Author Topic: 4.5" auger or 6" auger (Read 5498 times)

Greg2ha · « **on:** Jan 23, 2010, 02:31 PM »

How many guys own 4 or 5" augers? What kind? Which size?

dkfry · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 24, 2010, 10:46 AM »

Have a 5" Lazer (Made in Sweden) and a 4" Finbore III also made in Sweden. The 4" Finbore actually cuts a 4.5" hole and the 5" Lazer cuts a 5" hole. Both augers cut very well.

Madpuppy · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 24, 2010, 10:54 AM »

Got a 5" Strikemaster.

Greg2ha · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 25, 2010, 10:12 AM »

Just bought a 4" Lazer for good price used. I am using this for a back-up for my
Lazer mag-xpress 7" which the rope broke on my first outing this year.

Had it
fixed same day while I waited for $20.00 this included new gasket for gas cap. I
thought it was a fair price. Anyways I now how an insurance policy so to speak.
Greg

MarkC · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 27, 2010, 08:58 PM »

5" lazer, love it, I don't even use my 8" Mora anymore.

Spawnwalker · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 28, 2010, 03:55 PM »

Quote from: dkfry on Jan 24, 2010, 10:46 AM

Have a 5" Lazer (Made in Sweden) and a 4" Finbore III also made in Sweden. The 4" Finbore actually cuts a 4.5" hole and the 5" Lazer cuts a 5" hole. Both augers cut very well.

Unfortunately not all of they're augers are made in Sweden.

69Stingray · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 28, 2010, 05:28 PM »

i have a 6" lazer and i love it. Swede blades are in the mail.

jimmyclaude · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 28, 2010, 05:30 PM »

http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=135897.msg1364085;topicseen#new

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tziegert14 · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 05, 2010, 09:01 AM »

Have a 4" Laser for panfishing without a flasher. The 4" really cuts like a hot knife and the blades last forever. I'm happy with the 4 untill a pike crashes the party!

Icepants

DR.SPECKLER · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 05, 2010, 09:24 AM »

ive got an old 5 inch mora it cuts pretty smooth

jimmyclaude · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 09, 2010, 08:06 AM »

Check out this link: An adapter for the old straight blade auger
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130359317045&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Lobes · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 10, 2010, 07:30 AM »

I use either the 4" or 5" Lazer. I have two 5" because more people want to borrow that one.

NBG

jimmyclaude · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 10, 2010, 08:03 AM »

Mine is a 4" lazer.... pulled a 24" pickerell through the hole no problem last Saturday! 8)

Greg2ha · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 10, 2010, 01:05 PM »

I'm still thinking about getting a 5" Lazer. Is $79.99 the going rate for a new one?

Madpuppy · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 10, 2010, 04:10 PM »

Quote from: Greg2ha on Feb 10, 2010, 01:05 PM

I'm still thinking about getting a 5" Lazer. Is $79.99 the going rate for a new one?

Sounds about right.

jimmyclaude · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 10, 2010, 05:01 PM »

Quote from: Greg2ha on Feb 10, 2010, 01:05 PM

I'm still thinking about getting a 5" Lazer. Is $79.99 the going rate for a new one?

That's a fair price.... You could try ebay for a better deal. I just got a 8" lazer used to drill 5 holes for 63.50 on ebay.

bonez · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 10, 2010, 05:05 PM »

5" Strikemaster Laser,have'nt owned a better one.Have used it for 3 years alot and have'nt had to sharpen blades yet!!

Spawnwalker · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 10, 2010, 05:53 PM »

I need to get out and drill a few holes with the new Swedish blades to see how much easier it cuts.

69Stingray · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 10, 2010, 07:33 PM »

you can get a new 6" Lazer for 79.99 at Gander Mtn.

kb · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 10, 2010, 07:44 PM »

5" Strikemaster. Lite and fast. Sometimes Ill take it instead on the gas auger. Bought it years ago, haven't sharpened the blades, and it still cuts great.

trapper2000 · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 10, 2010, 07:47 PM »

i had a 4 inch MORA to small to get a big crappie threw the hole so i got the 5 inch lazer and i love it had it 6 years now

Greg2ha · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 10, 2010, 08:44 PM »

I own a 7" Lazer Mag X-press, 4" Hand Lazer, and hope to own a 5" Lazer. My Gander Mountain only had the 7" lazers left.
Greg

jimmyclaude · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 11, 2010, 07:08 AM »

My new ice Partner has a 6" fin bore with offset handles. It cuts with the same effort as my 4" lazer. I was impressed.

Greg2ha · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 11, 2010, 09:55 AM »

The only thing that would scare me about those is the availability of parts and blades. You guys live where a
large percent of the population icefishes. Here NE Indiana they stock mainly Stikemaster hand equipment and
Jiffy and Strikemaster power augers. It's a difference of location and ice season. I was mad that Gander Mtn.
started putting their stuff away already for open water season. We have at least a month of ice fishing left.
Are you kidding me! Plus where I live Gander is the only chain store to carry ice equipment. We have 2 Dick's
Sporting goods but as the name says they don't have it!
Greg

jimmyclaude · « **Reply #24 on:** Feb 11, 2010, 10:23 AM »

20 years ago mora was the mass produced hand auger. When you changed blades there were shims and even sharpened you may have problems. This adapter puts curved Strikemaster lazer blades on the old mora auger.

Greg2ha · « **Reply #25 on:** Feb 11, 2010, 11:23 AM »

I meant the Fin Bore not the adapter. Cause everything I heard about the Fin Bore has been good. Just not
something you can go anywhere to buy. Does that make sense?

jimmyclaude · « **Reply #26 on:** Feb 11, 2010, 11:36 AM »

Yes.....Same here... fin bore not sold every where. It's on fish 307.

I've heard great things about the nils also but have not seen one yet.

kb · « **Reply #27 on:** Feb 11, 2010, 05:33 PM »

Quote from: Greg2ha on Feb 11, 2010, 09:55 AM

The only thing that would scare me about those is the availability of parts and blades. You guys live where a
large percent of the population icefishes. Here NE Indiana they stock mainly Stikemaster hand equipment and
Jiffy and Strikemaster power augers. It's a difference of location and ice season. I was mad that Gander Mtn.
started putting their stuff away already for open water season. We have at least a month of ice fishing left.
Are you kidding me! Plus where I live Gander is the only chain store to carry ice equipment. We have 2 Dick's
Sporting goods but as the name says they don't have it!
Greg

MAIL ORDER!!! INTERNET!!! Usually you can find better prices as well. I like to shop the local guy, but Im not going to pay his mortgage for him.

Greg2ha · « **Reply #28 on:** Feb 11, 2010, 06:56 PM »

I do buy online quite a bit but I also like to see and hold what I am buying. Make sense?

kb · « **Reply #29 on:** Feb 11, 2010, 08:10 PM »

Yes it does. Most of us probably are the same. I'll check out the item in the more expensive shop, find it cheaper on line, and buy it there. The local shop get my business for the smaller stuff that is not mail-ordering.

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