Which Ice Auger works best?

[babes7825]

I have just purchased a new wheel fish house and I am in need of a new auger. Any suggestions?

[bee]

You will get a lot of replys on this one. NILS

[CJH]

Just do a search in this forum, there are about 8 billion auger posts.

[Chad Peterson]

Just do a search in this forum, there are about 8 billion auger posts.

And everyone will have a different take. StrikeMaster would be the product I would purchase.

Sniffer

[silverbulletguy]

Buy local. Strikemaster. enuf said.

[TravP]

Are you only using it in the wheelhouse?

[highlife4me]

The best auger is the one you have to borrow after your own has failed for one reason or another - Won't start, broken pull rope, dead battery, dull blades, out of gas. There are many reasons for augers not working correctly. The best ones are the ones that are maintained correctly and not abused. How you are going to use it has a lot to do with which auger is best for you.

[babes7825]

Thanks all for the comments. There are many to choose from, just checking on people's opinions. We have used Jiffy in the past, just seeing if there was something better.

[OnAFly]

I don't think you can go wrong with any of the top brands. They all cut holes fast and easier than a hand auger.

[IcerRon2010]

Look into an Electric auger for the wheelhouse. No gas exhaust fumes. A four stroke strikemaster has a ton of torque and low emissions also. Good all around auger.

[Jim Uran]

Stikemaster's Big Volt, will be good for your wheel house, no fumes and, well it's a strikemaster

[tsande00]

For wheel house only I too would check into that Big volt. Powerful electric auger at a reasonable price. NO fumes, no oil mess, and rips a nice large hole. Was designed with reopening old holes in mind.

IceGator also makes a sweet electric but you're goign to pay a lot more.

The big volt was designed for wheel house/permanent fisherman.

[Jarrod32]

Any of the top brands...Strikemaster, Jiffy, Eskimo, Nils...will all work and will all cut holes in the ice. If you take care of them and maintain them, any of them will last many years.

As previous posts have said, if it is just for the permanent house, electric is a top option. A more expensive option would be Jiffy's propane powered auger, but that too would give you no (or minimal) exhaust fumes.

[smeese]

The Jiffy when it still had the Techumseh was my favorite....hopefully mine last forever

[reinhard1]

i have a Jiffy with that motor in a 10in. always has run good. however at some point i would like to get one of those lighter 4stroke augers. good luck.

[ryan p]

Strikemaster Pro Lazer really cuts nice, and if you need service bring it to there shop in Big Lake there service is great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvntim-Gzv8

[babes7825]

Thanks again. We have used a gas auger in the past because we had a Clam portable...easy to vent just lift it over. But we just bought a new Big Bite RTV wheeled house and not so sure I could handle the gas smell of the auger. Would think it wouldn't last long. The manual one is too much work, especially on LOW with 2 feet of ice...how long do the electric ones hold charge? One better than the other?? Need something to cut like 20 holes (like to fish outside if it's nice out).

[merrier212]

If you are using just for wheel house and have a generator consider a heavy duty drill or hole hawg. all you will need is a adapter from 1/2" drill to your auger. I have a Milwaukee Heavy-Duty 1/2 in. Hole Hawg and A 10" jiffy auger,

[dfeste]

The new Jiffy propane model might be a good option for you. I saw in one of the videos that it is supposed to be able to do 50 - 70 holes per tank. Not a big deal to haul a couple extra around anyway. Can get one for around $500.

Dave

[dfeste]

Sorry, missed Jarrod22 post above

[low277]

I have looked at a couple of those Big Bite houses, they had a couple along hwy 11 in Greenbush over the summer. The look pretty nice! How do they compare in price to the other brands?

[babes7825]

I would say that Big Bite houses are very comparable in price with all the rest. We haven't had it out on the ice yet, but hopefully soon, especially now that the temps at night are below freezing. Come on ICE!!

[panfishpounder00]

i'm all jiffy, i at one time wanted the stikemaster strikelight but had another guide freind(witch ran strikemaster) go thru the gearcase(tranny) like it was water... he even offered to go up against me in a freindly fun battle at a g-t-g and told people that his strikemaster was way better than my jiffy stealth! we had to cut 20 holes and whoever wins had to switch brands! low and behold his gearcase once again(4 times to be exact) went to s@#t! i ended beating him by 5 holes! he had never used a jiffy before and now loves his and wondered why he never checked them out.... i used eskimo when i first started out and had nothing but probs with the motors burning up! my dad had an old jiffy model 30 with very little caring for and that thing still starts on the first pull and cuts great! thats what got me on jiffy.... they do offer an elec. option, 4stroke, and the propane option...just my 2cents!

[TravP]

i'm all jiffy, i at one time wanted the stikemaster strikelight but had another guide freind(witch ran strikemaster) go thru the gearcase(tranny) like it was water... he even offered to go up against me in a freindly fun battle at a g-t-g and told people that his strikemaster was way better than my jiffy stealth! we had to cut 20 holes and whoever wins had to switch brands! low and behold his gearcase once again(4 times to be exact) went to s@#t! i ended beating him by 5 holes! he had never used a jiffy before and now loves his and wondered why he never checked them out.... i used eskimo when i first started out and had nothing but probs with the motors burning up! my dad had an old jiffy model 30 with very little caring for and that thing still starts on the first pull and cuts great! thats what got me on jiffy.... they do offer an elec. option, 4stroke, and the propane option...just my 2cents!

My offer still stands...