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11-14-2009, 04:55 PM
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ice auger
Hey, i want to buy a new 8 inch hand auger, any recomendations ?
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11-14-2009, 05:09 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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Yeah, save your money and buy a gas powered auger. Never again will I hand drill a hole. Ever.
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11-14-2009, 05:48 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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Auger
Ihave had them all, and for the money the 2hp Jiffy is hard to beat. Crappy tire puts them on every year for $279 or so.
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11-14-2009, 11:55 PM
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Location: Northwestern Alberta
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I've done a lot of research on this, and the Nils master augers sound like they are top quality. Also with them, you can buy the hand auger for now, and then purchase the power head as finances allow.
Also in my searches I've read that Jiffy has changed engines for this year , supposedly the quality of the new engines are not very good.
Check out iceshanty.com for more info on this topic.
Hope this helps
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11-17-2009, 09:41 AM
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The new Mora's are pretty sweet looking, not sure what they're going for, but would be worth checking out as well.
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11-17-2009, 11:02 AM
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Here's the 8" Finbor II in action on Sylvan 2 winters ago, folding handle, blades available just about anywhere for cheap, whole auger costs about $75 at Canadian Tire.
If you can swing the coin, gas is the way to go, but until I saved enough for my Jiffy STX, this auger got me fishing, even in the deepest ice.
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11-17-2009, 11:19 AM
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I used the Finbore 6" all last year and really had no problems with it other than when the ice got a little too thick near the end of the season. You do have to be very careful keeping the blades sharp though. When the blades are sharp it cuts through quicker than the time it takes someone to start up their gas and punch though.
Saying that, I am probably going to look for a gas powered one this year to punch a lot of holes at once, my elbow is still sore from all the flyfishing this year.
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11-17-2009, 07:00 PM
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Be nice to us oldtimers, I used a 6" hand auger for 30 years and finally got a 8" gas auger a couple of years ago. Now I don't even take my hand auger especially when walking any great distance onto the ice. Like Spray for example that can be a long walk and the ice gets thick some years.
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11-17-2009, 08:46 PM
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Used a hand auger for 1/2 of my first season. Drilled 20+ holes one day and got skunked! My buddy bought a gas auger for our very next outing!.... and we're not old!
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11-18-2009, 10:14 AM
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got a buddy that swears by his power auger... but if i only gotta punch thru 18" or less its almost not even worth starting the dam thing... i run a hand auger all year... it is a bit of a work out but if thats gonna kill me at 23 then i guess its my time to go... my suggestion is if ur willing to put in an honest effort to catch ur fish (which i personally think is the true spirit of icefishing) and dont really need to spend $300+ on an auger then the $75 at canadian tire is deffinately the way to go (u will deffinately make it easier on ur self if u keep the blades good and sharp).... but if u do have the cash to blow and ARE scared of a little hard work then go get a power auger
just my 2cents
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11-18-2009, 01:27 PM
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My recomendation would be to get a 6" not an 8" for one as they are a bit easyer on the arms, and to buy used if you can. I purchased mine for 10 bucks over a decade ago and untill the last two years it was all I used. I just bought one off my neighbour for $2 and sold it to a board member for whopping $5.
Gas augers are nice to have but I dont even break mine out for the first couple months, especily if I have to walk. If the ice is less than 30" and you have to walk it is more trouble to drag the gas auger out there than it is to drill holes with the hand auger. Even when I plan on using my power auger I bring my hand auger as a backup. Drilling through 4' of ice by hand is a better option than going home without dropping a line should the jiffy act up.
Another point to ponder is that Tecumsi who suplyed most of the comon ice auger companies with engines went under last year. I own a Eskimo auger that has an in-house engine on it rather than a Tecumsi and it has been a disaster. If I did not already own a Jiffy, at this point I would be waiting a year or 5 to see how the new engines are working out. The other option is throwing down a substancial amount of cash on a huskey or a stihl but to a guy looking for a hand auger I doubt you would want to do that.
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11-18-2009, 04:02 PM
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