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Thursday, July 30, 2020
 
By Eric Granstrom
 
For FishingMagician.com, I'm Eric Granstrom. On my last few trips out with the boat, I've noticed I've had to crank my bowmount trolling motor up a few more notches to maintain a proper trolling speed. I began to worry that it might be malfunctioning. But then I noticed a different colored indicator on my trickle charger for the batteries serving the bowmount. After checking the connections and making sure they were corrosion-free, I began checking dates. Sure enough, the deep cycle batteries were about two months past their 36-month life expectancy. My downriggers were also starting to sound sluggish on the return and checked the batteries in the stern serving them, and the batter was 3-years past its due date. Anyone who's purchased deep cycle, RV batteries knows they're not cheap. Much to my chagrin, I had to replace all four batteries in the boat. Now, the wiring hookups at mid-ship and in the stern were not my doing. One tip I'd suggest if you find yourself with a puzzle of wires is to grab your cell phone and snap a few pictures of everything and where the wires go before unhooking anything. Fully charged, I'm ready for more fishing. Until next time, Good Fishing!