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IceShanty Main => General Ice Fishing Chit Chat => Topic started by: TrophyStrike on Feb 17, 2017, 12:05 PM
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Hello fellow Ice Fishermen!
We are happy to be a new sponsor of the IceShanty forum! Just a little about ourselves, we are a manufacture of Farm & Ranch accessories (ranchex.com), Outdoor Power Equipment (dirtyhandtools.com), Li-ion power equipment (redbackpower.com), and now…by extension Hunting and Fishing products. Our new website for hunting and fishing is TrophyStrike.com. (all apologies for the crudeness of our other websites, those will be updated in the spring)
We engineer, manufacture/assemble all of our products in Colorado. You’ll see our other brands at Lowes, TSC, Menards, Costco, Homedepot, and many Farm and Ranch Retailers around the country.
We launched the Trophy Strike ice fishing products late this winter. Our hunting line is still in development so we are currently focused on ice fishing for now. Namely: shelters, hand augers, tools, and most excitingly….our new 120v 8” ice auger.
The new Trophy Strike ice auger is truly revolutionary. It is the MOST POWERFUL Li-Ion auger on the market. It features:
• 120v Li-Ion Samsung battery cells
• High output DC brushless motor
• 2 amp hr battery (240 watt hrs of energy)
• Patent pending mechanical impact function to speed up drilling
• Forward and Reverse operation for chip flushing
• Battery charger (approx 1.5 hr charge time, from empty)
• Insulated battery bag
• 32” auger and 12” extension
• 25.2 lbs (120v powerhead, 8" auger, 2 amp-hr battery)
• 5 year limited warranty
• MSRP of $599 (includes all of the above)
Extensive testing has shown that our unit will drill an 8” hole through 20” of ice in about 8 seconds or less. On a fully charged battery, with a 19 deg ambient temperature we drilled over 96 holes during testing. When tested against our leading competitor’s latest offering, the 120v Trophy Strike Ice Auger is up to twice as fast and can drill up to 50% more holes per charge. 1800” of ice drilling per charge is easily obtainable.
We had a limited release of the 120v products this winter and look for a full roll out next fall with even more exciting improvements making their way into the product line for 2017-18.
For now, check out the following:
Facebook page (just launched): https://www.facebook.com/trophystrike/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/trophystrike/
Website: https://www.trophystrike.com/
120v ice auger comparison video:
Trophy Strike product video:
We are looking forward to being a long term sponsor of this site and utilizing the expertise of this community to help us develop and improve our products in the future!! We will be offering discounts to forum members in the future!
Regards,
The Trophy Strike team
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Welcome Trophy Strike Team. :thumbsup:
Thank you for becominga Sponsor. :bow:
Nice website! :clap:
Here's wishing you success. ;)2
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WELCOME and thank you for being a new sponsor.
StevenB
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Welcome and thank you for sponsoring our great site.
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Love it, kudos for the sponsorship
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Thank you for the warm welcomes. Again we hope to have a great relationship with the forum, even though we are a little late for the season.....we plan to be here for a long time!
Here are a couple of videos you should watch:
40V ice auger testing in Alaska. We wanted to get into some really thick ice....so we headed North....way North.
And this comparison video is most important:
Attached are a few pictures from recent testing. I think we'll be up in Georgetown CO in the next week or two. Had a great time with some locals on the ice up there!! They wanted to buy our samples off of us.... Offered $750 for a 120v auger after they drilled 20-30 holes. We told them we couldn't sell it to them for that much.....but we could sell it to them for half that amount. They were pretty happy.
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On the website other power heads, also 40v. And nowhere to be found the WEIGHT of anything. Must not be something to brag about.
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On the website other power heads, also 40v. And nowhere to be found the WEIGHT of anything. Must not be something to brag about.
You may have missed where Trophy Strike said: " The lightest 120v auger on the market". :nono:
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On the website other power heads, also 40v. And nowhere to be found the WEIGHT of anything. Must not be something to brag about.
Thanks for pointing that out on our website....we'll update it. See the sponsorship is already helping us out.
To answer your question:
40v (8" dia auger, 4.0 amp hr battery, and powerhead) = 23.3 lbs
120v (8" dia auger, 2.0 amp hr battery, and powerhead) = 25.2 lbs
It is the lightest 120v auger on the market!!! ;D
Very close in weight to our competition. Note we have slightly wider handle bars due to the increased torque of the unit, and the mechanical impact function adds a little bit of weight. Our augers are also made out of slightly heavier gauge material. We think the durability and performance gain is worth the weight.
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Welcome to the site and thank you for being a sponsor.
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Welcome to IceShanty! Good to see an up-and-coming Colorado ice fishing company out of Westminster --- looks like some quality gear. Let me know if you ever need a fellow Colorado ice fisherman to beta test anything in exchange for honest reviews... ;D
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Welcome to IceShanty! Good to see an up-and-coming Colorado ice fishing company out of Westminster --- looks like some quality gear. Let me know if you ever need a fellow Colorado ice fisherman to beta test anything in exchange for honest reviews... ;D
Thank you sir...we'll happily take you up on that offer in the future. Keep in touch!!
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Welcome to the site. Nice to see somebody else getting into the game. I see you sell just the power head, Could I attach a strikemaster auger to it?
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Welcome to the site. Nice to see somebody else getting into the game. I see you sell just the power head, Could I attach a strikemaster auger to it?
You could in theory, but our powerhead output is 20mm dia....we are considering making adapters for those that prefer other branded augers on the market (5/8" and 3/4" inputs). We have been testing with a variety of auger designs, there is even enough torque to push chipper blades.
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Cool. That's good to know that it has no issue with a chipper blade. That's what I prefer to use
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Feedback on the website: I'd be interested in how much the tents weigh and what they look like in the backpack.
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Feedback on the website: I'd be interested in how much the tents weigh and what they look like in the backpack.
We will get that updated next week....thanks for pointing that out!
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Is this the Redback?
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You could in theory, but our powerhead output is 20mm dia....we are considering making adapters for those that prefer other branded augers on the market (5/8" and 3/4" inputs). We have been testing with a variety of auger designs, there is even enough torque to push chipper blades.
I thought chipper blades didn't require as much torque but higher speed?
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Is this the Redback?
Our Li-Ion Outdoor Power Equipment is branded Redback. The Trophy Strike powerhead is unique to ice fishing. We use the same charger and batteries for both....so we can keep the cost down. You'll have to check out our 120v Redback lawnmower in the summer!
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Our Li-Ion Outdoor Power Equipment is branded Redback. The Trophy Strike powerhead is unique to ice fishing. We use the same charger and batteries for both....so we can keep the cost down
Depends on the angle of the blade and the RPM. They key, and here we really agree with our competition, is to find a good combination that goes through the very last bit of the hole cleanly so it is a smooth finish.
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Any plans on making a 9" auger?
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Any plans on making a 9" auger?
No....but we are thinking about a 10" in the future...
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whats different. I seen the redback has 120v head to? can they handle a 10in for the wheel house.
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whats different. I seen the redback has 120v head to? can they handle a 10in for the wheel house.
We started to develop on the Redback brand....but decided to create a new Hunting/Fishing brand under Trophy Strike. There will be no fishing products under Redback. That is strictly OPE. The power head was developed just for ice fishing.... lots of changes: gear box, PCB, programming, reverse function, mechanical impact, RPM....
We do not have 10" auger yet.
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We started to develop on the Redback brand....but decided to create a new Hunting/Fishing brand under Trophy Strike. There will be no fishing products under Redback. That is strictly OPE. The power head was developed just for ice fishing.... lots of changes: gear box, PCB, programming, reverse function, mechanical impact, RPM....
We do not have 10" auger yet.
I get ya....same stuff, but just going to put a marketing brand to it.......So will redback still have them has post hole diggers?
If you want into the electric market and you want to have success my suggestion is you need to be able to spin a 10in auger with a center point for in wheel houses, and you need to be able to do it well.
The Ion is an over priced unit IMO when compare to the clam plate drill setups. Both those setups are pretty much limited to the 8in and under augers. I know a lot of wheel house guys want an electric that will actually cut a 10in hole and do it well. If you can do it you'll seperate yourself.
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Nice looking augers.
Posted a question on your FB page about engine manufacturer on your gas units..
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I am very curious about your augers. Are they manufactured in Colorado, or just assembled there. Can you go into real detail about your gas auger? What brand/type of carburetor do you use, and is it adjustable? Who built the engine? It says "high compression" but that's not really feasible with 87 octane gas, or does it require 91 octane?
I have no interest in hub style houses. Everybody makes a hub house, and I don't like any of them. If you want to be different, beat Eskimo to the crossover game. The Evo 2 idea is great, but Eskimo quality just isn't there. I would actually prefer if you just sold it as a kit for an Otter sled, which is by far the best sled out today.
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Gone fishing for the weekend.... If you have technical questions, please feel free to PM us. We can usually respond pretty quickly during the week.
Again thanks for all of the feedback and warm response.
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Is this the Redback?
That was going to be my question too. .
It seems the Redback auger videos I've seen are calling the same auger 120V and 40V...
I know it uses 120v to charge, but is the output on the battery actually 120v?
You're also saying "the lightest 120v auger" which if true, makes it the only 120v auger...
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That was going to be my question too. .
It seems the Redback auger videos I've seen are calling the same auger 120V and 40V...
I know it uses 120v to charge, but is the output on the battery actually 120v?
You're also saying "the lightest 120v auger" which if true, makes it the only 120v auger...
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I think we answered most of your question above. We didn't release any ice augers under our Redback brand. The max voltage is 120v, continuous is 108-110v I believe.
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The max peak voltage is 120v continuous
I'm pretty sure that's a contradiction in terms..
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By the way, welcome aboard and thanks for being a sponsor..
I can't find it but I posted a link to these before they were called Trophy Strike...
They look pretty dang good, especially when compared to the immediate competition (green)...
Still don't understand the 120V, is an inverter involved taking it to AC or is it 120VDC?
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Is the 2 man hub insulated? The price says yes, but it's not mentioned on the site.
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Ok in the market for electric auger was pretty much sold on the Ion X, until I saw the videos. But I'm confused on the 40V and 120 V. And where could I purchase? Are there 2 different augers 40V and a 120 V? And guys what are your opinions and do you guys think it's a play on words?
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Ok in the market for electric auger was pretty much sold on the Ion X, until I saw the videos. But I'm confused on the 40V and 120 V. And where could I purchase? Are there 2 different augers 40V and a 120 V? And guys what are your opinions and do you guys think it's a play on words?
Would like to know why the 120v power head is 199.99 and the 40v is 349.99. I would think it would be the other way around .
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Good morning...here are a few answers to your questions:
1) price error on the website on the power head 40v vs 120v. Thanks for catching that.
2) the 2 man shelter is not insulated. Currently we only have the 3 man with insulated walls
3) the electric heads are DC brushless. No ac, whatsoever.
4) the 120v is different than the 40v. Not very comparable in performance. 40v = 160 watt hrs, 120v = 240 watt hrs of energy. The powerheads have different speeds. 40v was at Mills but I believe they sold out.
5) Sending a PM to the guys who had technical questions on the engines.
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That cleared up some more questions thanks! Are you guys planning on a chipper blade for the 2017/2018? season?
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Awesome! Welcome!
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I'm still confused-Does the auger have a 120 volt battery on board? Yes or no, who cares how you charge it. I would echo that 9 inch are perfect holes and boots and babies don't go thru them plus they look huge compared to the 8's which are mostly 7 3/4.
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i would like to know which do you guys prefer, the 120v or the 40v? not looking to cut through 4' of ice but usually 20+''. i also like them light!
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2) the 2 man shelter is not insulated. Currently we only have the 3 man with insulated walls.
You're gonna have to sell me on that price point then. I've got a Gander branded shack they sell for $99.99 that has all the same specs and dimensions as the one you sell and looks like it came off the same assembly line just with different color fabric. What do I get for my extra $150?
On your Facebook I noticed you guys have a hand auger with an offset handle, which is IMO something the American market is lacking in since the Fin Bor III is as rare as a Unicorn around here. Will you be selling those for next season?
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I'm still confused-Does the auger have a 120 volt battery on board? Yes or no, who cares how you charge it. I would echo that 9 inch are perfect holes and boots and babies don't go thru them plus they look huge compared to the 8's which are mostly 7 3/4.
This is starting to sound like another knockoff company selling hype, sorry, I'm out.
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From post number one:
"120v Li-Ion Samsung battery cells"
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We didn't release any ice augers under our Redback brand.
what does this statement mean ???? I almost bought a redback at fleet farm a number of months ago.
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"...but I see FF has a Redback electric auger in their ad. This auger looks similar to the Ion for significantly less money. Does anyone have experience with this auger? Just wanted to bring it up as a possible alternative to those who might be in the market for an electric. As a side note, I am..."
Taken from another site which got me looking at your brand. Was this a 40 volt model and the trophy strike 120 volts?
fieds
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From post number one:
"120v Li-Ion Samsung battery cells"
Try to find those cells.. I can find Samsung 1.20V cells. But not 120V..
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whoops missed the post about redback at mills.
welcome aboard btw.
as with another post, a nine inch auger is the cats a$$. I had to retire my nine inch 3 blade strikemaster p.o.s. and I just missed buying a nine inch when eskimo still made them. everytime I lug my 10 inch out I curse them both...everytime.
anyone have a nine inch eskimo from a z51,z71 they want to sell??? for me going back to an 8 inch is not going to happen.
fieds
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thanks for sponsoring here!
Try to find those cells.. I can find Samsung 1.20V cells. Bit not 120V..
ridgid uses the same cells in their battery packs. they maybe commercial cells. they are 3.7 volts each.
if they are using those, then they are using 32 cells.
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No Samsung 120 volt battery I can find on the net. Seems like a simple question for a sponsor.
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they are 3.7 volts each.
if they are using those, then they are using 32 cells.
That does makes more sense to me than 120V cells (if they existed) (wired parallel)...
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I think Ion augers are looking at some real competition with these Trophy Strike augers.. Between the TS, and the new Razr brand augers, Ions are getting left out in the cold as far as speed goes...
The Razr uses the same brand (Samsung) cells as the Trophy Strike...
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Razr is $499 on Amazon. You want to save a couple dollars to buy an unproven knock off that may or may not be in business next year go ahead. I just read about a guy with a cheap Fleet Farm Woods and Rivers , or something like that, hub house that is complaining about how he was told to write to China for a part he needed. I bet that savings is out the window now.
As far as the other company, who is going to wire 32 cells together for a power source? Good luck with that one. It sure seems TS and Razr are the same company possibly.
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Welcome and thanks for the sponsorship. Great looking website.
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So what you guys thinking on Ion? They sure as hell have to be looking at this 120V. Well since we don't have much ice left this year I'm going to wait and see if Ion comes out with. Right now I'm worried it's a new company to jump on this 120 V auger.Anybody make the jump and what's the word on it pros n cons.
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Guys....thanks again for the welcomes...and questions. We won't be checking on the forum every hour but try to answer some of your questions.
1) Certainly not at all related to Razr. You will find our OPE under Dirty Hand Tools (google us on the arboristsite.com we sponsor that forum too), farm parts under Ranchex, and Redback (Li-ion OPE). Redback has been sold in 40v forum in Europe and AUS for 5 years. We launched the 40v Redback product in the USA in 2016. 40v is common place....so 120V Redback is coming this Spring.
For grins here is a video of the 120v 18" Redback Chainsaw testing. Same battery is branded Trophy Strike and used in the 120v auger.
2) Not sure why everyone seems confused by the battery. Watch our videos. There is NOT one cell that is 120v. They are assembled (like Tesla does, and every one else that makes a 40, 60, 80v battery) from small individual cells. To our knowledge we are the only ones using a dedicated 120v platform.
3) Thanks for the feed back on the auger sizes....we will consider the 9" and 10" options.
4) As far as preferences of the 40v vs. the 120v.....well we think both have their space in the market place. 60% of the cost of any LI-ion powered product is the amount of Watt-hrs you are buying. So the 120v product is more powerful, and has comes with more watt hrs of energy. Therefore it is priced proportionality higher. Our goal is to provide a better product at a better price than the competition. We think both provide a good value at each price point. That said....how many of your go back to a V6 after you had a V8? I use the 120v.
5) We are committed to improving the ice fishing experience. We will have some innovations to put in front of you in the coming months. We hope the feedback is positive!
6) Wait until we come out with some summer time fishing products!......have to catch us on another forum!
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I like what you are doing. With the electric power heads, I think the fact you are selling them without an auger is great. You should have some adaptors to sell with the power head for comon augers. Like the standard hand augers, Nils, and K-Drill. If guys want a 10in option they could always get a nils 10in auger.
Just a heads up on the 6in hand auger your selling for $79......it says it is a flat blade. I can't tell for sure, but the picture looks like it is a curved blade auger like the lazer. Which should retail for around that price. If it is a standard flat blade shaver.....$40 is the market for the top brand. You might want to check because if it is the curved blade it tells you in the details it is a flat blade. Offset handle is a good touch by the way....should get you a lot of sales if the auger is a curved blade.
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I like what you are doing. With the electric power heads, I think the fact you are selling them without an auger is great. You should have some adaptors to sell with the power head for comon augers. Like the standard hand augers, Nils, and K-Drill. If guys want a 10in option they could always get a nils 10in auger.
Just a heads up on the 6in hand auger your selling for $79......it says it is a flat blade. I can't tell for sure, but the picture looks like it is a curved blade auger like the lazer. Which should retail for around that price. If it is a standard flat blade shaver.....$40 is the market for the top brand. You might want to check because if it is the curved blade it tells you in the details it is a flat blade. Offset handle is a good touch by the way....should get you a lot of sales if the auger is a curved blade.
It is curved....typo on the site....good catch
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It is curved....typo on the site....good catch
Good. Make sure you carry it in an 8". Since it is curved and an offset handle at that price point you should move a fair number of them.....So much for guys trying to find the finbore III.
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One other tip that will help some sales. On the blades your selling......it just says blades. A lot of the ice fisherman have had really bad experiences with blades.
A few years back Strikemaster went cheap and went away from the sweeden mora steel blades and put some cheap crap china blades on the augers that didnt hold an edge and dulled quick. HT hand augers also had issues.
Not saying that you need to carry or sell mora blades, but maybe mention something about the quality of the steel used and that they hold an edge well. I have had a set of the cheap china steel blades....absolute junk made it through about 6 holes and they were dull/nicked/shot. I've had some unknown brand blades that held an edge and work really well, about comparable to the mora blades. From experience now, if I pick up blades I look for the mora blades knowing they last.
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I want one
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Fieds, I had one of those 3 blade SM 9 inch too. I think in three years I bought at least 6 sets of blades and talked to SM many times about ways to tweak them. I should have taken the trade out they offered but when it worked right it was the best drill I've ever used. I was just to slow a learner I guess. I still have the drill and a brand new set of blades in the shed! Out of the box that thing was fantastic!
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Be aware that Trophy strike does not respond to warranty claims, the initial response was quick asking for more info but when I immediately provided the info they have not responded in 1 1/2 months even though I have been sending follow up emails weekly.
I also found out that the parent company filed for bankruptcy in September. This is the same company that is making the electric Clam auger. BE AWARE
I like the auger but if they dont look after the products and wont be around much longer because of bankruptcy buy a strikemaster or Ion
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Hello, please contact our team at 1-877-487-8275 or 1-720-287-5182 opt. 1 regarding any issues with warranty questions for Trophy Strike. We will be happy to assist you, and apologize if past attempts to get in touch with our team failed. Thank you! -Frictionless World.
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Sounds like a good deal at $399.
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Hey trophystrike welcome to the forum and I'm stoked you guys are here. I will second that product testing honest review offer. I'm thoroughly obsessed with fishing and put at least 320 to 330 days a years at the water. After work middle if the night lunchtime. I got to make this habit support itself somehow before I'm homeless lol! But seriously if there a product testing list I want on it.
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Really makes you want to go out buy one! Think I'll stick with my 40 volt Strikemaster and Milwaukee setup's.
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I hope Trophy Strike sticks around. I bought the 120V, 8" auger last year and absolutely love it.
I talked to them before I bought the auger and again recently when I ordered a set of extra blades and have always gotten excellent customer service.
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I hope they stick around too, Very slow in dealing with my issue.
I called as suggested and the guy I talked to told me that the issue I had with my flyte was a known issue. They have asked for my mailing address. I presume to send me one but no updates. I send an email every few days.
I like the auger but the flyte seems very weak.
Might be time to buy a Strike Master.
I bought the auger to use it, not to having it sitting in the corner while I use my Eskimo Gasser