Trolling motor / and battery advice wanted

New to fishing, new to boating.
Just joined a rod/gun club with a small quarry lake used mostly for trout,
some bass. The lake has about 4-5 miles of shoreline. I bought a small semi
v hull row boat, and also want to purchase a small electric trolling motor
for it. Boat will either be carrying myself and fiance (combined 300 lb), or
myself and friend (380 lb combined) We may also, at times, use the
boat/motor on larger lakes as well.
How large of a trolling motor (thrust) should we be getting for normal use.
50 lb approx ?
What should I be looking for in a battery, any recommendations ?

Dave Henrie

I have a little 12' rowboat that Thomas and I head out to small lakes on
and we use a 40# thrust motor and a generic deep cycle battery and it
does fine (as long as I remember to charg it up!)



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"DMHenrie" wrote in
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New to fishing, new to boating.
Just joined a rod/gun club with a small quarry lake used mostly for
trout, some bass. The lake has about 4-5 miles of shoreline. I bought
a small semi v hull row boat, and also want to purchase a small
electric trolling motor for it. Boat will either be carrying myself
and fiance (combined 300 lb), or myself and friend (380 lb combined)
We may also, at times, use the boat/motor on larger lakes as well.
How large of a trolling motor (thrust) should we be getting for normal
use. 50 lb approx ?
What should I be looking for in a battery, any recommendations ?

Dave Henrie

Go with 55lb thrust (upwind load efffects) and a group 31 AGM battery,
expensive but no sulfation effects no maintenance and spillproof. Marty
"DMHenrie" wrote in message
news:XC2ai.9872$Uy4.5412@trndny09...
New to fishing, new to boating.
Just joined a rod/gun club with a small quarry lake used mostly for trout,
some bass. The lake has about 4-5 miles of shoreline. I bought a small
semi
v hull row boat, and also want to purchase a small electric trolling motor
for it. Boat will either be carrying myself and fiance (combined 300 lb),
or
myself and friend (380 lb combined) We may also, at times, use the
boat/motor on larger lakes as well.
How large of a trolling motor (thrust) should we be getting for normal
use.
50 lb approx ?
What should I be looking for in a battery, any recommendations ?

Dave Henrie