Minn Kota's charts list a 30 lb trolling motor at a 30 amp max draw on 12 volts, a 55 lb at 50 amps, an 80 lb at 56 amps on 24 volts and a 112 lb at 52 amps on 36 volts. Minn Kota says max draw is intermittent and recommends a deep-cycle battery of at least 110 Ah.
Last updated: October 10, 2026.
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Max amp draw is intermittent, as published by Minn Kota, not a continuous load rating. The last three rows are Minn Kota's recommended 12 V deep-cycle battery group sizes and amp-hour ranges for good, better and best run-time.
Figures as published by Minn Kota battery & wiring charts (Rev. 8.17.2021). Sources accessed October 10, 2026. Each row links to the page or document the number was read from.
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Panasuk, J. (2026). Trolling motor amp draw and battery sizing data. battery-bank-sizer.com. https://battery-bank-sizer.com/trolling-motor-amp-draw-data.html (accessed YYYY-MM-DD). Underlying figures: Minn Kota (Johnson Outdoors) battery & wiring charts PDF.
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author = {Panasuk, Jeremy}, title = {Trolling motor amp draw and battery sizing data}, year = {2026},
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