Thread: Electric reel - power supply options?

How are people here powering their reels, are they using the boats battery or is there anyone here using power banks for this?

My boat only has a single battery and rather than install a second one I’m considering buying a portable jump starter/battery bank to double as the ‘house’ battery and run the reel, phones etc. It could also be used to start the boat (or ute) in the event of a flat start battery.

Any words of wisdom or power bank recommendations from forum members?

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Originally Posted by gonetropo

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Would you not be fishing on the drift with the engine running? If so wouldn't be an issue to run off the main start battery.

I've got a dual batt setup but my boats to small to go hunt the deep water....my second batt is a medium agm and is just used as a total loss system and charge at home.....I haven't got a electric reel but I imagine it would handle a day on a charge as it will easily do 2 days running sounder and stereo.

Originally Posted by gonetropo

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are those reels 12V?
i repaired a shimano one and it was 7.4V (ran off a pair of 18650 batteries)

Originally Posted by Hayden C

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Would you not be fishing on the drift with the engine running? If so wouldn't be an issue to run off the main start battery.

I've got a dual batt setup but my boats to small to go hunt the deep water....my second batt is a medium agm and is just used as a total loss system and charge at home.....I haven't got a electric reel but I imagine it would handle a day on a charge as it will easily do 2 days running sounder and stereo.

Yip - no issues when its running which would likely be most of the time hence I'm reluctant to install a second battery.

The battery bank option would allow me to have all the benefits of a second battery on board but be more versatile as I can use it across several vehicles.

Originally Posted by Hayden C

Yip - no issues when its running which would likely be most of the time hence I'm reluctant to install a second battery.

The battery bank option would allow me to have all the benefits of a second battery on board but be more versatile as I can use it across several vehicles.

Yea that makes sense.

Originally Posted by gonetropo

are those reels 12V?
i repaired a shimano one and it was 7.4V (ran off a pair of 18650 batteries)

Yeah it needs 12v DC - Its a Shimano Plays 4000 reel.

Mate was using one of those little battery jump back things, works a treat. I actually just brought one of the little batteries that you strap to the rod, bloody great because you aren't hooked up to the boat...was about $400 but you should get a couple days out of it.

Twin batteries, installed 1 socket under the mid point of both gunnels, brought a extra cable for the reel (beastmaster 9000), cut the clips off and put a plug on it.
Can use reel either side no issues. Plus have the clipped cable if on a mates boat.
However, the main mate that I would use the reel with also has the same socket/plug set up, so we can swap around easy as.

Originally Posted by screamO

Mate was using one of those little battery jump back things, works a treat. I actually just brought one of the little batteries that you strap to the rod, bloody great because you aren't hooked up to the boat...was about $400 but you should get a couple days out of it.

Really 2 days? How many amp/hour is the battery?

I use electric reels and have always had hard wired into house battery - connected to plugs in cockpit. Mate uses a ‘standard’ size motorbike battery on his boat and gets a good day worth of drops fishing for hapuku
Personally having used both systems find hard wire option great - its a set and forget option- no worries about remembering to charge battery or take it!