Just bought my first auger!

[UpstateNYiceguy]

I have an older (non-folding) 8" mora and a 10" Jiffy Stealth for when the ice gets real thick.  I have to agree, for thinner ice, the benefits of carrying the hand auger (lighter weight) outweigh lugging the Jiffy around (40 lbs).  However, I am buying a new 6" Mora with the folding handle just for my jigging excursions.  I can still cut a foot of ice easily enough and it will still keep my sled light.

[mr.jig]

Take care of those blades.  Don't use the auger as a walking stick.

[skidooguy]

or a post hole digger in the spring 

[fishfry]

or a post hole digger in the spring 

So that's why mine don't cut anymore!!!!!

[Rip N Lips]

6" Lazer an 3hp jiffy 10"
There right do not slam bang or use for walking. Digging dirt might not be good eather..

[Buck762]

My first hole ever made was with a small hand sized pick ax    That night I bought a 8" mora hand auger!!  I have two sets of blades, and I swap halfway through the season and get the dull set sharpend

[frozengator]

don't let anyone bang it on the ice. Or drill through shallow spots to hit dirt. That happen to me screwed up my blades

[filetandrelease]

If somebody wants to use mine I just say where do ya want the hole ,and I drill the hole learned the hard way a very long time ago just changed my blades after 4yrs nothing like a new set, old ones are spares

[Ice Shark]

Bad blades = long bad day on ice.  Put the cap back on when done/transporting and don't bang them on the ice.

[BaitWrangler]

Bad blades = long bad day on ice.  Put the cap back on when done/transporting and don't bang them on the ice.

I agree... my blades weren't sharp for a while and it was like a jack hammer.. you have to practically lay on the thing to get it to move down.

Another thing to watch out for is how you handle the augers.  One day I packed lightly and took my car instead of the truck. I kind of tossed the auger into the back seat when I was done and the throttle handle fell off.  We figured I broke a part and contacted Eskimo to ask for a replacement.  Until then, we took a hook and put it on the trottle bar and then tied it to the auger handle. It took forever to get it started and when it did you had to walk around with the bit spinning to get your holes drilled.

Then we found out we didn't break a part and had to turn it upside down to get the bar back in.. the auger spit out fumes and reeked like gas for the rest of the winter.

Take care of your augers!

[Litchfield Fisher]

Take care of your augers!

yes I agree nothing worse than a bad day on the water for lack of well taken care of augers, I have found one of the best things is to replace the cap after finishing your hole drilling learned after busting a hand auger and spending longer cutting holes than I did fishing

[pikeking]

Het man, glad to hear you got a new auger. Just be careful not to damage the blades or you will not be a happy fisherman. Have fun with it and have a great season.

[Gorilla]

So I emailed FishUSA this morning and they responded to me within 5 hours....

Gorilla,

Strikemaster will be shipping you a replacement blade direct to your address, either today or Tuesday December 30th.

Thanks for your understanding.

Talk about great service!  I will be looking to make my next icefishing purchase through them, that is for sure!

[Melbs7]

So I emailed FishUSA this morning and they responded to me within 5 hours....


Talk about great service!  I will be looking to make my next icefishing purchase through them, that is for sure!

That's always great to hear. I always just file that type of info way back into my mental file box and save it for when I make another purchase.

Dave

[Rip N Lips]

I bought 6 pks of sm pucks. 2 lg pucks and 4 Field & Stream Backpack stools this month. Great service and fast shipping. Very happy!!! Now they need to get more of the Field & Stream back pack stools.