Need new trolling batteries any suggestions

[MarkW]

I ALWAYS go with the Everstarts. I just replaced mine this year because I wanted too, not because I needed too. I was looking at the sticker on the side of the battery and it was labled April 04. I figured I got 4 seasons out of them and with no problems whatsoever. I run a 74 MinnKota and those batteries work great. Now, they are the 27 series batteries and I use a 31 series for the start battery.
Like everyone else said----there's always a Wal-Mart around if you have a problem.

[VMAXX]

Im like most of the other guy's that run the everstarts they last about 4 seasons....you cant just charge them and expect them to live. Maintain them,add distilled water every 2 or 3 charges(not tap water) charge them as soon as possible after using them.When buying them look on the side of the battery there is a mfg date buy the newest one you can in the store. If your batteries last 2,3,4 or more years think of how much you've fished, deep cycle battery life is not rated in years it's life span is rated in discharges the more you run it down and bring it back the sooner it dies,if you dont maintain it it dies that much quicker.

[jmike]

I just replaced my everstart with a group 31 from O'Riellys. Store manager said they were made by same company as Interstates. They were only $79.00
With trade-in.

[elnutsmalljaws]

Carquest Gold Deep Cycle. You will not be sorry and you will never be out of juice or even close to being out. Spent many 14 hour days and nights on Ky and Barkley or Dale and never had a problem. Even had one night where I put in at Cumberland around 9pm on Saturday mid to late October, fished topwater all night landing a few good Stripers and some good Smallies, then picked up my brother in law at the Jamestown ramp at daybreak and fished until 6pm that night. 21 hours straight doing everything from topwater point hopping, to live bait fishing bluffs, to chasing some busting Stipers and never had any significant loss in power. Been using these for the past 2 years and they are still going strong. Boat sat from June of last year until 2 weeks ago and never was in the water. I had charged them before parking it and I put them back on charge 2 weeks ago and it took less than 10 minutes before my on board charger said they were full and to "Go Fish"