4 STROKE STRIKEMASTER?

IS IT WORTH THE EXTRA $$$$.DOES IT HAVE SUFFICIENT POWER?

Yes If you drill alot of holes

I love mine, but I mainly fish in Iowa, our ice doesn’t get as thick as northern MN- With that being said, I love not mixing gas/oil, and I never smell like a two stroke. It is extremely light weight, and I can drill holes all day.

If your consistently going to be drilling through 30″ of ice, the solo is going to be a lot quicker. I believe if I lived in minnesota, I would have to have both…

What Luke said.Love not smelling all day like a two stroke tailpipe.Really notice it on ride home.

HYBES

I pretty much agree with the above posts.

Some of the decision in buying a 4 stroke over a 2 is how often it’s used, if you have a perm shack or if you’re an old fart like me.

Like Luke said the mixing of the oil is eliminated, but that’s not too much of a hassle for me because one gallon of gas lasts me pretty much all winter. It is nice though!

I appreciate the quietness of the four. My wife doesn’t even leave the garage when I start it up. Not sure if that’s because of the no smoke or a testament to it’s low noise level.

They may be a bit slower in drilling holes, but have plenty of power to spare. I’m not in a race to see how many holes I can drill…most of the time. In fact, when the ice is 8 inches to a foot, I believe it would be hard to notice much of a difference. (Solo’s are screamers though!)

My love for the Strike-Lite is the fact that it’s light. At 20 pounds I can actually carry everything myself on the ice and still have my breath when I get to where I want to fish.

Back to your question, it really depends on how you fish.

I both love mine and hate it.
The good points: you do not have to mix oil in the gas, it is quiet, and it is lightweight.
The bad: It has a composite ring around the blades, which will freeze up with ice and then you have to break it out in order to cut more holes. Also, if you have more than fifteen inches of ice you have to clear the hole at least once or else the auger will bind up and then you have to dig the ice shavings out from the fins on the auger.
So my answer is I would not buy it again, I think there are better augers out there.

I’m going to buy a new auger this week. Very interested in the strike-lite four stroke. Does anybody else have the same problems in the post before mine? What do these augers run as far as price? Any retailers in the LaCrosse area that have them in stock?

I’ve heard about the plastic flighting breaking in real cold weather. Also had read something about the oil leaking out if left sitting in the wrong position?? I’m more than happy with my regular Lazer. Not worth the extra money for more plastic and no mixing to me.

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I’m going to buy a new auger this week. Very interested in the strike-lite four stroke. Does anybody else have the same problems in the post before mine? What do these augers run as far as price? Any retailers in the LaCrosse area that have them in stock?

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There was one left at Gander in Lax the other day.All the rest were 10″ models(Strikemaster).They had a few Jiffys left,no so sure about those these days.

Can’t find a 7″ anywhere

I tell you what. I have all kinds including the New electric. When my Electric was stodlen last year I elected to get a 4-stroke and I am VERY happy and better yet my Wife is happier. Very much worth the extra $$$$. If you are worried about the plastic you can always use your metal auger with the 4-Stroke head. Pleanty of power and no smell. I love this thing……

Anybody know if ace in lacrosse has any in stock?

The main concern about the strikelite seems to be the composit shaft…..the power head is a quality machine…Remember that all drills are interchangeable with strikemaster. If you like the non mixing of gas and the lightweight power head, then this is your auger. Buy a new drill or slightly used one and you will have the best of both worlds. The metal drill will only add a few pounds, however now you will have a composite shaft for early season when walking is and option and then you can change over to the metal shaft for the deeper ice.

That’s what i am talkign about.

Well i’ve decided to go with a solo. Hopefully strikemaster will make the four stroke more thick ice friendly in the future. Thanks for the info…

I see FleetFarm in Rochester has them down to $499,they were at $549.

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The bad: It has a composite ring around the blades, which will freeze up with ice and then you have to break it out in order to cut more holes. Also, if you have more than fifteen inches of ice you have to clear the hole at least once or else the auger will bind up and then you have to dig the ice shavings out from the fins on the auger.
So my answer is I would not buy it again, I think there are better augers out there.

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I saw this first hand with a buddies. Ticked him off to say the least. We had to clean it out a half dozen times throughout the day. I bought one also and haven’t had that problem yet. Might have been how cold it was out also.

I was drilling 22+ inches the day with No problems…..

I’ve spoken to more than one person on the Strikemaster pro staff and they all recommend clearing ice shavings while drilling through thick ice regardless of model. I’ve encountered binding with the Lazer Mag Techumseh and clearing the hole while drilling makes a big difference. As far as freezing on the bottom of the composite bit, I’ve learned that you keep the throttle hot while pulling the auger out of the hole, then give it a quick hit of the throttle outside the hole to spin water off. This has helped me control the freezing problem. My strike-lite has treated me very well.