Keeping Your Batteries Fresh

Each fall as the days are getting shorter, my hopes are high and I am almost too eager in anticipation of the coming ice fishing season. To help feed my addiction I find little mundane tasks to keep myself busy and dreaming of being on the ice.

Every modern ice angler needs some good batteries to run their accessories.

This time it’s charging my batteries. I will usually turn on my flasher or my camera and drain the battery down a little bit more than where I left it at the end of the season. I’m not sure if it matters or not, but after four years of doing it this way, I figure it can’t hurt.

I run a quick check of my levels to see where they are, and either drain them or hook them up to a charger.

I prefer to use a “piggy back” style trickle charger. It will makes sure you don’t overcharge your battery and fry it out.

Ice fishing pro Joe Devera demonstrates using a battery charger to keep his ice fishing gear batteries ready for ice fishing season.

A couple quick charges over the summer and you will be good to go when first ice hits.

Proper charging of your ice gear battery is important according to ice fishing pro Joe Devera.

Until next time friends…