Auger Choices?

[dougj@wiktel.com]

I'm not an expert either. I have a 20 year old gas Strikemaster that still drills holes like mad. I would guess that most of the newer Ice augers will do a great job. I like a 10" hole, for trout and pike fishing, but that may not be necessary. If you are opening holes in a permanent house and you don't have lots of holes to drill an electric is pretty nice as you don't fill the house with gas fumes. Had a buddy that had one and it worked great.

Doug Johnson

[Pikebob]

I bought a new Strikemaster 4 stroke with a honda engine this year. Really like it, starts on 2nd pull. Runs smooth. Brother in law has a Jiffy propane, had a couple of issues with propane leaking out, but not all the time.

[Gissert]

Nils make great augers, but you cant just go into any baitshop and get blades like Strikemaster.

Here is a vid of my Strikemaster Solo off Oak. That is with the 8 inch lazer blade. I have a seperate 10 inch chipper for opening old holes in my perm shack.

I like the Jiffy propane units, but have seen a few issues that would be show stopper on trips.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLGPDQo74xQ