Have you ever been auger shy? Now, this question probably won’t apply to most, as I have never hit a tree in the ice in minnesota. But while fishing here in Iowa, I manage to find more trees or debris by mistake as opposed to by knowledge.
This year I have had one incident so far- I hit a tree branch about 1″ in diameter saturday while on one of the rivers here in Iowa. It bit, and I let go, and the auger spun around and whacked my hand perfectly, took a good amount of skin off, and I thought I was fine. Well, as I sit here one hand typing this, with a black and blue hand, wondering if I broke my hand…
Have you ever hit anything in the ice, and then been scared of continuing drilling? I think andy and trevor are going to get to use my strike-lite more than me this year. Hi, my name is luke haugland, and I am auger shy… 