8 inch or 10 inch

[pdk511]

I am going to buy a power auger soon. THe price for the 10 inch and 8 inch is the same, I was wondering what you guys think would be best?

[Sandmannd]

I like the 8. Haven't seen anything I can't get out of the 8 inch hole and your foot won't fit down it. I've fell into 10 inch holes others left behind and I worry about kids out there with those size holes. That's my personal prefference anyway.

[snoozebutton]

I've got both but use the 8 a lot more. Lighter and the flasher won't fall through the hole. I saw a 13 pound walleye mounted at a bar and it looks to me like it wouldn't come through an 8 inch hole.

[NAG]

8 inch if your are using a portable as they are a little easier to move around. 10 inch holes are nice in permanent and wheelhouses. I have a 9" jiffy stealth for my whelhouse and love it.

[island guy]

I prefer a 6" myself. I've used a 10" and don't really see the need. I'm sure it depends on the situation.

[FasterThanYou23]

Id agree with NAG

[adamr]

my younger brother fell threw a 10" till his elbows sprung out and caught him. then we had to go home.

[Dave S]

I had a 10" auger as well. I just preferred the extra clearance for guiding fish through the ice.

If I had to do it again, I'd go with an 8. Stepping through a 10" hole and hyper-extending a knee wasn't fun.

[smeese]

I run a 9 inch. I like it but if you drop a fish it is good odds it will go back in the lake.

[epkirkman]

Depends on what you are using it for. I have both. If you are tip up fishing or fishing out of a perm for a few days get a 10".

The holes you drill freeze from the outside in, if you have tip ups out all night in an 8" hole they will be frozen in by morning. My 10" is not running atm and it is driving me crazy.

Same thing with the wheelhouse, the holes just take longer to close.

You do not need a 10" if you just plan on panfishing or walleye fishing from a portable.

[metro fisherman]

I have a 10 inch. Only stepped in it once because we had way to many holes in my shack. It gives you more room for the vex and makes getting fish through the hole easier in my opinion. I'll never buy anything smaller unless something extreme happens.

[kwiggy]

I have a 10" and wished I had an 8" My boot fits easily down the 10" hole. Plus, the 10" holes leave less walking room in a portable. I only fish from a portable.

[MasterClear]

I have the 10 inch only because of Lake Trout fishing.

[PierBridge]

[Maverick]

The area of a circle is calculated by multipling Pi (3.14) times the radius of the circle squared. A 10 inch auger has 78.5 square inches of surface 3.14 X 5 X 5. An 8 inch is 50.25. A six inch is 26.26. Now without getting to far over my head, it would seem that the most logical size would be the smallest that will get the job done for you. The 10 inch is cutting almost three times the ice as the 6 inch. That's a lot of slush unless you plan on pulling out a fish with a girth of more than 19" (6 inch auger) 25" (8 inch auger)or 31.4" (10 inch auger.

You could also use the formula my Uncle Jack used when buying shoes. He always said he wore a 10, but 11 felt so good he bought 12's.

[BuckKiller]

I use an 8 for the simple reason that there isn't as much ice to scoop out of the hole.

[Insp Gadget]

I've had both, 8 was just fine for the 13# eye my dad caught and for a day of fishing. One day. In our perm or the wheelhouse where you might be in the same place 2 or more days ..... 10 is the only way I'd go!

If you use it for tip ups you really gotta watch your step, but in a perm or wheelhouse the hole in the floor is bigger than 10.

MHO

[Caleb S]

Only real world experience I've had with a 10" involved my foot getting really wet

A bigger hole makes it easier to get the fish's head to come up the hole but if they get off in the whole it also makes it easier for them to make a quick u-turn.

[Nilsfisher]

I think its all what you want and like, and/or if you are using a hand or power auger. I think that if you have a power auger, a 10 is nice...lots of room for the vex and pulling any size fish through. If a guy has a hand auger...6 is nice just because it is easier to auger the hole. I use a 8 inch nils master and I like it. I like how the 8 inch because it is not too much to auger and it is still big enough to pull a decient size fish through.

Just had to get my 2 cents in.

[Bigslugger]

He's getting the 8" Lazer Mag

[Sandmannd]

The area of a circle is calculated by multipling Pi (3.14) times the radius of the circle squared. A 10 inch auger has 78.5 square inches of surface 3.14 X 5 X 5. An 8 inch is 50.25. A six inch is 26.26. Now without getting to far over my head, it would seem that the most logical size would be the smallest that will get the job done for you. The 10 inch is cutting almost three times the ice as the 6 inch. That's a lot of slush unless you plan on pulling out a fish with a girth of more than 19" (6 inch auger) 25" (8 inch auger)or 31.4" (10 inch auger.

You could also use the formula my Uncle Jack used when buying shoes. He always said he wore a 10, but 11 felt so good he bought 12's.

Dang Maverick, that's too much thinking for a Saturday night!!n Good info for sure though.

[pdk511]

He's getting the 8" Lazer Mag

Yup, thx for all the tips, im gonna go with the 8inch

[Dave S]

I had the 8" Hand Lazer several years ago. They were new to the market at the time and was an outstanding auger then and still is now.

He'll be impressed.

[SP180]

I have a 9 and wish i had bought the 8. Much easier to cut and most cases you will never need the larger hole. It is just a magnet for every thing you drop.

[Bulldoggr]

I have had both 8 inch and 10 inch. I enjoy fishing out of a 10 inch hole alot more. especially when you have a transducer in the hole.

My New Eskimo Z71 10" I bet will cut faster then anybodys 8 inch.