MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
When its first safe ice i go light with the hand auger and a bucket, when the ice gets thicker i'll take the shanty which hold the battery and the elect. auger. We may not get as much ice as our northern bretheren but moving around a lot and punch 40 or 50 holes a day gets tiring on the middle aged muscles.
augers attract fish. Too often Ive seen people move close and start catching fish as soon as they drill and get their lines down, while we have the fish move off.
I always thought that in shallow water (to 20' ) either power or a hand auger would scare fish to some extent, then I used an Aqua Vu and found that this was just not true.With the camera on the fish I had my partner drill holes all around me using both types of augers and saw no reaction at all,he tried reeving the engine with the auger in the hole -nothing I even tried banging the skimmer on the ice-nothing.This was watching Crappies,Perch Bass and Pike,at different times.The only reaction that I have seen was shallow clear water and clear ice 8)
TH, what kind of electric do you have? Kind of battery, etc...feel free to PM if you want. Im very serious about buying an electric. thanks