Dakota Lithium 36v 60ah Battery Test/Review, Honest & UNSPONSORED! (For Fishing Trolling Motor)

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I purchased a Dakota Lithium 36v 60 ah battery to run my Minn Kota Ultrex 112. This is a day test and review of the batteries performance along with my experience purchasing the battery. I was very happy with the performance of the battery and have had it out on the water multiple long days now. I will update everyone if anything negative with the battery occurs.
Whenever I have a negative interaction with a fishing brand or company (customer service and shipping time with this battery, multiple negative interactions with boat dealers, and service centers) that sponsors BASS events or sponsors pros that I watch it makes me question their integrity. Supporting the companies that support bass fishing is a consumer responsibility. However, there is a responsibility to the consumers from the professional anglers and companies pushing these products as well.
Note: The battery took between 3-4 hours to charge (at 8 amps per hour) after my ten-hour fishing trip. That means at max I had used 32 of the available 60-amp hours of life of the battery.
Note: The trolling motor is only drawing (significant) amps when the motor is engaged. 4 amps per hour on power setting 3 (1.1mph), that is if the motor is on continuous (not on and off) for 1 hour it should draw 4 amps from the battery.
#gearreview #dakotalithium #bassfishing

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@realityczar33 7 ай бұрын

Dude this is EXACTLY the intel I was looking for. Thank you, you’re doing God’s work 🙏

@littleredfishing 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@davidmorris7101 2 ай бұрын

Got 8 years out of my interstate 12v batteries still going strong.

@littleredfishing 2 ай бұрын

How many days a week do you fish? All batteries are only good for so many charge cycles.

@micuda623 5 ай бұрын

Nice job, thank you!

@littleredfishing 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Majeskty 9 ай бұрын

Nice video well done and first person review for the day of fishing. I have the same battery on my Ulterra, 36v 60AH, for a Ranger 223FC (fish and cruise) tri-toon. I charged the battery beginning of summer, rough calculation of 8-10 hours of usage over 2 months (just retired, so more time next year). Small cheap voltage monitor from Amazon always shows 39.9v and never changed, same reading after coming out of storage from winter in Minnesota and less than an hour to charge. Took about 4-5 hours to recharge for this years usage. This was my first real test of this battery, which I purchased for level, consistent power, plus longevity in providing power to the the big Trolling motor, moving a large pontoon. Works well thus far, as you mentioned time will tell on how it will hold up, however good thus far. I have been looking at other company’s producing Lithium batteries, now producing ‘Starting/Deep Cycle dual purpose”. One nice feature being added is Bluetooth to the companies app, for providing the battery condition for temp, voltage and remaining power. Very nice to be in the know for recharging or just battery information. Very interesting technology. Good Luck.

@littleredfishing 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Keep me updated on how your battery is doing, I plan on doing another review on it at a year. So far it has exceeded my expectations, mine never sits for more than a couple days so it would be interesting to compare the life cycles of both. A bluetooth feature would be a nice edition!

@Majeskty 9 ай бұрын

Will do, an update my DL battery is 36v, 63AH, they must have change their models slightly..

@littleredfishing 9 ай бұрын

They did earlier this year. Essentially the same battery from my understanding.

@tomniebrzydowski3759 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video.

@littleredfishing 9 ай бұрын

I wanted to not like the battery because of the customer service but the battery has exceeded my expectations. Thank you for watching and commenting! I hope it works out for you.

@jayvh1767 Ай бұрын

Hope you’re still tracking this video. I enjoyed it. I question how this single battery will perform on my 20’ Xpress in bay/near offshore, with a new Garmin Force kraken motor. My boat is light, so I figure moving to a single 36v60ah from a dual Dakota 24v54ah(112ah total life) will be overkill, but also save me battery life being too powerful for my lighter boat…what do you think?

@littleredfishing Ай бұрын

I'm not super familiar with exactly how much current you're fighting or with the Garmin force trolling motor. Dakota lithium now makes a 36v 110 ah battery though. Having more Amp hours never hurts, in my opinion. However, I have run mine in light river current and still can't kill it in a single days use. Hope this helps.

@rds990 7 ай бұрын

One word....YES !! Lithium is maybe one of the greatest developments in fishing in years. No longer do I need to "watch" my trolling motor usage. No more do I have to use "Spot Lock" carefully and only when needed. I run a 19' Lund with Ulterra (24v) and twin Solix 12's. I have two lithiums (100Ah) for the trolling motor, one for the graphs (100Ah), and one for my cranking (125Ah) . It frees you up to worry ZERO about energy on your boat. I LOVE these things !!!

@littleredfishing 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@littleeshorts4438 Жыл бұрын

Nice change up

@littleredfishing Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@drewparcel1727 9 ай бұрын

One question I haven’t seen many videos talk about is the amp hour ratings of their old 12v batteries versus these new lithium 36v batteries. I get the whole weight savings deal but do you get a longer run time out of the single 36v battery? My way of looking at it is all about the run time. I’m not that concerned with the weight because these boats were designed intending to install all those batteries in it. It would be cool if guys would show an amp hour per dollar figure. I have a feeling the regular old 12v’s are probably on the winning side of that figure.

@littleredfishing 9 ай бұрын

I can't kill my 36v 60 amp hour lithium in a day of fishing. I just did 13 hours in la Crosse Wisconsin, lots of weeds and lots of current (used about 40 amp hours). A brand new set of lead acid batteries would have struggled to do that, even though they have a much higher amp hour rating. I don't understand why that is. IF the battery lasts even half of the 11 years they say it will it's worth it. I'd go through a set of lead acid's about every year.

@Majeskty 9 ай бұрын

You can get 3-12v individual batteries and connect them to make them 36v. I purchase the single battery version because it saved me several hundred dollars over purchase of the 3 battery setup. All depends as well where you can put it, this single battery is long, where the 3 battery setup you can position them differently as long as your can connect them together. The run time would be base on how many AH of each battery added together for total AH. You can run the lithium batteries to a much lower level of capacity than lead acid that is why ‘littlerefishing’ can get so many more hours from his setup, before recharging.

@drewparcel1727 9 ай бұрын

@@littleredfishing 11 years!!…Holy Cow. I see why you question that number because it is unheard of for batteries to last that long. Like you said that is a definite reason to go with them. Even if you cut their number in half that would still be a nice life span. Thanks for the response.

@littleredfishing 9 ай бұрын

@@drewparcel1727 thanks for watching, and commenting!

@luizelizabethneto7714 9 ай бұрын

@littleredfishing 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching, and commenting!

@Frozen_Indian 9 ай бұрын

only a year out of interstates? Isn't it a 2 year warranty on interstates?

@littleredfishing 9 ай бұрын

It's a year on most of their batteries now. It's all about the cycles a battery is rated for. Lead acid batteries are good for a little over a hundred charge cycles. I fish well over that a year.

@winstonrocco1981 8 ай бұрын

You are wrong it’s a year on the battery you bought at academy or Costco. But if you buy the green top from interstate they are two year warranty. I’ve got almost 6 years out of mine

@littleredfishing 8 ай бұрын

@@winstonrocco1981 they have changed their warranty on most of the batteries, I spoke with a rep from a sales store when mine started going out. They are fine batteries for a weekend angler but will not hold up for years while fishing 4+ days a week.

@MylesPaugh Ай бұрын

How is the battery doing for you?

@littleredfishing Ай бұрын

Currently having some issues with it, or the charger. However, I am happy with how dakota lithium is handling it. They're doing everything in their power to get me a new battery and charger as soon as possible. I will update when the situation is resolved.

@rogersmith6752 8 ай бұрын

👍👍👍💯💯

@littleredfishing 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@inaslump 5 ай бұрын

I've had 2 100ah Dakotas go bad on me in my 1st season with them...I own 3 in a 36v system..They came with my new boat and I didn't research they were made in CHINA...Never again...

@littleredfishing 5 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that, I've had nothing but good experiences with mine so far. Any lithium battery is going to be made in China.

@littleredfishing 5 ай бұрын

Did they honor their warranty?

@winstonrocco1981 8 ай бұрын

Buy real interstate batteries not the ones made for Costco or academe’s. I bought a new ranger in 2017 still have same interstate batteries

@littleredfishing 8 ай бұрын

Mine came from a Marina selling boats so...

@Letzgobrandun-wi1pc 9 ай бұрын

Well...how long it last wo charge

@littleredfishing 9 ай бұрын

I haven't killed it in a single days fishing. Sun up to sun down with current and weeds. Most amp hours I have run off based on charge time was about 48.