After (once again) burning thru my Group 31 regular acid batteries in less than 2 years, I ponied up the money and purchased my first set of AGM trolling motor batteries. If my math is correct, I should save around 500.00 over the next 6-7 years with these VMAX batteries while having enough power to grind thru high river current for 8+ hours. (Even if the savings is zero but these batteries can keep me fishing in the most adverse conditions for 8 hours, I will happily do it.) There is nothing more frustrating than having to quit fishing because the trolling motor cannot keep you where the fish are.

So, Saturday will be the test run since the river is going to be high for the foreseeable future.


Good luck and stay tuned!