ULTIMATE BASS BOAT BATTERY SETUP

Here is the ULTIMATE battery setup for a bass boat. John Crews is a veteran pro bass angler and does the majority of his own boat setup every year. He demands the best products on his boat to compete on the @BassmasterOfficial Elite Series and his battery setup is no different.

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John's trolling motor battery- M3165-36
John's main crank battery- M3180-S
John's electronics crank battery- M3110

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[timschreiber]

I put the 36 volt 65 ah in my boat last year along with the Charge system kept one 12 volt AGM for cranking! Fish all day 10 to 12 hrs and all my batteries are 100 % in like 20 minutes when I plug them in! Truly amazing technology! Could have went with the 40 amp hr but it never hurts to have more! 👍

[johnknecht]

Thanks John.. Just saved 140.00 and the battery ships free!!

[Justin-tplr]

They may be expensive but they probably have a good warranty probably around 10 years, and if you look at replacing group 31 lead acid batteries over that same time period the overall cost is pretty close, not to mention you will get more charges out of them and at 50% on lead acid you start to slow down and with these you can drain them down to like 20%ish and still have full power. Which kit would you recommend for a 12v(cranking) and 24v(trolling motor) set up? I'm part of the B.A.S.S. Nation and do a good deal of tournaments in the summer and fall time.

[simondoran]

Thanks for sharing your battery system setup. have a great day!

[russelljones]

Okay, so I’m just a small boat, 55# thrust trolling motor, Garmin LS and 40HP tiller. Would you do 1 deep cycle lithium for trolling motor and another battery for electronics and LS and cranking? Keep cranking separate? Or how would you set up a small, 12V system for Garmin 106SV, LiveScope, outboard, and trolling motor? Suggestions? Thanks

[jrob]

Do you experience any issues running the 2 different sized 12 volt batteries in parallel? Battery manufacturers usually recommend only running the same size batteries in parallel.

[gunnerwolf]

Great video, A lot of new ideas I’m going to look into thank you

[troyrichardson]

Other than the PP charge, do you need anything else for those lithiums to connect to for charging?

[harryestep]

Great setup! Good luck this next season.

[thousandyardcast]

For a casual angler these probably are great batteries but WAY too expensive. I think companies forget that not all of us are sponsored and make big money.

[rreconnu]

Building “my ultimate” bay boat. I was going to go with 12v Lithium Pro cranking and 36v Lithium Pro for the TM with a Charge. Both Mercury and Suzuki said NO to lithium. They said the outboard would not be able to detect the charge on the lithium cranking battery and would over charge it to the point it could explode! Yikes! My dealer followed up with Power Pole and they knew about it and recommended AMG cranking and a 36v lithium for the TM. Check with your outboard vender before you run a lithium cranking battery!

[platinumhandymansolutions]

Great video John. So just to make sure I understand, the charge is like an alternator and charges batteries during the day while you use trolling motor and big motor? I'm a rookie and it just seems kind of technical. I think you already explained it just confirming that it's that simple.

[MrSki-tyvm]

Nope wrong, VERY Detailed suggestion below with cost of $550 to $750 way better 4th battery upgrade.

It's way cheaper to have your current electric system but adding just 1 battery. I went from a 3 battery system - 1 crank with electronic and 2 batteries for trolling too a 4 battery system - 1 crank with only console fishfinder/display (shows voltage), (new addition) 1 lithium, and 2 trolling.
Here are the specifics
Crank battery - 2 connections - engine and 1 console fish finder, add a new primary power cable directly to master toggle swicth that communicates with engine guages. Cut master power lead cable at fuse panel to master toggle switch where you be will making new connections to battery. Disconnect main power feed cable at battery that leads to fuse panel (you will connect this to lithium battery, more to follow), from the console fish finder with guage cluster power wire connected directly to battery with in line fuse close to positive battery post for easy fuse replacement. There is already a inline fuse for fishfinder which is much less amps. This allows you to monitor crank battery with console fish finder.
Trolling motor batteries stay the same - independent, note most trolling motors have built-in battery level monitoring indicator.
New additional battery (lithium) - reason it the amount of electronics already on boat with all the additional electronics draining my crank battery too fast. Take the primary power cable you disconnected off the crank battery that went too console fuse panel and connect it directly to the new lithium. Now that battery is operating both old and new electronics from originalfuse panel: horn, nav lights, anchor light, live well(s) with aerator(s) and pumps, automatic bilge, 2nd console fish finder with GPS trolling motor puck both wired to 1 accessory switch (combined amps in tolerance), 3rd fish finder (bow) and 4th fish finder monitor (depends if you want live scope viewed independently or have ability to switch viewing option on 3rd monitor with Network HUB), I have a network hub for connected to fuse panel accessory #2 (powering Network HUB and bow monitor(s) within Amp tolerance) which allows my 2 fish finders to share information and displays from either bow or stern transducer or operate independently - share GOTO/follow contour communication from either bow or 2nd console fish finders - it also allows both monitors to view Live Scope simultaneously thus allowing 2 positions and 2 people (1 on bow and 1 on stern seat positions to fish broad side with lots of space and see monitors) when Live Scope is deployed on either position (side of boat). In addition, I can now wire a primary power cable from original power cable position connection on original fuse panel to another switch panel on passenger side. Allowing charge ports and switches for following reasons: passenger phone charging, USB Bluetooth speaker, independent aerator to front live well (keeps water aerated and stops warm water from being pumped in thus bait fish stay cooler with ice occasionally add to maintain a better temperature), night fishing lights (spot light bar, UV, amber or regular, drop light) all off toggle switch panel.
COST
Needed items
1 LITHIUM BATTERY - $200 to $300
Battery multi-charger - $300 to $400 I use NOCO 4 battery charger (2 different models to choose from slower cheaper or faster more expensive) slower is better to use for boat.
Marine grade 8 guage wire - $30 to $60 depending on length

ADDITIONAL expansion
Additional SWITCH panel - $25 to $35
Marine grade wire $30 to $40

[ewweek]

Thanks for the video! How long can you expect a lithium battery to last? Also what battery configuration would you recommend for 2 finders and a power pole?

[lcg]

Mercury does not recommend lithium for the new Pro XS, your thoughts on why and any potential issues with lithium on the new Merc's?

[nicknush]

I was looking at shallow water anchors today. I never had one for my boat. What Power Pole do you recommend for a 17ft aluminum bass tracker with a 20 h.p motor? I just wanted to run one considering the boat is light and not very big. I see some guys on my local lake only running one. thanks

[civilized]

John do you see any electronic interference with the charger switching between the 36 and the 12 volt side? It seems with the electronics sharing with the 36v system that wouldnt be a good thing. I wanted to see if you had seen any issues with that?

[Basspa]

Which model lithium pro battery did you install for your electronics? I’m about to take the lithium plunge!

[trevorelliottfishing]

John Boy, what cranking would you recommend on a Puma with 2 solix 15’s and a M360? Also I fish tournaments but I’m not on the water as much as you guys. Do you think the middle 36v will be just fine?

[rippinlipsinc.]

Lightweight and great batteries. Nowadays you must be rich to have all the bells and whistles. I cannot afford all that.