Drilling template for Clam

[Smails]

Looking for an easy way to drill all my holes (and actually have them line up) without opening up my portable and eyeballing it? Any ideas or suggestions - what are other folks doing?

[Shack]

All I can say is experience. Nothing easy/quick about it, other than time on the ice. After getting it down, late ice you will be able to drill them with eyes shut .

Just start out with a marking quick drill and then drill after shack is moved. After a hand full of time, you will start to get a feel on where the holes should be. After a couple trial and errors, you will start to hit the mark.

Good luck!

[Phred52]

Back when I used my 5600 exclusively, I knew the 2 diagional holes were like an auger length plus 5". That gave me corner to corner. Then I drilled the other 2 holes by just finding where they formed a rectangle. It wasn't perfect but the holes were always in the cutout of the floor. The more often I did it the closer I got. Phred52

[Dakota Iceman]

I took the rubber bed liner out of my old pick-up and use that as a floor. I set-up everything in the garage, marked where I wanted my holes and then cut the circles out. Now, when I go out on the ice I just lay down the piece of rubber start my holes and then slide the rubber out of the way and drill the holes out completely. Slide the rubber back over and you are ready to go....just flip open your shack and set-up. The rubber doesnt freeze to the ice and I just fold the rubber mat twice and throw on top of my travel cover for travel. Works pretty slick and you can drill your holes whith out ever opening up your shack knowing that it will be exact location everytime. Iceman out>

[Cicada]

I have a 5600 and drill 6" to a foot more than a shovel's length. I usually fish alone and this will get the holes in opposite corners.

[leech~~]

Smails, On my 8X8 I just take me scoop and go in and mark the ice by chipping it a bit at each hole and then sliding it out of the way. If the snow is deep just scoop out little holes in the snow to mark before siding, even if a few fill in you can still get a good idea where they were.

[JigginIsLife]

last year on LOW i found a slush catcher it has probably a 12-14 inch hole with a rectangle tub around it. it would probably work pretty slick but i have no use for it now that i got a flip over style house. i cant remember what its called i will check it out in the morning and throw the name of it on this thread for you.

[Bulldoggr]

When I had the suit case style Fish house. i use to carry a small bottle of Food coloring and water mix.

[Jethro80]

I use a beverage to mark holes, I haven't mastered the art of hole location yet