I prefer an ice chisel over a hand auger. A good chisel will always work. With the chisel I had I could go through a foot of ice in a minute or so. If the ice was 3 feet thick it would take a few minutes. Make a hole any shape or size, even make wide angle holes for a better view. I would sharpen it once in a season. The chisel weighed enough that just the weight cut the ice, not much effort. I sold the chisel I had to another AO member but am going to have another one made from a planer blade.
Stay away from the store bought jiffy chisels. not heavy enough. Also.. if anyone tries a chisel wear a wrist strap attached to the chisel. The first nice ice chisel I had is stabbed in the bottom of Heart Lake to this day.
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This country was started by voyagers whose young lives were swept away by the currents of the rivers for ten cents a day... just for the vanity of the European's beaver hats. ~ Red Bullets
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It is when you walk alone in nature that you discover your strengths and weaknesses. ~ Red Bullets
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