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St_croix_icefishing
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Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 19, 2014, 06:34 PM »
What is the best hand augar on the market
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ChucknMel
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 19, 2014, 06:37 PM »
Nils
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bfish
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 19, 2014, 06:39 PM »
Never used a nils can't say good or bad about them. But I love my lazer
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mikerudy
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 19, 2014, 06:54 PM »
I have three, Nils, Mora and a strikemaster gas. When I first got my Nils, I thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread, but I had numerous problems with the cutting blades. Ordered two replacements and they don't cut anything like the original. Think the lazer is probably the best hand unit.
Mike
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THEiceman49
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 19, 2014, 06:57 PM »
The bass pro 6 inch cuts fast and you can get it for little more than a set of blades
With it I can drill 10 inches of hard black ice in as many cranks. Very happy with it for money spent
Only suggestion is that you locktite the screws for the blades. Think I got mine for 39.99 or 45
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Rat-Man
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 19, 2014, 07:00 PM »
Check the search area been lots of talk on this subject.
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kchamp
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 19, 2014, 07:06 PM »
i just got the bass pro auger for my clam cordless drill plate, wasn`t sure about going with bass pro auger but i cut 50 holes 9-10 inches of ice like butter cut awesome drill and cheap blades are cheap too 5 stars
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Huntyeraws
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 19, 2014, 07:13 PM »
Normark FIN BORE III! Normark FIN BORE III! Normark FIN BORE III!
- Fast, Lightweight, About $110, Offset handles (like Nils) where you use both hands to drill rather than one to press down and other to turn drill, Swedish blades stay sharp (same as Strikemaster Lazer - on my 4th hard season with no resharpening and hundreds and hundreds of holes cut) and easily sharpened or replaced for about $30. Just not that many people know what they are missing in the US! Tough to find in the US, but some places do sell them, easily found just across the border in Canada at Canadian Tire.
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Channel Z
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 19, 2014, 07:49 PM »
X 2 on Huntyeraws assessment.
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icedpapermouth
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 19, 2014, 08:15 PM »
Not trying to jack the thread, maybe this question will even help... what about drilling next to an open hole incase you hook moby dick and need to make a bigger hole? cna some hand augers do this better tahn others?
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quailman2
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 19, 2014, 08:17 PM »
Nils by far 6inch
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mikerudy
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 19, 2014, 08:19 PM »
Quote from: quailman2 on Jan 19, 2014, 08:17 PM
Nils by far 6inch
Have you had to replace the original blade?
Mike
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Daddyrainbow
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 19, 2014, 08:43 PM »
lazer for the money!!! I love mine
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HybridHunter
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 19, 2014, 08:47 PM »
Love my Lazer. Sometimes I wish I had an 8" hole though. But so far couldn't be happier.
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fishmaster13184
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 19, 2014, 08:49 PM »
I have a 6" lazer and it cuts very good 3rd yr on original blades
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Rather-B-Fishin
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 19, 2014, 10:01 PM »
lazer , nils not worth the extra money, used both and the lazer is better bang for the $
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315stickbow
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 20, 2014, 12:05 AM »
Funny about the basspro comments up there. I thought I was the only cheapo that bought one :p but I agree. Great auger for cheap. Locktite the screws and you're good to go
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Gnatter
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 20, 2014, 02:02 AM »
Dynamite cuts a pretty big hole faster than any power auger! The entertainment value is pretty high too!
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rgfixit
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 20, 2014, 03:31 AM »
Fin Bore or Nils. Whichever you can afford. There's advantages to the Fin Bore in that you can readily find replacement blades on a trade in at a lot of shops. The Nils heads will last way longer and cut faster, but they're expensive to replace and have sharpened. Both make Lazer and Mora augers look like a waste of time. Never buy an auger without offset handles.
If you're not coordinated enough to use offset handles, buy a gas auger.
I've owned 2 Fin Bore augers and just bought a nils 6". My Fin Bore is a 4" which I use most of the time. Takes 10 seconds to cut 10" of ice with no effort at all. I use the 6" for tip downs and tip ups. It's just silly how fast and effortlessly the Nils cuts.
RG
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 20, 2014, 03:52 AM »
By the way, I have a 6" HT lazer style auger as well. Anyone need an anchor?
RG
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 20, 2014, 06:29 AM »
No question whatsoever that the Nils cuts the best
I ruined my shoulder cutting through 18 inches of ice with an 8 inch mora …. and it has hurt me ever since especially when using an auger.
The Nils requires NO downward pressure ….. literally none ….. so for anyone with shoulder / rotator cuff issues there is no better auger.
Mine has the setup to use with an 18V drill …… i have found it easier to use manually than screw around with the drill, batteries etc …. i can literally drill a hole with two fingers from each hand on the handle.
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BudMan
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 20, 2014, 07:11 AM »
Received an 8" nills as a gift last year and could not believe how much easier it cut than my old 6" mora. Don't think I would ever need a gas auger for the thick stuff. It cuts that easy.
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 20, 2014, 07:13 AM »
I love my FIN BORE III.
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trapper2000
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 20, 2014, 07:41 AM »
i use a 5 inch lazer in i think it's been 5 yers since i replaced the blades although i carry a gary roach hand sharpler and do the baldes every trip .... i have a very old mora 4 inch auger which is great except you can't get a good crappie threw the hole! small auger uts better anyways ...i have very very old eskimo power auger i put a 6 inch lazer shaft on .....my new toy is i ordered from cabalus a adaptor for a electric drill ..... the best auger is the one in someone else's hands if he's drilling community holes
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Huntyeraws
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 20, 2014, 08:52 AM »
Just a quick comparison that I made up of engineering design and geometry in very popular ice augers and why some are more efficient than others. This is something that most ice fisherman don't understand and have never compared as to how this correlates to efficiency in cutting through the ice.
My opinion, Fin Bore III wins when one considers overall design, weight, cost, efficiency, sharpness as well as ease and cost of sharpening or replacing blades.
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 20, 2014, 09:33 AM »
I had a Fin Bore (for sale now
) before i bought the Nils.
There is no comparison ...... the Fin Bore requires a great deal of downward pressure and the Nils requires none.
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FCH88
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Re: Best 6 inch hand augar
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Jan 20, 2014, 09:43 AM »
Nils
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