"Pat_RI" wrote in message
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I am looking to purchase an gas ice auger for fishing this year and was
wondering if anyone can recommend one or what to stay away from. I know it
is a little early for this but I just want to look early.

Thanks,
Pat


I believe that I have a little experience with this subject.

First of all, DON'T get an electric. Also, unless you plan on fishing for
large pike or trout through the ice, don't bother with a 10 inch hole.
They're nice, but I've done too many "One Leggers" down a 10" hole when snow
covers them up. An 8 inch auger is plenty big for 99.9% of the fish that
you'll catch.

Don't get one of those monster Jiffy Augers. They're too bloody heavy to
carry around and when ice fishing, mobility is one of the keys to success.
Get a heavy auger and you won't want to move too terribly often. It's just
too much work.

I have a StrikeMaster 8" lightweight gas auger and it's all that I've ever
needed. I've been hearing some problems with the Jiffy augers. You might
want to avoid those, look at StrikeMaster and Eskimo.
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