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best hand auger for ease of use wife drove over power auger aaugh

mrpike1973

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hi all well i just posted about possibly getting a different power auger i took it out to take a picture of it. and my wife unknowingly backed the car out and crushed it its dead so much for recouping my cash so i'm back to a hand auger is the lazer hand faster than a mora and will a 6 inch be big enough for a pike i'm not on trophy lakes thanks for your help and yes i'm an [PoorWordUsage]

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mww24 Experienced

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A 6 would be good for most fish. A 6 inch hole has around a 18 inch diameter so a large fish could easily come through it. an 18 inch girth is a large fish. What broke on the power auger?

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Inthe world of hand augers you have the bottom of the lot the Mora, next step up is the Lazer, top of the line easiest least effort is the Nils. With the first 2 you get hand only power the Nils can be put on a Gator or Tanaka head and used as a power auger down the road.

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Happy New Year, Mr. Pike! Sounds like the old one ended on a sour note. I've had both the Mora and the Lazer augers and had better, easier cutting with the Mora. Go figure! If I were to get another hand auger, I'd go with the Nils. They seem to be well made and can be converted to a power option. Good Luck with whichever you choose. My last 3 augers were 7", but I think I actually hauled more big fish through the holes I drilled with my first auger, a 6" old spoon style. Had more strength and energy for drilling back then. Best wishes for the New Year!

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Huey Experienced

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Another vote for a 6" Nils.

Nils also have double offset handles so when you're drilling you use both arms to crank the auger. With other augers you use 1 arm to hold the suger straight and the the other to crank. Cranking with both hands makes drilling easier.

I had a 7" mora for years. It was a good auger. My 6" nils cuts much nicer.

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I bought a 6 inch Lazer last year after having used a 5 inch Mora for a season. The Lazer cuts awesome. I tried for a Nils, but I couldn't find any in the entire state and I got the Lazer on sale.

If the Nils cuts so much better than the Lazer, it must be awesome, because the Lazer makes quick work of drilling holes.

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Leakywaders my 8" Nils hand auger is way faster than my 8" Lazer hand auger. Heck my Nils hand auger is as fast as some power augers I see out there on the ice.

Find someone who has one by you and play with it. Once you get the hang of the handle design you will be amazed.

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make sure you prop the damaged one up in front of the car so she sees it everytime she gets in the car and comes home. heck you could even make a mount for the hand auger to stand next to it so she can see where you went from the power one. good luck

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