Nils Master augers

[harvey lee]

This was the first winter I had the joy of owning and using a Nils auger. This is hands down the best one I have ever drilled holes with. Here are the reasons why I say that Nils has the auger to own.

1- Light weight, one can run and gun and the auger wont hold you back

2- Starting of the auger is great and never once gave me any problems in any temps.

3-Smokeless action. I used Amsoil products in it and this auger never missed a beat cutting holes and never smoked at all. I used it in fish houses to open and re open holes and it couldnt have been better.

4- Cutting power, this auger cuts through ice like pac-man with almost no effort. You can hold onto the side of the handles and let her buck without any downpressure. I had a total of three auger races this past winter to three different brands and never lost a race. The last trip to Upper Red we cut holes thriough 46 inches of ice and she never missed a beat.

5- No extension needed so far. With the 48 inch auger bit you can cut through 48 inches of ice.

Over the years I personally have owned three different auger and this Nils animal can do it all. I could not have been any happier with the performance of this ice eating beast.

A big thank you goes out to JP at Nils for a great auger.

[Northlander]

I agree 100% Harvey. My Nils is awesome. Best auger on the market in my opinion.

[Random guy]

I must admit and hold my head in shame. Some of you have seen my modified Jiffy. It is one mean ten inch auger although it was not even close to keeping up with Toms Nils. I have twice the weight, use twice the gas and best be hanging on only to watch the Nils blow past me in a race. Granted I was cutting a ten inch hole versus a eight inch hole, still no contest.

[hanson]

If my budget allows, I'm sure I'll be sporting one next winter as well.

I fished with Borch (who is a Nils owner) enough this winter to know that he can punch a ton of holes faster and with less effort than my Strikemaster.

On URL, we have been going through a tank of auger gas a day with 3 1/2' of ice runnin' and gunnin' the crappies. I would rather spend my time fishing and not cutting holes but thats what it takes to find them up there. The faster and easier you can accomplish the augering part, the more time left to catch them slabs! Nils definitely made quick work of the hole cutting.

[Borch]

I'm really liking mine. It just blows throught he ice and like Hanson mention is light and easy to cary as I go off tromp through the snow auging 30+ holes before I even wet a line. My father in law was really eying it up on our last trip on red. I auger 3 times as many holes as he did with his older strikemaster. Plus he was just exhaused and I was still pretty fresh.

[fisherdog19]

I had the chance to fish with Borch yesterday and try his Nils. Needless to say, I was impressed with the lack of effort I needed to apply in drilling the holes. I may have to upgrade if they ever come out with a 9" auger.

[Duffman]

I can only imagine what a powerhead would do on one. I've been using the hand auger for three winters, and it just doesn't get any easier. Hiked the ol auger into some brookie lakes this past weekend in the BWCA, pretty effortless to pop some holes and get down to business.

The guy I went with has a Lazer hand auger, but after this trip he was ready for a new Nils.

[The Cranker]

I made the mistake of getting two brand new augers this year for the resort. The first two weeks I had the brand new electric auger the handle broke. The handle is made out of plastic. I was told that by this manufacturer that the handle was abused! I had to buy another handle.

Then I got another 2007 brand new gas auger from the very same manufacturer after I explained that I talk to hundreds if not thousands of people all winter at Appeldoorn's Sunset Bay Resort. Both augers handles broke again along with the throttle and the choke on the gas auger which were all made of plastic.

My opinion is not what others say about plastic being durable. When it is twenty below zero plastic no matter waht kind, is brittle and will break. I'll never own another auger made with plastic operating parts!

I since then, got involved with FM and used the Nils. I couldn't believe what a difference this auger makes. I named the Nils PAC-MAN. The Nils just eats ice! I have never drilled a ice fishing hole so fast. The Nils is very light weight. The Nils has a longer shaft. The exhaust is darn near non existant. And its quiet! Being quiet means alot when fishing shallow water! The Nils is hands down the very best auger on the market today in my opinion.

I drill a minimum of 4000 holes a year! Between our 25 rental ice houses and my guided trips throughout the winter!

We will have two Nils augers for the 2007-2008 season. Take it from someone who knows and from someone who drills alot of holes and get yourself a Nils. The proof is in the ice!

Keep up the good work Nils!

Fish On!!!

[mike morris]

I love my Nils Master. Only problem I had with mine was the original blade that they put on it. It didn't have a center-point, so it went dull after two years. I paid the 60 bucks for a new center-point blade, and it was definitely worth the investment. Cuts like butter.