True. It was somewhat easier for me because my Starting battery was not getting me thru the day and was only 2 years old. I was having to jump start it by 2 or 3pm each day. I figured the others werent far behind so i was going to spend money for the first replacement set anyhow. Getting older I was not looking forward to yanking those heavy suckers out and then again every 2 years.

[i][/i]Best bang for buck when you need a dual purpose cranking/ electronics battery- 1150CCA

If you’re referring to the X2 I had one. With 4 graphs and livescope it would barely make it through the day. After an 8 hour tournament it would usually be down to 11.7 volts or less. Big motor always started but struggled a few times. Switched to a 125a Ionic and never looked back.

So the 125A is a big upgrade over the x2? That’s good info as I need to upgrade my interstate POS 31agm and was looking at the x2.

I have 2 Helix 12’s, a Helix 10, and a Garmin 1222 with livescope. Lowest I’ve been able to run down my 125a was 71% and that was a 9 hour day with graph’s on full brightness the whole time and the livewells running.

I wonder if my factory 4 bank Noco will charge those

The NOCO is pretty popular with the lithium crowd. I had a dual pro and for what it was going to cost to pay shipping both ways and reprogram it was cheaper to buy Ionics and sell it.

minn kota precision set on agm will charge the lithium.

A buddy of mine has one and it had trouble with the Ionic 125a. Worked fine with the 50's. He switched to Ionics charge as well.

that's what i did too.

I've been looking at the Lithium Iron (LIFE) batteries on Ebay, they are a lot cheaper than the popular name brands. I figure they are probably made in China. Has anybody on here ran any of those batteries? The lithium's the Bass Pro sells are also Lithium Iron I believe.

All lithium batteries are made in China. Different between those on eBay and Amazon are no US based support if you have a problem and no telling what kind of BMS it has. Is it worth saving a few $$$. Only you can answer that.

I just replaced my 3 troll. Batteries. $320 from Orielley’s. I can afford Lithiums but I don’t see the justification. Speed gain is 2 mph, they are new-ish will they last 12 yrs, I’d be pissed if they caught my rig on fire, granted that chance is low. The Orielley batteries last 3 years and I’ve never run out of power with group 31’s. Plus I may have a new boat in 5-8 years.

If your happy with them great, Im happy with what I have. I do have an odyssey 31 for cranking , 3 graphs, etc.

you can buy a lot of regular batteries for what lithiums cost an if you have one go bad you can get another at wal mart or parts store an if you are worried about a hundred or so pounds take that much [censored] out of your boat you wont use anyway.

I am fine with an agm as long as it’ll work all day. My factory supplied interstate 31agm will not run a solix 12, solix 10, and a live scope all day- even if I leave the live wells off.