is it safe out now?

[Brad B]

replacements are 25 or I can send in the old ones but then again its only $20 plus sending the blades and the shipping so it adds up again to $25 or maybe even more. Im not understanding the blade exchange service with strikemaster. I have the mora blue hand auger. shuld I just go get replacements at a local baitshop for $25?

the blade exchange at strikemaster and the baitshops that work with strikemaster is set up that you give them your old blades and they give you a new set of blades. the blades they give you are brand new blades the reason they sell them cheaper is because they don't have the expense of the retail clam packs they get put in. they come in a brown padded envelope. they then take all the old blades and recycle them with a scrap metal dealer. this is how they make up some of the money. remember even a blue mora auger is like $50.00 new and in the long run it is cheaper to replace the blades then to have a bunch of auger sitting around with bad blades. one place you could check with is H&H sports shop in Maple Lake. they buy so much volume from strike master each year that they can offer some better prices on the same stuff then you can get right at strikemaster directly.

[Brad B]

grinded the blades with the handgrinder and went back out just an hour ago by shore to see if it improved which it did but only by little it starts to bite and cut but then slips a little and cuts then cuts like before. only every so turns it will cut and you can feel a positive cut them goes back to feeling like its just barley cutting and just shaving ice, will just have to replace the blades for $25 as I plan to head north for crappies... any tips on what I should bring? all I have are a few ice jigs and summer crappie jigs plus various size hooks sinkers berkley waxxies, should I pick up some live waxxies and minnows? how far out and were should I try to find crappies?

why head north. jump on Hwy 10 and stop at Strikemaster in Big Lake and then go over and check out some of the wirght county lakes for crappies. I have heard some lakes are putting fish out now.

[HandGunner]

the blade exchange at strikemaster and the baitshops that work with strikemaster is set up that you give them your old blades and they give you a new set of blades. the blades they give you are brand new blades the reason they sell them cheaper is because they don't have the expense of the retail clam packs they get put in. they come in a brown padded envelope. they then take all the old blades and recycle them with a scrap metal dealer. this is how they make up some of the money. remember even a blue mora auger is like $50.00 new and in the long run it is cheaper to replace the blades then to have a bunch of auger sitting around with bad blades. one place you could check with is H&H sports shop in Maple Lake. they buy so much volume from strike master each year that they can offer some better prices on the same stuff then you can get right at strikemaster directly.

the blade exchange you still have to pay $20 though right? plus sending them the old ones and paying for shipping and handling so in all its like buying new blades

[Brad B]

the blades they send you are brand new blades. they are NOT resharpened blades. the guy I talked to at strikemaster when I switched my blade with them said that the old ones are not worth sharpening so they give you brand new blades and recycle your old ones for scrap. they offer them cheaper then the "New" blades because the ones they send you come to you in a brown padded envelope and not the retail clam pack. by doing this it saves them money and they pass that saving to you. if you buy the same set of blades in a clam pack you will be paying a extra $5 to $10 for the fancier packaging. the shipping is where they get you. if you can ever get to big lake they will do the exchange right there and then you save because there is no shipping then.

[HandGunner]

VADOS bait shop replaced my blades with old ones RE-SHARPENED from strikemaster he said they no longer do resharpens they just have new blades but at the price you pay he said its close to buying a new strikemaster mora on sale so why bother good news is since they are resharpens I got them for only $16 saved myself $10 he noted that strikemaster has a sharpener jig to bring back the edges on old blades as he can tell I was giving him hints on my distrust on resharpened blades, so my old blades went in the brown envelope and I would guess he does the exchange with them, in all Im happy and ready to hit the ice, new blades are razor sharp!

[PurpleCatMan]

Went to one lake that was wide open, could have launched a boat. Went to one west of the cities and it had 8 inches of rock solid ice. Made some noises and bounced up and down a few times, but it was kinda fun! Lot's of fish were caught.