ice Augers?

[robert aldrich]

i just got a 6 inch ice auger and my friend said why did u get a 6inch because he has a 8 inch and he said you wont be able to get a fish up it. i was going to say then why do they make the 6inch ice augers. i did not say it because its personal preference.

[jBohmer]

I personally think that a 6" is a little small. If I was using a hand auger, well thats a different story. I do not think that you are going to have too much of an issue pulling a fish through a 6" hole. I do get a little nervous pulling 17"ers through my 8" hole sometimes. Not that they will not fit through, but I am more worried about them flailing at the top of the hole and catching an edge and releasing.

[robert aldrich]

its a hand ice auger

[CJH]

I pulled a 27in pike through a 6in hole, it should be fine, depends on how/what you fish.. It will be tight for the bigger fish, but it will be easier to carry around and drill the holes.

[jBohmer]

6" inch all the way then. The lakes I have been fishing lately have 18" of ice. Lot of cranking. You should challenge your buddy to a fishing contest, shotgun start. I bet you wet your line first. I also bet you have no issue getting your fish up. I would be a little worried if you had a tip-up and a big sucker minnow on the end though. Good luck, I am cheering for ya.

[MinnGuy]

6 Inch auger will be easier to drill with than the 8. Should be plenty big for most species.

[ozzie]

if i had to use a hand auger I would probably go with a 6" auger also since it would be easier cutting a hole.......that being said I have a power auger and I went with a 10" hole since I wanted the biggest hole to fish out of and make it easier to pull a trophy through the hole if the opportunity arose.......

[Finlander]

I pulled a 12lb. fat pike thru a 6 inch hole! Just had a little problem getting it tipped up because the hook was on the back edge of it's mouth!

[Slabasaurus]

6" Diameter

Circumference = 2[pi]R = 2[pi]*(3)

= 18.9

So as long as you keep the girth under 18" you'll have no problem gettin em up.

I would agree, a 6" would be the easiest to break through and still have a big enough hole to bring something up through.

[robert aldrich]

oh ya, the contest between me and my buddy will happan on sunday on big grand lake in northern mn near duluth.

[robert aldrich]

i will post results

[jBohmer]

Sounds good Rob, make sure you include a picture of your buddy as he is looking at the 40" pike you pulled through a 6" hole. Maybe you will even let him touch it.