auger size?

[big game hunter]

i am planning on purchasing a new hand auger a six inch or four inch and would like to know which brand and size is better. it is mainly for our jigging holes for perch, bass, sunfish, and whatever i may come across.

thanks

[Paul D.]

I have a 4" Lazer for jigging, it cuts great (fast and easy) but can be a bit undersized. Every fish in the 4" hole wraps around the transducer and the hole can slush back in pretty fast.
The guys I fish with have a 6" Nils and it works great.
This won't help your decision much, but the guys w/ the 6" tend to drill search holes with my 4" , then pop a few 6" in the "hot" area to fish outt of.

I will be buying a 6" Nils and having a cordless drill conversion adapter made for next season. This will be for the quick trips and early ice, still like the power auger for ice over 5" thick.

[saxmatt]

Smaller is faster but bigger is better. A big bass, pike, walleye, or trout won't fit through a 4" hole and the memory of landing a trophy fish is better than a "one that got away" story.

[bob48]

I have a 5" Laser that works great, easy to drill and fast

[arcticat500]

Smaller is faster but bigger is better. A big bass, pike, walleye, or trout won't fit through a 4" hole and the memory of landing a trophy fish is better than a "one that got away" story.

Yep!  Go big or go home!  I'm a 10" Eskimo guy myself!  Of course different targeted species plays a huge role in my decision!

[Blaine]

Jor jigging, a 6" is the way to go... Any smaller and you may be sorry one day    I had a crappie this morning that almost wouldn't come out o a 6" hole. Momentary heart attack but I managed to drag him through. 

[Jessox80]

As far as a brand goes, I have a 8' nils that is much easier to use than the 6 inch strikemaster I used to have.   

[big game hunter]

thanks for the info i am thinking on getting a nils 6 incher... thanks for the help

[1fishon1]

I like my finbore 6''.  So far its outlasted my buddys nils which he had to buy a new head for and now it hasnt ever cut the same.