Temporarily out of stock online. Just tried to order some. Great price!

$4 a hole! I figured that’s what it cost me to drill 25 holes with my new Strikemaster Lazer 7″ ice auger. The auger suddenly stopped cutting and just sits and spins on top of the ice now. Being new to ice fishing and this being my 1st ice auger, I had no idea how long the blades would last. Obviously I thought longer than 25 holes! I thought perhaps the blades were defective and contacted Stikemaster about this being a warranty issue. Yes, the blades were made in China. Here is Strikemaster’s response:

” From pictures it simply looks to be condition is from general use.
New blades will be needed, but sorry this condition is not a warranty item, unfortunately blades do not have any type of warranty or guaranteed longevity. Only against manufacture defect (material breakage, etc)
Not use.

You could send us these blades, for review, but it is rarely determined to be warranty.
One may consider going with a different style such as the StrikeMaster Mora, since these are not pure performance designed augers and don’t require pristine blades, they blades tend to last much longer, but they do not cut as smooth or fast as a lazer. It is definitely a tradeoff, the lazer is fast and smooth, with little effort, but blades need to be replaced more often to maintain this performance, as where Mora are slower, require more effort and travel slower per rotation, but blades tend to last longer.

Any new blade may last 1 hole or 5 years, simply depending on ice conditions.

StrikeMaster Customer Service”

Just placed an order from jamminjigs.com. Cool jigs and good prices! Thanks for the tip Kevin22.

It was the 949i. They gave him the “Black Friday” price early.

Just bought a Clam light stick. I agree about the “high noon” part. Very bright! Dimmer switch is a good idea.

Scheels in Coralville, Iowa has them at $250. Buddy just bought one this week.

I noticed that Vex uses the 7 amp battery on their FL-12 Ice Pro. And a 9 amp on the FL-12 Ultra and Pro Packs. Wonder why?