Quinte Fishing

gas all the way and its a good auger iam on 6 years now.

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I take both batteries and have never ran out of battery. Young lad and i did a bit of run and gun yesterday. I never changed batteries and i drilled 15 holes. With 3 being in the afternoon at the donks. We never moved from our afternoon holes

I’m with you. I have a 2 stroke Eskimo. It has a techmseuh engine. Use good high octane gas. Try to find some with no ethanol. Use good mix as well. But what I do is at the end of the year I empty all the gas out of the tank and carb and put some fogging oil in it. Good to go for the next season.

lol that sounds about right. well you should still get 5 or 6 holes. those old ni-cad 18 volt dewalts are not good for this application. Get a good drill with lithium ion 18 to 20 v. Look at the amp hours on the battery. Get one that is at least 4 amp hours. I have a 4 amp hour battery on my 20 V dewalt and can do about 20 holes or so with one battery in 12" of ice with 8" strike master lazer. Drills holes as fast as a gas auger at a fraction of the cost and weight and no warm up time!

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love my husky auger drill all weekend on a tank of gas , 22lbs never had a prob starting 50/1 fuel mix no smoke. ... its awesome

hand drill it ...no recoils no gas stench and it will never let you down with the amount of ice we get now it is hardly worth any other method

i ended up getting a brand new eskimo 51 cc gas auger. got it a great deal of $200..never used

Hey Goby I think you need a new battery ! I have the de Walt lithium ion 4 amp and can drill holes all day. A new battery should solve that issue. Cheers.

I too am using A 20volt dewalt on a 8” Mora. I’m still amazed! I was not a believer til I tried it. You can do 10” of ice in 20 sec. Don’t be afraid to buy the 14.00 adapter at CT. A good drill is a must

I am using a 20v Dewalt I did 10holes on Sat with no sign of battery dying. I do have an extra For backup and of course the handle.

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How many holes are you getting? I started using mine this year, older ni-cad dewalt on 8" eskimo. In the 12" or so of ice we have now I've been getting about a hole to two with a battery.[/quote]

The drill and auger are a great combination I agree but.... like all things it might work and some work well while others not so good. A Milwakee M18 drill or a Dewalt 20 will get you a few holes if you are only using a 1 or 2 amp hour battery, take the same drill and drop in a 4-5 amp hour battery and it will do most fisherman a day and some the weekend. If you buy a drill that only has a 1-2 amp hr. battery you will likely end up wanting a 4,5, 6 or larger amp hr. battery. Unfortunately when you do upgrade batteries you will likely need to upgrade the charger as well or your new battery will not fully charge.

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I have the Model 30 Jiffy 10" bulletproof auger that I use for deep ice or when I go to Lake Winnipeg, LOW, Red Lake or Devils Lake when on a trip.

I LOVE my ION for one day trips. Light, smooth and convenient. I'd be curious to know if the new X battery fits the previous model ION, the first one with reverse?

I almost always bring the jiffy in the truck but leave it in the truck as a backup. Never had to drill enough holes that I ran out of juice...other than the day I left my battery at home in the charger 60 miles from my destination....then the Jiffy got used.

If you are going to be hole hopping, electric may not be the best choice...if you pan to drill 20-25 holes at most, an ION will do the trick. I prefer to have two augers, you might be able to find a used gas for $150-$200..

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