Auger retrieval ?

[RoeBoat]

Huh, sorry to hear your misfortune. My hand cranker is still working fine..................

I don't understand why anyone would still do this but to each hus own.  I probably fished 60 different holes last weekend.  I would still be there cutting holes by hand.

[river_scum]

i have taken hand crank when ice iffy.  my warranty don't cover water damage.

[RuttNutt]

I don't understand why anyone would still do this but to each hus own.  I probably fished 60 different holes last weekend.  I would still be there cutting holes by hand.

That's nothing...………………………………………..I saw a guy chiseling holes with his spudbar yesterday. Not opening old holes either- he was making new ones! Thought the old guy was gonna have a heart attack! I'm young and in pretty good shape, but I wouldn't want to chisel new holes in 8" of ice! 

[P.Dona]

Camera, better magnets, and bigger hole .   Thanks for all the info.  This won't happen again!
Edit after reading more comments.   Why do some mountain bikers ride single speeds ??  Cut wood with an ax??

[DR.SPECKLER]

That's nothing...………………………………………..I saw a guy chiseling holes with his spudbar yesterday. Not opening old holes either- he was making new ones! Thought the old guy was gonna have a heart attack! I'm young and in pretty good shape, but I wouldn't want to chisel new holes in 8" of ice! 

in that case i wouldve went and drilled the ol timer some holes...

[Doeslayer]

I had the bolt come loose one my hand auger and i was left standing holding a handle as my auger spiraled down luckily it was in 6 feet of crystal clear water so i hooked it with my tipup on the blade.... Sliced my hand up pretty good getting it through the unfinished hole... That was maybe 3 years ago... Now i always check my bolt before i cut lol

[P.Dona]

GOT IT!

I was going to put it up for sale, but will keep it for Ct.  It's much faster and can get more holes than my  8" Eskimo Pistol bit.
I am totally impressed with the Eskimo, though.

[Gunflint]

GOT IT!

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Nice to have one in the "win" category. 

[esox_xtm]

GOT IT!

Yeah man! That's persistence for ya! 

[Pudsky]

Well done!  Sure is nice to see that auger is not going to rot at the bottom of a lake.  I have an 8" Pistol Bit and really like how not works. Granted it's the only auger I have used , but it works perfect for me.  Very light too.  I like that.

[Kourcha]

this happened to me last year, I bought a magnet and luckily there was only 4'' of ice so sticking my arm down the hole and grabbing the auger was totally doable, Honestly was the best damn thing that happened to me because since than I have kept the magnet in my ice fishing gear, It's always with me when i'm on the ice and last week my truck keys fell out my pocket and down a hole and that magnet really saved my ass along with my aqua vu

[Gunflint]

this happened to me last year, I bought a magnet and luckily there was only 4'' of ice so sticking my arm down the hole and grabbing the auger was totally doable, Honestly was the best damn thing that happened to me because since than I have kept the magnet in my ice fishing gear, It's always with me when i'm on the ice and last week my truck keys fell out my pocket and down a hole and that magnet really saved my ass along with my aqua vu

Sounds like you need smaller holes...just sayin.

[P.Dona]

I've been reading about magnet fishing    Think of all of the stuff that's dropped off of docks! I'll be adding more magnets  to this rig and dragging it.  Each little magnet can pick up 148 lbs!

[Gunflint]

I've been reading about magnet fishing    Think of all of the stuff that's dropped off of docks! I'll be adding more magnets  to this rig and dragging it.  Each little magnet can pick up 148 lbs!

The trouble with magnet fishing is that the items that are caught can rust, by definition. This means that older items are seldom is good condition. In any case, it would be fun to catch some old stuff and at least remove the polluting items from the lake.

[SHaRPS]

Nice work and congrats on the successful retrieval!