Ice Augers

[Gordon]

What do you guys use for putting holes in the ice? Anyone use Eskimo Augers?

[greatwhitehunter3!]

Use both Ion electric and Jiffy Pro 4 propane

Ion
pro- lightweight, quiet, no fumes
con - keeping battery warm, drills slower, replacement battery is spendy

Jiffy
pro- quicker drilling, doesn't catch on ice
con - I hate having 1lb tanks around, keeping propane cylinder upright

Neither need to have gas which is great. I will not buy a gas auger for many reasons.


Buddy won an Eskimo in a fishing contest but dont know if he likes it.

[Gordon]

I will not buy a gas auger for many reasons..

Fumes? Hassle to start?

I've just seen that the Eskimo Shark has a 51 CC engine and the same warranty as Jiffy's carry, but is at least $100 cheaper.

I don't fish a ton.... Well until this year. I've sufficed with a hand auger until now. Well, until last night when my hand auger bent when I approached the 30" ice mark....

Need to upgrade.

[greatwhitehunter3!]

I will not buy a gas auger for many reasons..

Fumes? Hassle to start?

I've just seen that the Eskimo Shark has a 51 CC engine and the same warranty as Jiffy's carry, but is at least $100 cheaper.

I don't fish a ton.... Well until this year. I've sufficed with a hand auger until now. Well, until last night when my hand auger bent when I approached the 30" ice mark....

Need to upgrade.

I hear ya on the hand auger situation. I still use one a lot of the time until the ice this year. There is so much more to deal with with gas augers. Maintenance, cleaning up for offseason, gas, oil, fumes in a permanent, can be a hassle to start and dirtier are some things I can think of.

[9manfan]

Have a Jiffy Stealth STX auger, probably only complaint is it's very cold blooded, but it does cut very good...............

If a person could keep the ethanol gas out of them, they're a lot better......

Like the looks of the ION, but like GWH said, I've heard the batteries are big $$$, probably a good auger for the guys with the big houses, no gas fumes......

[Gordon]

Considering giving even the cheap Eskimo Stingray a try... under $275 bucks.

Their powerful model "Shark" is only $350 in an 8" model...

[greatwhitehunter3!]

Considering giving even the cheap Eskimo Stingray a try... under $275 bucks.

Their powerful model "Shark" is only $350 in an 8" model...

I've considered it numerous times as well before. Let us know how you like it if you go with one of them.

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[Jrp267]

I would rather buy a used model 30. 100. Or 150.

[9manfan]

I would rather buy a used model 30. 100. Or 150.

My little brother has had his Model 30 for I bet close to 20 years or more and still cuts like a champ....

[lumbertick]

I'm a hand auger guy...and can tell you that the Lazer blades cut ice like butter with little effort and are well worth the extra cash. I know that some of the power models come with Lazer blades and would think that they would be worth looking at. I've never used a Nils....but have talked to folks who have and they swear by them...they have power options as well.

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