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Massachusetts => Ice Fishing Massachusetts => Topic started by: bogtrotter on Feb 27, 2024, 12:32 PM
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A friend recently gave me a 2.5 foot long Mille de Lacs ice chisel as a present.
I hate to look a gift horse in the mouth, but I have to ask - - What is the "point" of a shorty chisel?
I would have thought the body mechanics involved would make it difficult to use a 2.5 foot rather than 5 foot long chisel.
But there presumably must be some advantage/use to the "shorty" or they would not make/sell them, right?
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Its for chipping out frozen holes.
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I had one and my kiddos used it. As stated above use it to re-open old holes. If you let youngsters use it expect it to be at the bottom of the lake sooner or later even with lanyard. I was gifted a shorty eskimo by someone before and thought it was a joke about well...nevermind about that for today.
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Thanks, guys!
That makes sense - - I guess I was just "overthinking" it.
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Thanks, guys!
That makes sense - - I guess I was just "overthinking" it.
Perfect spud bar for the littles.
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I use a XL craftsman pry bar as a spud because it's lighter and fits in my sled better than a regular spud, I have a regular one to.
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I have 2. One for checking ice and one for opening old or frozen holes.
They're both long enough to use while standing though. My ultra light hole opener is only a bit over 2lbs and cuts like butter.
Made from a 2½" wood chisel welded to a 5' pipe.