Greetings all,
First time OP. Thanks for having me.
So I'm just getting into hardwater fishing and thanks to everyone's raving reviews on the Nils hand augers, I'm sold. I want one really bad.
My only problem is I cannot decide which diameter I should get, 6" or 8".
I've even read other people's posts on this exact same topic and am still having a tough time convincing myself one way or the other. Sounds like there's really no wrong answer, but maybe you guys can help me based on my fishing habits.
6" is cheaper, quicker, and arguably less work.
8" would be my preferred size, but is a bit more spendy, and arguably more work.
Can anyone comment here on the so-called extra work/time involved with removing roughly double the ice with the Nils 8" in specific comparison to the Nils 6"? Or is it pretty negligible?
I'm not going to be drilling a ton of holes, most of my fishing buddies have power augers so really the only time I'd use it would be on my own. There's likely no fish that I would catch that wouldn't fit up a 6" hole, but there's a possibility of using a vexlar in the same hole with the 8". Minnesnowta fish: Sunnies, Crappies, Walleye, Northern...and whatever else may come along.
Another consideration is that the 6" hole may quickly become 5" then 4" as they start to refreeze....
Any comments or experiences are welcomed. Thanks everyone.
*edit* oh whoops i totally missed the "augers" section of the equipment forum.... sorry to the mod
