Electric reel - power supply options?

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14-04-2021, 04:54 PM
Hayden C

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?
14-04-2021, 04:58 PM
Gibo

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14-04-2021, 05:00 PM
gonetropo

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14-04-2021, 05:19 PM
veitnamcam

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14-04-2021, 05:25 PM
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.
14-04-2021, 05:32 PM
Hayden C

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Originally Posted by gonetropo

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14-04-2021, 05:37 PM
gonetropo

are those reels 12V?
i repaired a shimano one and it was 7.4V (ran off a pair of 18650 batteries)
14-04-2021, 05:38 PM
gonetropo

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Originally Posted by Hayden C

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14-04-2021, 05:39 PM
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.
14-04-2021, 05:41 PM
veitnamcam

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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.
14-04-2021, 05:46 PM
Hayden C

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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.
14-04-2021, 06:04 PM
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.
14-04-2021, 09:09 PM
Beaker

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.
14-04-2021, 09:48 PM
Beaker

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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?
14-04-2021, 11:02 PM
Gfootey

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!
15-04-2021, 10:29 PM
Got-ya

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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.

Yeah I have the same question as Beaker, How many amp hrs was the battery? I have the 9000 beastmaster as well and was shocked to learn what the max current draw was. I know the 4000 model listed below is not the same as the OPs but I would expect similar current draw.

The Shimano electric reels draw the below amperages

Dendau Maru 4000 - 10 amp

Beast master 9000 - 35 amp

So for me that's less than 30min run time out of my 12 A/hr Lithium kontiki battery.
16-04-2021, 08:53 AM
Beaker

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Originally Posted by Got-ya

Yeah I have the same question as Beaker, How many amp hrs was the battery? I have the 9000 beastmaster as well and was shocked to learn what the max current draw was. I know the 4000 model listed below is not the same as the OPs but I would expect similar current draw.

The Shimano electric reels draw the below amperages

Dendau Maru 4000 - 10 amp

Beast master 9000 - 35 amp

So for me that's less than 30min run time out of my 12 A/hr Lithium kontiki battery.

I know when you have a couple of good blue nose on in 220m, the reel fare grunts.
Happy to have it hooked to the house battery!
16-04-2021, 09:22 AM
Hayden C

Hard wiring a socket(s) might be the way forward then. I fish Kaikoura where it gets really deep really quickly so need a full day’s worth of power for two reels in at least 200m of water. I’m getting the impression that power banks are not going to be up to the task but I’m reluctant to install a second battery in a small boat. Guess that’s where these portable jump starters come into their own.
16-04-2021, 10:16 AM
Beaker

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Originally Posted by Hayden C

Hard wiring a socket(s) might be the way forward then. I fish Kaikoura where it gets really deep really quickly so need a full day’s worth of power for two reels in at least 200m of water. I’m getting the impression that power banks are not going to be up to the task but I’m reluctant to install a second battery in a small boat. Guess that’s where these portable jump starters come into their own.

Hard wire the sockets in, onto you existing battery(with circuit breaker disconnect), and leave motor running when using. You should be good to go.
From memory the plug and socket was about $60-70. Cb maybe the same.
Oh and spare cord was from aliexpress.

Shimano/Daiwa electric fishing reel connecting line Power Cable Battery connection line
https://a.aliexpress.com/_msKYkxz
16-04-2021, 10:35 AM
Sideshow

If you use electric eels as bait they become self powered :XD:
16-04-2021, 11:29 AM
screamO

This is what I have
https://www.marine-deals.co.nz/batte...YaAjmVEALw_wcB
22-04-2021, 11:02 PM
Stag

Don’t use a jump start pack, they have electrical circuits in them and salt water stuffs them real quick.

I just run 18ah dry cell batteries and they last a full days fishing out Kaikoura.

Like you I have a single battery setup but put a good size battery in and it would have not trouble running the reel. Remember they are only working for 4-5min at a time per lift.