Battery consumption

Belize · 07-06-2006, 07:43 AM

I am finishing re-rigging my boat and am newbie to deep dropping. I gave 651 reel.
2 x 150 hp with 2 cranking batteries and one house. can i get by with house battery for reel? how much juice do these really use up in a days fishing? would i be better off having a separate battery and just throwing in boat to hook up to reel and charging at home?

kabo123 · 07-06-2006, 02:10 PM

saw your screen name, just curious were in belize you are fishing?

we go to ambergis to visit family often and i would love to find someone to fish with.

kevin

I have the kristal 621 and use a regular deep cycle battery, i can use that for several hours of heavy use before even begining to notice a drop, then i just hook a set of jumpers to the battery bank i have running at the time.

Kevin

Incognito · 07-06-2006, 04:58 PM

I have 4 900CCA deep cycle batteries on my boat. I have a Kristal XL75. I never run the reel without starting both engines. The reels draw around 8 amps which is pretty steep when you are cranking like that for 3 or 4 minutes.

It makes no sense to not use the $.25 worth of gas to keep things charged up.

Belize · 07-08-2006, 07:18 AM

yes i live on ambergris! chris@sunrisebelize.com

there is always room in my boat

07-06-2006, 07:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Belize Lines In Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ambergris Caye, Belize Boat: 30ft custom built Best Catch: dutchgirl, 34-25-34, 130 lbs Occupation: Broker Posts: 84	Battery consumption I am finishing re-rigging my boat and am newbie to deep dropping. I gave 651 reel. 2 x 150 hp with 2 cranking batteries and one house. can i get by with house battery for reel? how much juice do these really use up in a days fishing? would i be better off having a separate battery and just throwing in boat to hook up to reel and charging at home?

07-06-2006, 02:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
kabo123 Grunt Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: west palm moveing to marathon Occupation: coast guard Posts: 9	belize saw your screen name, just curious were in belize you are fishing? we go to ambergis to visit family often and i would love to find someone to fish with. kevin I have the kristal 621 and use a regular deep cycle battery, i can use that for several hours of heavy use before even begining to notice a drop, then i just hook a set of jumpers to the battery bank i have running at the time. Kevin

07-06-2006, 04:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
Incognito Lines In Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Key West, Florida Occupation: Charter boat Capt. Posts: 86	Electric reel battery drain I have 4 900CCA deep cycle batteries on my boat. I have a Kristal XL75. I never run the reel without starting both engines. The reels draw around 8 amps which is pretty steep when you are cranking like that for 3 or 4 minutes. It makes no sense to not use the $.25 worth of gas to keep things charged up.

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07-08-2006, 07:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
Belize Lines In Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ambergris Caye, Belize Boat: 30ft custom built Best Catch: dutchgirl, 34-25-34, 130 lbs Occupation: Broker Posts: 84	yes i live on ambergris! chris@sunrisebelize.com there is always room in my boat

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