to much lower self discharging ( doesn't go dead from sitting around) and much faster charging (getting you back out and fishing sooner)

I tried to find some online reviews but fail as you did. I guess people don't review the battery but rather the store in which they bought it.
Here's a LINK I did find to give a little more info on the batteries.

And just for some boat porn, here's the last boat we outfitted completely with lifeline batteries. This was 4-5 years ago but I recall there were something like 94 batteries in all!

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