cant say anything brand specific for strikemaster, but I have an electric auger (juffy lectric) and frikin love it, I use the same battery I use in the summer for my trolling motor, keep your blades and point sharp and I have gone three full days of ice fishing without recharging it and it never slowed down. three days of 2-3 people fishing with 5 traps each, 30-40 holes on one charge, aint bad. it's an 8 inch and the electric motor packs plenty of power, its never bogged down, even in winni through what must have been 1 1/2-2 feet of ice.
quiet, clean, cheaper on the long run, I give the electric ones two thumbs up
~Neal
