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Go Ion and don’t look back...leaps and bounds the best option out there and their customer service is 2nd to none. Pricey? Sure, but as many sportsmen agree, buy the best and be done with it.I have the 8” and 6” bits and the quick change gadget so I can use the 6” to blast 4 holes in a minute for my house tie down holes and then swap bits for my two house holes. Fast, efficient and the battery seems to stay on full charge all the time. At 68 years old I appreciate the ease of cutting after a lifetime of chiseling.
Ion lot heavier than Milwaukee /clam set up, both work, clam set up is much faster, but who is in a hurry !!
You can discuss the cutting part to the end of the world. Pretty much (notice I said "pretty much") Ford, Chevy, Mopar. Last year I bought into some Milwaukee power. I understand Ion may be better in ways as it's a purpose built tool for cutting ice. Biggest MKE plus for me is I can walk into pretty much any hardware store in the country and buy a battery if I need to. Ion? Not so much...I know what some of you are thinking but there are failures with everything. Maybe not frequent, but what if? Or you lose one or forget one or damage one somehow. You say you'd never forget a battery? I met two guys this past weekend that drove four hours north to fish a tournament. They'd been on the road from home about an hour and realized they hadn't hooked the boat to the truck. True story They rented a pontoon and fished out of that.
As far as the guys with the boat that is why I made a promise to myself to never start drinking before 8:00 am.
Ya anything can happen like the Red Sox winning the World Series in 2004 and Cubs in 2016. As far as the guys with the boat that is why I made a promise to myself to never start drinking before 8:00 am.
Denny you Drink Bush. No alcohol in that beer.
, Busch is the beer.
I was in the same place last year and what pushed me over the edge towards ion was the ability to drill a 10" hole. I like a 10" hole for larger fish especially when it is cold and the holes are icing up. My secondary concern was killing the drill drilling holes. The ion has a quick change adapter so that with a push of the collar you can change over to the anchor driver. I never had an issue with the battery even drilling for 3 people (30 plus holes 24" ice 50% battery) I will probaly have someone make an adapter so I can use it with my nils.
Youse guys gotta use an anchor tool ain't got the right kinda anchors.
Well...why don’t you enlighten us about what the “right kind of anchors” are? The anchors I use came with the shelter.
Been a subject here before and price keeps some folks off but "ice climbing screws" are incredible tools. Start and drive easily by hand, light and durable titanium and positively won't pull out or bend or corrode. I got mine on fleaBay for extremely reasonable by being both persistent and patient. Looks like this:Very pricey brand new starting at over $30 USD per screw. I own 8 IIRC, bought in two sets. One (2x) from the US and one (6x) from Russia. I think I've got no more than $5-6 each.I've battled with the lag screw type and gave up. Made a driver for a cordless drill (long before folks were using them to drive an auger), tried a regular bit for pilot holes... Just wasn't worth the extra weight and fuss totin' the drill. Sure, now you're drilling with it but by the time you get your auger swapped to an anchor driver I've got in at least one and probably two screws. I do understand the current Eskimo version is very good but I'll still race. They really install (and remove) this easily: Ice Screw Install My "handles" are more utilitarian but you'll get the idea.Thanks! You certainly delivered a better ice anchor! Will research them.Just my opinion and experience. Not for all folks but I know I'll never look back and never regret my decision.