Yo Slydog

I too have a trolling motor with a battery
mounted to the back of my kickboard. I also
use a floating basket and not a livewell. I
found that a basket can be taken out of the water
while rowing, but if you have fish in your basket
it will drag when you are moving from spot to spot.
When fishing a tourney trolling motors are not allowed
so I have a small ice chest on the back of my kickboat
to place the fish while I move from spot to spot. Hope
this helps.

Best Fishes
Gene