Re: Ice Auger suggestions...
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01/08/18 10:45 AM
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My buddy had an electric one for a couple years The times I went it was a sweet machine. He sold it because his health failed him. Wish I could have afforded it at the time.
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Re: Ice Auger suggestions...
[Re: Beaglador]
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01/08/18 10:56 AM
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They make ones that a drill will run, haven't used on but have heard they are sweet. Then you can use the drill for other things in the off season
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Re: Ice Auger suggestions...
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01/08/18 11:05 AM
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If you want a manual auger get a Lazer auger. I use a ion battery auger. This is it's fourth season. Can't be beat. I fish every day, unless the weather is bad.
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Re: Ice Auger suggestions...
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01/08/18 11:35 AM
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I had to get an electric auger since a gas auger is a no-no with a pacemaker. I have had an ION for 3 years and no problems. Quiet, lightweight, no gas mixing/leakage or starting problems. We get a lot of ice and a long season.
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Re: Ice Auger suggestions...
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01/08/18 11:49 AM
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I've got a jiffy that is 25 years old I expect it to last until I'm dead.
The new ions are pretty sweet. Expensive for a once or twice a year usage.
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Re: Ice Auger suggestions...
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01/08/18 06:06 PM
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I know it may sound crazy but I'm looking at augers for ice fishing. I would use it almost every year once or twice a year- for say the next 40 years. Time is everything and I want something easy to use and reliable. My 2 second review yields a bunch of electric models- anyone have experience with battery powered augers? how thick is your ice , a bar will get you through 4 inches of ice fairly quick I have a hand auger but used to use my bar a lot more , there were generally holes where I wanted them and could just open them up of the few inches of ice they had.
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Re: Ice Auger suggestions...
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01/08/18 07:12 PM
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If I ever get around to building a quasi permanent fish house, then I will buy an ION, I don't believe they will put up with the kind of abuse my jiffy has seen. I'm sure it's rode 10,000 miles on the front of the snomobile. That's a lot of pounding.
"Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon". Milton Friedman.
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