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Title: Auger Diameter
Post by: rednax on Dec 27, 2013, 08:41 PM

Got a 5" hand auger , will it be big enough for walleye?

Title: Re: Auger Diameter
Post by: Capt J on Dec 28, 2013, 06:12 PM

Well sir its what you have so I'll say yes.  Not sure where you are but lots of guy fish eyes with 6" holes.


I use a 9 " hole but If I only had a 5" I'd be fishing it.

Title: Re: Auger Diameter
Post by: thewyler on Dec 29, 2013, 10:56 AM

Id get a good pair of landing gloves to go with a hole that small because theres not gonna be much chance to get your hand in the gills you gotta grab the teeth

Title: Re: Auger Diameter
Post by: Walleye_Slayer on Dec 30, 2013, 08:37 AM

Depends where you fish... I fish Green Bay And I use a 10" auger... I love 10" for jigging and tipups.. Doesn't freeze as fast and much easier to get big fish through the hole... Now that being said I know a guy who squeezed a 13 pound walleye through a 6" hole a couple years ago.. So it can be done