"Scott Davis" wrote in message
news:1115122641.94fce1f86c089279ead95490861793f2@t eranews...
I need to do a little rewiring and before I do, I would like some feedback
from the rest of you.

Do you run all your accessories (livewell pumps, GPS, locators) off the
cranking battery, or off the 1st bank of the trolling motor batteries? Or
do you split the accessories up?


Most of the guys around here go with three group 31? batteries. (The ones
bigger than the group 27s anyway.) They hook everything to the cranking
battery, and the ground for the trolling motor goes to the cranking battery.
Then they connect the other two up in series with the trolling motor. Every
one I have talked to claims they can run hard for two days running a 109
MotorGuide in the main river current for a good part of the day and never
have a problem.

Dave Willhide runs a proffessional guide service and that is the way his
boat is rigged up. Mac McDermott fishes all the local club tournaments even
the ones I don't fish, and thats the way his boat is rigged. My ABA partner
Hammer fishes most of the local club circuits and one full pro circuit, and
that's the way his boat is rigged up, and my new Bass Cat came rigged that
way.

I know it seems risky to me too, but they are running like that and fishing
two or three days a week every week.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com