Tired of cutting hole by hand!

  • DMan
    Long Lake IL.
    Posts: 350
    November 19, 2009 at 7:58 pm #1300593

    It that time when I think of a new power augar. What are your thoughts the new Jiffy or Eskimo power driils gas of course?

    trumar
    Rochester, Mn
    Posts: 5967
    November 19, 2009 at 8:12 pm #817084

    StrikeMaster Solo ,does that answer your question?

    To be serious now ,all I have ever owned is StrikeMaster gas augers and I cant wait till I can get the new Solo auger.

    This kinda of a Ford /Chevy question ,so get ready for some different opions and you choose which one you want,after all you are the one who will be using it.

    smackem
    Iowa Marshall Co
    Posts: 956
    November 19, 2009 at 8:14 pm #817085

    Yup I did the switch last year. Ended up getting a Strikemaster.

    happycampin
    New Richmond, WI
    Posts: 667
    November 19, 2009 at 8:15 pm #817086

    I think that many of the guys here are all about the new Strikemaster Solo and it looks like a great auger. I have had an Eskimo Shark for over 5 years now and it rips through ice like soft butter and has been very reliable. My 2 cents.

    Whiskerkev
    Madison
    Posts: 3835
    November 19, 2009 at 8:34 pm #817100

    There is a very nice lazer mag for sale on the classified right now. I’ve run one of those for the last 5 years and it has never let me down. It is priced to move too.

    85lund
    Menomonie, WI
    Posts: 2317
    November 19, 2009 at 9:07 pm #817112

    I have the Jiffy STX 2 hp model and I love it. It seems like most augers you see these days have plastic parts galore. I went with the STX 2hp because ti had a metal throttle. I have run her 3 years on the original blades. I just sent them in for the free(plus shipping) sharpening. This auger has run great for me the last 3 years. You will not be disappointed.

    pdl
    Bayport/St. Croix/Otsego/Grand Rapids
    Posts: 450
    November 19, 2009 at 9:52 pm #817119

    Any ice anglers out there with experience using Craftsman 19.2volt C-3 portable drills to power ice augers? Have heard that numerous adaptors are available and that you can charge the nicad or lithium batteries in your vehicle. Have also heard that the flat-bladed knife heads from old hand augers seem to work the best…one guy claims they cut like a knife thru butter. If I can get away from the weight and fuel mess, might be worth checking into. Anyone tried this?

    matt_grow
    Albertville MN
    Posts: 2019
    November 19, 2009 at 10:02 pm #817125

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    There is a very nice lazer mag for sale on the classified right now. I’ve run one of those for the last 5 years and it has never let me down. It is priced to move too.


    That’d be mine Lazer mag Xpress

    I’d hate to turn to craigslist. I’d rather give an IDO’er a deal

    cdn
    West Central, MN
    Posts: 338
    November 20, 2009 at 3:31 pm #817297

    It’s hard to give up a reliable product like Strikemaster. I bought my Lazer Mag in 1997 and it still operates like the day I bought it. This auger has always been bulletproof in the worst conditions. However, the new Solo really looks like a great upgrade. Hmmm…

    woody_036
    Spooner, Wi
    Posts: 198
    November 20, 2009 at 3:34 pm #817299

    Quote:

    Quote:

    There is a very nice lazer mag for sale on the classified right now. I’ve run one of those for the last 5 years and it has never let me down. It is priced to move too.


    That’d be mine Lazer mag Xpress

    I’d hate to turn to craigslist. I’d rather give an IDO’er a deal

    What a great deal. Last year I sold my 3Hp Jiffy and got a strikemaster lazer Mag express like the one your selling. I really wish I would have waited to get a deal like this or could have bought a new Strikemaster Solo!!!! They sure are sweet machines!

    ealbrecht
    Posts: 52
    November 20, 2009 at 4:45 pm #817332

    I have owned a Jiffy Model 30, and i have used both the new and the old eskimos, but nothing will ever compare to the Strikemaster Solos. Just sold my lazer mag and can’t wait to go pick the new one up

    shaley
    Milford IA
    Posts: 2178
    November 20, 2009 at 11:08 pm #817426

    We run about all them between the guys I fish with, my Nils Master hands down is the best followed by the Old Lazer, Lazer Mag Express, Jiffy STX, Mag 2000, Eskimo Stingray, Jiffy 30 in that order of best to less than best.

    wicked_1
    Eau Claire WI
    Posts: 85
    November 21, 2009 at 4:12 am #817467

    Jiffy, all the way for me. I have fished with just about every auger out there and my Jiffy STX (although heavy) 3hp is faster than any of them and when was the last time you heard of a Jiffy breaking down. My cousin has the Eskimo and it is even heavier than mine. My dad has the Strike Lite and broke the vanes off the bit. I might sell mine and get the new Jiffy just to save some weight.

    walleyefever
    Fairmont Mn
    Posts: 35
    November 21, 2009 at 2:19 pm #799008

    Jiffy 2 hp stealth for me.Has been a great auger.

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