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Title: How heavy is your spud bar?
Post by: nicksmurf111 on Feb 16, 2015, 12:03 PM: I'm rather new to ice fishing and would like to start bringing a spud bar to check the ice. I have a 5' digging bar, but it's darn heavy. Before I build one out of black pipe or some other scrap, how heavy should I make it? It seems like a lot of them are around 10 pounds. Is a 2.5 inches broad chisel good? I keep scrap steel around for building stuff. I should be able to find an appropriate piece of pipe in my pile, so it's just my consumables/time that would go into building it.

I was reading that others have a t-handle to keep it from disappearing through the ice, so I may consider that.
Title: Re: How heavy is your spud bar?
Post by: Gills-only on Feb 16, 2015, 12:06 PM: Guess mine is around 10#, made from a car spring its about 2" wide, with a T handle on top !!
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Post by: nicksmurf111 on Feb 16, 2015, 12:16 PM: I may use a lawn mower blade, but I should have some leaf springs around somewhere too.
Title: Re: How heavy is your spud bar?
Post by: Idahogator on Feb 16, 2015, 12:49 PM: Mine is homemade and weighs 84 ounces. ;)2
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Post by: kb on Mar 08, 2015, 03:03 PM: When I first read this, I thought it said spouse..... HA HA HA HA HA HA
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Post by: nicksmurf111 on Mar 08, 2015, 09:01 PM: Quote from: kb on Mar 08, 2015, 03:03 PM
When I first read this, I thought it said spouse..... HA HA HA HA HA HA

Hahaha. I still need to dig through my (not so much) scrap metal pile and see if I what I have.
Title: Re: How heavy is your spud bar?
Post by: BlueDuck on Dec 01, 2016, 10:03 AM: Mine is made out of 3/4 inch rebar. Its 6' long with a tee handle and a large chisel point. Works well and is probably only weighs 2 or 3 pounds.
Title: Re: How heavy is your spud bar?
Post by: Idahogator on Dec 01, 2016, 11:36 AM: Quote from: BlueDuck on Dec 01, 2016, 10:03 AM
Mine is made out of 3/4 inch rebar. Its 6' long with a tee handle and a large chisel point. Works well and is probably only weighs 2 or 3 pounds.

Hmm??? The new aluminum rebar? lol Scale calibration requested. ;)2 ...

Tom
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Post by: BigSling on Dec 01, 2016, 12:31 PM: Mine is right around that 10lb mark as well.
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Post by: nicksmurf111 on Dec 01, 2016, 08:23 PM: I guess I should get off my lazy rear end and go make one already before the season starts here! :)
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Post by: Chris338378 on Dec 14, 2016, 09:06 PM: I have the Eskimo Economy Redneck Chisel, it weighs 4 1/2 pounds, and it works great for checking the ice and reopening holes. I don't use it to make holes, did that years ago and it sucks big time.