Ice Augers

[travisj]

Any auger that gets praise in the NWT must be worth considering. What do you guys use?

[Drifter_016]

I'm using a 3HP 10" Strikemaster with synthetic Opti2 oil mix, works great.
There are alot of Strikemasters and Jiffys around.

[TGF]

Ya but how many extensions do you need to get thru?


I know your not as high as Nunavut but close
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UG-HnR7bFQ

[Drifter_016]

Ya but how many extensions do you need to get thru?


I know your not as high as Nunavut but close
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UG-HnR7bFQ

 
I've seen that vid before. That is most likely the high arctic as we only have a measly 4 feet!!!!
I only need 1 extension. My auger is 10 x 43 inches.

[travisj]

I thought the ice would have been thicker there. I was thinking more in the 5 or 6 foot range. I got the Jiffy STX.

[TGF]

Probably growing as I type

[engineman]

We always needed 6' with extension. Mind you...that was a  few years ago, but the weather has been about the same this year. That was in the YK area. I always used an Eskimo, and had great success with it.

[argoholic]

The vid was insane. I guess you can't go by yourself. How the hell do you bring a big fish up through ten feet of ice?

[engineman]

The vid was insane. I guess you can't go by yourself. How the hell do you bring a big fish up through ten feet of ice?

QUICKLY!!!

[ctownfisherman]

Just Get a hand auger!

[Whitefish Slayer]

HAHAHHA Hand Auger and Cell phone to call when the heart stops pumpin' haha

[Drifter_016]

HAHAHHA Hand Auger and Cell phone to call when the heart stops pumpin' haha

Better make that a Sat Phone there Phill if you want to actually talk to someone.   

[heid_man243]

I was only finding 2 1/2 feet of ice this weekend up the ice road. Some lakes are pushing 3 feet to 40 inches. I camp out on a lake with tons of flow through it and there is only 2 feet on there.

Normark 6 inch hand auger for all my holes the last 4 winters. I built a permanent extension out of some old auger parts and 3/4 inch electrical conduit. You guys will be looking for me on that multi-day trip when your auger won't start! Plus, I bet I can give a power auger a run for its money with new blades and about 2 feet of ice. If I have to stop and clear the hole then the power auger would probably beat me.

Less weight, easy to repair, cheap to replace and cheap to operate.

[heid_man243]

Forgot to mention, you can still coax some decent fish through a 6 inch hole...