Wiring electric downriggers - advice

[wiperhunter2]

You could do it either way, I don't think that wiring it to your main battery would be bad but you do have to consider the possibility for running down your main starting battery, if you use the DR too much. My Electric down riggers are wired to my starting motor battery but my kicker motor charges my battery when I'm using it to troll. I use my electric trolling motor to steer my boat and the gas motor to push it. As mentioned, if you have room for a extra starter battery, that would be the way to go but if you don't and you decide to hook your DR to your starter battery and not your Elect trolling motor battery's, then you should consider having a pair of jumper cables in your boat, just in case. You could always swap your battery's but jumper cables are easier.
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