Support Iceshanty... Get some great gear and forum goodies... Join The Iceshanty Hardwater Militia
I would imagine it would be pretty hard on the battery depending on ice thickness
Does anyone think strike master will make a 10” lite flite? Had terrible luck with an early ion and don’t want to go that route but want an electric 10” auger.
Simple.....get a clam plate with the new gear box. A 1200in lb Milwaukee can turn a 10in shaver blade pretty easy....add the gear box and it's not a problem, put a 9ah batter or bigger you'll get plenty of holes. A Milwaukee 1200in lb can drill 10in holes with the mora/clam/ion 10in augers. The early ion power heads were not strong enough....the latest ion power heads can do the job. A 10in lite flite electric is the last option I would want. A lite flite is HEAVY compared to what's on the market. It should be called the heavy flite.
I asked last winter and was told the tooling costs were too high considering the overall demand for a 10". One was NOT in the pipeline as of last year.
Not dealing with a clam plate and a drill again. I want a light 10” electric auger for tournaments.Looks like I’ll give ion another chance.A10” lite-flight with the 40V head would be under 20lbs. That’s 21lbs less than my current 10”gas.
You say dealing with? Did you have a bad experience? Or problems with the setup?
Yes, last year a buddy and I both had issues with out new clam plates. We both decided they’re not worth it. We both went back to 8” augers with drills for non tourney fishing.
I would buy a 9 in a heartbeat! My old 9 inch jiffy I had over 30 years ago (the old single handle leg thumper) was the best size hole I ever fished thru. A bigger than needed hole that an adult foot didn’t go in, and tip ups fit on without falling in.
I just set up my Milwaukee Fuel with a 10” Ion bit...............I am IN LOVE! What an upgrade from my 8” mora! So SMOOOOOOOOOOOOTHE! Especially on “breakthrough!” Spins the shavings right out of the hole- don’t need to skim. And I LOVE a 10” hole! Of course only 5” of ice, but the drill didn’t seem to have ANY problem turning that 10” bit! I’d like to thank DTro and Pike Fisherman for posting their videos and giving me the idea!
I think the new 10" Ion is going to be great, especially if you can purchase just the bit and then attach it to a drill.Until then... here's another option:
So do you think that a synthetic flite would save any weight? Have you weighed the ion bit? I’d like to compare it to the weight of my 10in mora.Also, with your frisbee have you ever thought of using an o-ring or some kind of rubber band to keep it up tight.