What group battery does everyone run their bait tank on? I have a 20-gallon I run on a 24-group and it’s never gone dead on me. I am going to upgrade probably to a 50-gallon and have to put down a permanent battery tray to run it. Just don’t want to put the wrong tray in if I need bigger than a 24 battery.
I run a Walmart lawnmower battery for about $19.00 and they run all day and night, are lite and last for years and don’t take up a lot of room!
What boatpoor said never had a problem with one I’ve run them all day and night as well without failure.
Just reel or get broke
I have Group 29 Cell Phone Tower batteries that I bought from Richy Brensinger last year sometime … They are heavy, but they have yet to fail on me … and they were certainly cheap enough to make it worth my while to get 6 of them from Richy …
If I’m buying batteries, then I have always bought the Walmart EverStart Marine Maxx group 29’s … I have these going back 15 years and they almost all still work … They start off as the starting battery, then migrate down to trolling motor then to bait tanks, then to shop batteries, then to the recycler … woreth every bit of the $89 they cost … IF you can find them - they sell out quick …
… it’s my Wife’s fault we HAVE to fish !!!
2005 Sea Pro 2100cc / Yamaha 150hp 4-Stroke
I use an Optima Yellowtop only because I had it. If not for that, I’d use a lawn mower battery for the reasons previously mentioned by boatpoor…
-The size of a fish is directly proportional to the time between when it’s lost and the story is told. - Me
-What’s the best eating fish, you ask? I’ve found that for a lot people, its the ones that they happen to be able to catch, clean, and cook. - My Dad (1/13/37 - 9/27/16 I love you Pops)
-Until you have loved a dog, part of your soul remains unawakened. Anatole France (paraphrased)
-RIP my “Puppy Dog” 10/15/2004 - 1/14/2013. I’ll never forget him. What a special friend he was.
-Team Gonna Fish
If you work anywhere that uses large UPS’s, they normally swap out the batteries periodically and you can still gets years out of them if they will let you have any.
The site I work at is shutting down this year and I’m hoping they will let me “dispose” of about 100 or so. 
'07 198 DLX Carolina Skiff
DF90 Suzuki
Just for info, I’ve used that lawnmower battery to crank my 25 el start Merc on my bait boat!
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Originally posted by striperskiffIf you work anywhere that uses large UPS’s, they normally swap out the batteries periodically and you can still gets years out of them if they will let you have any.
The site I work at is shutting down this year and I’m hoping they will let me “dispose” of about 100 or so.
'07 198 DLX Carolina Skiff
DF90 Suzuki
If that’s the case, then you should be able to sell them … $20/ea … 
Same…heavy but I don’t ever take them out of the boat so its not a big deal
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Originally posted by LawcrusherI have Group 29 Cell Phone Tower batteries that I bought from Richy Brensinger last year sometime … They are heavy, but they have yet to fail on me … and they were certainly cheap enough to make it worth my while to get 6 of them from Richy …
If I’m buying batteries, then I have always bought the Walmart EverStart Marine Maxx group 29’s … I have these going back 15 years and they almost all still work … They start off as the starting battery, then migrate down to trolling motor then to bait tanks, then to shop batteries, then to the recycler … woreth every bit of the $89 they cost … IF you can find them - they sell out quick …
… it’s my Wife’s fault we HAVE to fish !!!
2005 Sea Pro 2100cc / Yamaha 150hp 4-Stroke
“My biggest worry is that my wife (when I’m dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it.”
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Originally posted by Team LandlockedSame…heavy but I don’t ever take them out of the boat so its not a big deal
“My biggest worry is that my wife (when I’m dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it.”
Let me know when you get another load of those in …
I have a use for them …
I run an old Suburban battery that went bad in the suburban on mine. Holds charge never fails.
…
Mike Martinez
“Team Hookers Dream”
2016 Sea Hunt 25 Gamefish twin Yamaha 150’s “Wet Dream”
1994 Ken Craft 175CC 1998 Yamaha 115 “Dream Machine”