Author Topic: Best auger (Read 3361 times)

camo ninja · « **on:** Jan 18, 2015, 09:05 AM »

New or old , if you could pick one what would it be ?

fishingidjit · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 09:12 AM »

Jiffy

Chris338378 · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 09:14 AM »

ESKIMO

Maddog · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 10:02 AM »

Strikemaster solo magnum. Works great on the wind swept dirty ice here in Wy

lakerman · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 10:06 AM »

ion electric ! got one this year, never going back, had my jiffy for 30 years, sold it last week. What a piece of equipment the ION is. Cuts great, battery last long time, never even slows down, read about them and reviews, awsome.

whipplebuck · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 11:19 AM »

Three of us now have Eskimo Mako 8" just super easy starting run great

pikeaddict · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 11:38 AM »

Ion, no more combustion engine for me. 1000in of ice with an 8in auger on a single charge.

wilec · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 12:16 PM »

Never thought I'd do it but the ion all the way not even close . Much lighter, no gas , no worries 8" holes through 2' of ice . I've drilled over 20 holes with plenty of power to spare

Wheatguy · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 12:22 PM »

Nils hand auger. Awesome.

VTWoodchuck · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 12:24 PM »

Strikemaster Lazer on a Clam Drill Plate with the Clam Extension Rod. Cuts like a hot knife through butter and only weighs 11-3/4 pounds

lakerman · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 01:01 PM »

ION

Huntnfishvt · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 01:33 PM »

Quote from: VTWoodchuck on Jan 18, 2015, 12:24 PM

Strikemaster Lazer on a Clam Drill Plate with the Clam Extension Rod. Cuts like a hot knife through butter and only weighs 11-3/4 pounds

X2, thoroughly impressed with this setup.

marabou · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 01:40 PM »

Jiffy model 30. 10"

sport · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 02:34 PM »

Have a strikemaster lazer pro 8", 26 pounds, 5th season, 1st year- blew the trans twice! They fixed it and it's been solid ever since, I have thousands of holes on this auger. I have several augers and there is no auger out there that is even close to the speed of this auger, it even smokes my Z71, not just bragg'n 54cc engine is crazy fast! still using original blades, starts fairly easy

taggin out · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 03:00 PM »

Tanaka with nils

stimpyNEK · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 03:34 PM »

icemaster with a 6"mora and a porter cable drill...cant say enough good things about it

Vtgooseman · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 04:00 PM »

There is a reason they call them "Iffy Jiffy's"

Its a Strikemaster Honda strike lite for me......

wmhunts · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 04:09 PM »

Eskimo Z71 starts great 3yrs in row! hold on and where cleats this baby has got some power! It has spun me around a few times!
Goes good with my Z71 pickup to

Nthaburgh · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 04:28 PM »

6 in fin-bore by normark. mine has never not started

lakerman · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 04:48 PM »

a cordless drill set up is that what that is ?

Troutmagnet · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 05:35 PM »

Quote from: Nthaburgh on Jan 18, 2015, 04:28 PM

6 in fin-bore by normark. mine has never not started

X2 Also have the 4" model for quick pan fishing.

flagfishon · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 08:01 PM »

My auger is attached to a drone. I just fly it around and drill my holes then I have it pull my sled out for me.

shiveringjoe · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 08:04 PM »

I have my 6" lazer attached to a Rigid 18v 4ah lithium with the icemaster adapter... it is awesome! I haven't tried anything thicker than 16" so far but I can get a ton of holes on a battery. I might pick up a clam drill plate for next season depending on how my setup works in thick ice.

VTWoodchuck · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 08:12 PM »

Quote from: shiveringjoe on Jan 18, 2015, 08:04 PM

I have my 6" lazer attached to a Rigid 18v 4ah lithium with the icemaster adapter... it is awesome! I haven't tried anything thicker than 16" so far but I can get a ton of holes on a battery. I might pick up a clam drill plate for next season depending on how my setup works in thick ice.

You're setup should work fine on thicker ice but one advantage I like of the Clam Drill Plate is the heavy duty floating bearing that the drill attaches to. It saves a lot of wear and tear on the drill and transfers more power to the ice.

wmhunts · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 18, 2015, 10:12 PM »

Quote from: luntfrnd on Jan 18, 2015, 08:16 PM

Not to mention you have a green carp as your profile pic

Ive been tryin to stir the pot for a while now

Finally I get some attention!
Wait till you see the next pic I post I got a feeling its gonna be a real monster!

percheater · « **Reply #25 on:** Jan 19, 2015, 04:24 AM »

Nils and a good 19.2 Volt power drill! 2Nd year and love it.

Lavman · « **Reply #26 on:** Jan 19, 2015, 07:48 AM »

I have a Strikemaster 5" auger being spun by an 18.2 volt DeWalt cordless. Been running this set up for 3 winters now, love it.

KayakerB · « **Reply #27 on:** Jan 19, 2015, 08:44 AM »

I just got an Eskimo HC40 propane auger. So far it's awesome. No gas to mess with. Used it when it was 1 degree on Magog. Did not warm the bottle before I started he auger in the morning. 1 pull and it fired up.

I was going to buy an electric, but I do not want to deal with buying more $150 batteries in the future.

lakerman · « **Reply #28 on:** Jan 19, 2015, 09:02 AM »

batteries last 5-7 years ! ION

Smelty88 · « **Reply #29 on:** Jan 19, 2015, 09:13 AM »

the new strikemaster electric auger looks MEAN. watched video of guy drill over 100 holes through 9 inches of ice with a single battery before it even started to get weak. the cost yes its a 550 dollar auger, but i am sure that pays for its self, no propane cost, no fuel cost, no engine oil cost, no mixing gas. and little to no noise on a auger that will drill over 100 holes on a single charge, that is crazyness!

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Author Topic: Best auger (Read 3361 times)