Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Patrick Walters Explains Why He Uses Lithium Batteries

Professional angler, Patrick Walters, spends over 200 days a year on the water either practicing or competing. After years of running lead-acid batteries, he upgraded to RELiON lithium batteries due to the many advantages over lead-acid counterparts. In this video, Walters explains why he switched to lithium and why any angler, pro or recreational, should as well.

[@jasonbroom7147]

Since you can safely drain lithium batteries down further than lead acid chemistries, have you considered switching to a lower amp-hour unit? You will typically get about 40 amp-hours of usable power, at 36 volts, out of a 3-bank, 100 amp-hour SLA or AGM setup, before they need to be recharged. With LiFePO4 (lithium Iron-Phosphate), you could switch to three 54 amp-hour batteries and get the same amount of power, but cut your weight even more.

[@jasonmausteller2488]

What’s your starting battery?

[@ewwee2k]

Thank you for the video! I understand the improvement gained by moving to lithium batteries. My concern is the price. How much do they cost and Can you start with 1 lithium battery and add it to an alkaline battery setup?

[@pauleyplay]

Maybe I can answer Lithium is complety different including the charger. So noyou can not mix. Still comes to price.

[@patrickschlosser3060]

How do you tell the state of charge of the batteries?

[@robowizard]

Check out Pro Charging System's Battery Fuel Gauge. They do State of Charge for Lithium: dualpro.com