Frank wrote:

I saw one at Walmart for $34.99 and it said 74 amp hours. I have no idea
what that means. If I spend a day on a lake, I'm only using the motor
sporatically and to get out and come back in.

All my batteries lasted the whole day. I suppose that one should too.

Your trolling motor should have an amp rating - how many amps it will
draw an hour. If it is 15, then you could run it about 5 hours on a 74
amp hour battery - but the motor is seldom on the whole time unless
trolling, so they will generally last much longer.

Ronnie

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