Drilling holes in the wheel house????

[DCF]

Just bought my first wheel house. We droppedthe house almost down, marked the holes, drove ahead, drilled,and then backed up. Worked OK, got off alittle. Any other good tricks for doing holes. Do those slush buckets work to catch the ice if you drill inside. Just looking for ideas. Thanks.

[leotard]

The slush buckets are the only way to go. Just set the house all the way down place bucket over hole drill and dump around house very simple. I wouldnt set up my house without one.

[TeamXtreme]

I have one of those buckets... They work great. Wouldn't do it any other way.

[eyebjim]

If you drill before you drop you wont need the sluchbucket. I have the slushbucket and it works great but it cost $50.00.

[ozzie]

we always drill the holes with the house up then drop the house down......this way you have all the slush around the holes to protect them to avoid any drafts while you are on the ice fishing.....if for some reason you can't get through the sheet of ice with your house up then simply drill till your knuckles are on the floor drop the house and finish the hole.....

[FISHINGURU]

get a slush bucket forsure....when you pull the bucket out there is still some slush around the rim that stays above the hole when you remove the bucket...i just push that back down around the holes under the house.

its to easy just like the other guys said...u get your holes just perfectly where you want them with no cleanup...no marking holes....nadda

[Glockwinger]

Another vote for the slush bucket. Works awesome and helps keep the floor ice and slush free. Paid $35 for mine at the ice fishing show.

[Hakksaww]

just got back from up north, and a buddy has the greatest one-two punch for holes in his wheelhouse - electric auger and the slushbucket.

No fumes, and only a few flecks of ice when he was done making 7 holes. It was impressive.

[mskyfshntchr]

When you are off a little bit, use a pry bar.

A little lift on the outside of the frame and your shack will slide to position with little effort.

[LightningBG]

I prefer to drill, then drop. No carrying anything.

[minnbowhunter]

I drop the house half way then drill. I hear the slush bucket makes a dandy beer cooler though....

[Far-I]

Drill three holes into a large kind of triangle area for each spot you marked, then bring the house on over. This way you will have large enough holes, so you will have fishable water under each hole in your house, guaranteed. Multiple holes together also ensures that your holes stay nicer, longer.

[Stradic]

What, lmao????

Either drill the holes and drop 'er down or drop 'er down halfway and drill the holes. No need to go waste more money if you don't have to.

[walleyeking19]

I have the slushbucket and it works great but it cost $50.00.

We just cut the bottom off of a 5 gallon bucket. It works just as well and its a LOT cheaper

[landscaper]

i drill the holes when all the way up, shovel it out from under the house and use it for banking

whats this slushbucket anyone got a HSOforum?

thanks

[leotard]

i got my slush ucket from fish house supply dot com i believe.

[Pooh]

5 gllon bucket and a small rubbermade tub cut a hole in the tub for the bucket to go into and cut the bottom out of the bucket. then silicone the bucket to the tub to make a good water tight seal between the two. now you got a slush bucket for 15 vs. 50

[SomethingFishy*]

We drop the house on 18" 4x4 pieces, and use a slush bucket, slush inhaler, strike-lite auger and some hole sleeves that we bought from fish house supply.

[germanshorthairs]

Drill the holes with the house up and drop down the house. When the ice gets thick, I put my extension on. Also, if you are worried about smoke from your auger switch to amsoil and your problem will be gone.

[R_B]

I second that germanshorthairs. Drill the holes with the house up. I use the strikemaster slushmaster to clear my holes. No slush removal at all.

[corysluckylucky7]

just bought a slushbucket at Milaca unclaimed freight today. $40 Will try it out tomorrow but it sounds like I will be very happy with it!

[cold one sd]

I bought one yesterday and I think I'm gonna like it. I don't have a drop hitch on my wheel house and now I can set her down, drill my holes and not have to try to jockey it around to fit over the holes after I lower it. If I fished with a buddy more often I probably wouldn't have bought one.