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8",9"or 10" auger?

Hunter21

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WhiskeyPete Enthusiast

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I have a 10" Jiffy. Love it for the sleeper house since I can have a large hole without having to re-drill as often. For the portable I wish I had an 8". It would be a little quicker when drilling and I've only caught one fish that would have a tough time in an 8" hole grin. I fish for crappies and walleye primarily. 2c

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AaronM Mentor

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Been discussed before, you can do a "Search" for a day's worth of reading! But, for my opinion, use an 8". Cuts faster, you can get 99.9% fish up that hole. I was just up on LOTW with a 6" and easily got a 27" walleye up, along with a northern that went right around 35".

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I think one of the main reasons guys go with the 10" is not so they can get the fish up the hole but because it's easier to use the depth finder. In a 10" hole the transducer doesn't get in the way when fighting a fish nearly as often as in an 8" hole.

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I have all three sizes in question.

I like the 10 inch for inside the wheel house.

The 9 inch works better for my frabill tip ups. They were border line falling in if I used the 10 inch.

I don't really use the 8 inch much. We keep it on our backup auger.

If I could only have one I'd definitely go with the 9 inch.

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TroutYammer Community Regular

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It really depends if you are targeting fish with 8", 9" or 10" girth!

Jokes aside...I carry a 6" hand power lazermaster for early ice because it is light and I'm not targeting huge fish then. Later in the year I pull out the big 10" power auger for tageting large lake trout. Really depends on if you need a big hole in the ice or if you can live with a smaller hole.

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Great Point on the Vex in a 10" hole... I think I'm gonna go with a 9" still easy for my tip ups and cant Lose my hummingbird down the hole.... Now to decide on what floor design for my Carsella'Shack when I put my order in....

Thanks

Guys....

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EBass Grand Master

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I bought a 10" only because the 9" were sold out.

I've had my buddy step in the 10" hole and his entire leg goes in and he wasn't a happy camper to say the least, but he still fished with a bruised cheek and ego.

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I've had my buddy step in the 10" hole and his entire leg goes in and he wasn't a happy camper to say the least, but he still fished with a bruised cheek and ego.

Jeez, tough crowd. You hit a guy for falling in your hole?! grin

Seriously, though, I bought a 10" Jiffy used off The-List-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named. It's built like a tank, (I also travel in the BWCA with an aluminum canoe, do you see the theme here?) and drills a big hole. (Honestly, bigger than is really necessary.) I like to have the extra room since I don't have the best "fit that fish through the hole" skills. I don't fish much on early ice, I don't have little ones to worry about at this point, and I don't have a flasher to worry about yet. All those are good reasons for going with something smaller than a 10" auger. (I have been thinking about dusting off my dad's hand auger for the early-season ice, that's 8".)

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Getanet Grand Master

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Yeah, don't get too caught up in the "need" argument. I bought a 10" when I was in the market. It is heavy but I don't move around much, so that doesn't matter much to me. I just like fishing out of a bigger whole is all and they don't freeze in as fast. They do take a little more work to get through the thick ice.

A lot of guys will tell you don't "need" a 10". But you don't "need" a power auger at all, you don't "need" a portable or permanent fish house, a flasher or underwater camera either. There are very few things you actually "need" to enjoy the outdoors. The rest is just personal preference.

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I think what you are going to fish out of is the biggest reason why I would decide on what size. I use a two man flip up. I normally fish solo out of it because a two man is really just a comfortble one man. With my heater, lantern, etc an 8" hole is really all I have room for. I normally drill three holes, one in the middle for my locator. I rarely have had to pull my gear out on the ice until this year. My eskimo stingray is fairly light and gets the job done. If I had my choice of a new auger I would get a Jiffy, they are a little heavier but I see some old units out there that seem to show no sign of dying anytime soon.

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IMO...same old topic. i have had the 8in. for years and works great. never have to worry about the vexilar and i have little kids too. last year my 3 yr old got too close to the hole and fell in up to his hip. luckily i grabbed him quickly. just a scary thought if you have small kids and bigger holes. all in all, 8 works for me, pretty much preference is the factor

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I bought the 10 inch thinking bigger is better, and I fish so much out of a wheel house. I am actually considering trading it for an 8inch, I would like the 9 inch but strikemaster lazer's don't make a 9 inch that I have seen. If I downsized, I wouldn't have to worry about the hummingbird, my foot, and maybe save a few more things from finding the bottom of the lake. I am assuming I can just swap out the drill without any issue...anyone done it before??

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