New strikemaster flighting or new jiffy

[coombia21]

I have a 3hp lazer pro strikemaster and I am tired of putting new blades on it every time I take it to a lake full of silt in the ice and I am looking to purchase a chipper style bit. How do the strikemasters compare to the jiffy. I can get a strikemaster assembly for around 150. Am I better off to buy a whole new jiffy auger and sell my old one or should I just buy a bit. Anybody that has used these please let me know.

[Hawg]

Get the SM drill and you'll be fine. I've had both and there's no real difference except the direction they turn which makes zero difference when drilling.

[Billy G]

Happy with my jiffy, both should be good. If it's not to frequent that you would need to use the chipper buying just the bit would save alot of $$$

[Surface Tension]

 You'll have to go with a Strikemaster on your 3hp because the Jiffy has a counterclockwise rotation.

[coombia21]

Thanks for the help. I wound up just getting a bit for my strikemaster, it was hard to beat it at 100 for the bit.

[MuskieFever]

If you can find one, the 8" k-drill is worth every penny. Light weight, and a hybrid style blade that cuts awesome. I hear ya on the lazer blades. When I got mine I broke blades every few trips. Swapped back to my chipper which is okay. Lazer is just so fast tho...

[coombia21]

I have an ion already. I want this auger for big fish trips I just got back from Winnipeg and have 3-4 more trips up there this year and the k-drill won't cut it for me. I bring my ion as a backup but won't use it for my main auger up there either gas or propane for the main auger. Too much ice and too many holes for battery power.