Chainsaw or Fish toys hand saw?

[APCfishing]

Im debating buying fish toyz or spending less on a used chainsaw. What do you guys reccomend?

[Laska]

Fish's ice saw! Save on gas and sharpening, get a ice saw, you'll probably hear the same from most the guys on here...

[Whopper Stopper]

No comparison. Get an Ice Saw!

WS

[merkman]

Pros:

You don't have to start the fish toys saw.

It is lighter and much less messy.

Easier to maintain.

You won’t get wet cutting the hole.

It has a wider kerf so the block has an easier time coming out and less tendency to refreeze when being cut.

No oil in the finished hole

Stand up operation. Not bending over.

Cons:

It's manual operation.

It can be argued either way.

I have a fish saw and do not own a chainsaw or an auger.

I love the fish saw at all times except when I am half way though cutting a 3' X 4' hole though 2 1/2' of ice

I have yet to see the perfect way to cut a hole in the ice but for now the fish saw gets my vote for the best way.

Maybe others can add to the list of Pros and Cons.

[APCfishing]

Enough said, Im sold on the Fish Toys!

Now if I can only find a used one for sale...hmmm.

[Laska]

Best bet is thru here, but ya might have a problem finding one that someone wants to sell, we all love ours here, Id recommend just saving your pennies til you can afford one or go to both GTG's and try to win one!

[APCfishing]

Where and when is this GTG's?

[Laska]

main page of this forum at the top, it has all the info in there, but because of ise conditions it may be put off til jan. I went last year and had a blast!

[Fish Toys]

Geez you guys the excellent comments about my Icesaw I’m blushing. Thanks!!!!!!!!!

Snowing and blowing up here now and 30 degrees ABOVE.

[Gordie]

only one answer from me fish toys saw

I could tell you all the reasons why but most of these guys did that and once you get one you'll thank and pat your self on the back..oh yea and thank the rest of us

[Meat-Run]

Fish Toys are you going to be at the Ice Show starting on Friday and if so what booth?

thanks,

mr

[APCfishing]

Thanks guys for the advice!

Fish Toys is there a special discount for FM'ers???

[DaMoose]

I have used both, the fish toys saw is great from first ice until you get 15-18" of ice. Then I prefer the chainsaw. I only use my chainsaw for cutting ice, it has a 36" bar and I never have had bar oil in it, so there is no film left on the water. To reopen the hole I prefer the fish toys saw.

[merkman]

How big of a motor do you have on your saw?

Did you modify the chain at all?

How wet do you get?

[DaMoose]

My saw is a Jonsred 262 or 265, I will file the rakers down a little, but not too much. I usually don't get that wet at all. You have to keep the motor just off the ice and keep it tipped back, so that the chip exit is pointing toward the ice at an angle. I usually will cut the out line and the lines to make the blocks smaller, all except for bout 1-2" from the water. Then I will finnish the last 1-2" of ice.

[merkman]

Are you going to the get to gator?

[DaMoose]

I won't be able to make the first one, I have a previous engagement. I hopeto make it to one of them though.

[bassNspear]

Yall hit it right on the head, there isnt anything out there that compares with Wayne's saw! There the bomb, and wouldnt use anything else.

[BigRoy]

Fish saw is awesome-mine gets sharper every time I use it.

[Meat-Run]

Does anybody have any experience with the Nils saw or some history of this kind of saw? I know the Fish toy is a sponsor but I was hoping to see a non-bias comparison? The reason I'm inquirying is that I found one on sale that I liked and the hinge part is a little better than the Fish Toy but don't know how it cuts or handles the ice compared the Fish Toy.

thanks,

mr

[Gordie]

If you back and check some post from last year I think you will find that fish's saw is the only one to own

[Meat-Run]

thanks elwood I'll do some digging....

mr

[bassNspear]

my father had one for one summmer and he sold it.

[Fish Toys]

BNS why did he have it in the summer?

[Laska]

lol, that sounds too funny, summer ice?