extremely sharp blades.. (pic)

[sixptrack]

I've been ice fishing for twenty plus years now, made lots of memories, but the one thing from my early years I will never forget is my grandpa, slicing his hand between his thumb and index fingure! Right down to white! (bone or tendan, I'm not sure) It was on a home-made electric ice auger with one of those scoop blades. Of course it was also a home-made blade cover, a custom fit MILK JUG! He hadn't even drilled a hole yet. After a lot of blood and some assesment, he decided we'd better get fishing! He spent the rest of the night fishing with his blood soaked, hanky wrapped hand in the air. It looked like there was a murder in the fish house! Grandma chewed his a$$ on the way to the hospital when we finaly quit fishing and got home! That night I realized my grandpa is probably superman!

[Farley]

Did it last winter, had a bunch of ice built up on the blades, tried to bust it off with my hands untill it gave way and sliced my ice armor mitt and cut my finger. Thought, "that hurt" then did it again and cut my other finger. Next thought was "I'm retarded"

Wrapped a paper towel and elec tape around the digits and fished the rest of the night though, probably should have got stitches.

[mrklean]

if you could have see my face after my fishing accident last year i need 21 stitches

[andrew chadwick]

last year on lake of the woods my friend cut his leg so bad he had to got to the hospital to get stictches. My dad knew a guy who actualy cut OFF his big toe with a power auger. auger blades are sharp, no question about it.

[cribbageboy]

No comparison as far as pain or blood loss goes, but my buddy put a hook through his nose ice fishing a year or two ago. Nobody (not even him) knows exactly how it happened, but it was only an inch below his eyeball. We tried pulling it out, but it wouldnt go, so we had to cut it with a wire cutter. We still laugh about that day.

[Phred52]

WOW Broken!!! That's not healing too well!! It looks the same today, as it did last Thursday!! To the rest of you with the injuries, ya gotta keep the sharp/ pointy end aimed AWAY from you, otherwise, it's known as "Operator Failure" ! Phred52

[Bob Clausen2]

Broken, I'll send you a couple bags of the frozen SALTED shiners I use for bait if you'll video the hook baiting. Perhaps a retirement plan in the works...do the blades come with impervious warnings about the possible hazards??!!

[broken_line]

its getting a little better! but still hurts!

[Phred52]

Yep... Looks better. Just had to give you a little... Phred52