I was used to a gas powerhead, and seriously side-eyed the prospect of trying to use a cordless drill to power an auger. I wasn’t sure about how well these lightweight augers would really work, especially in thick ice. These augers are basically just lightweight shafts with cutting blades and nylon flights that utilize the power from a cordless drill-that you probably already have in your garage or tool kit. I’d heard about augers like the K-Drill, Nordic Legend, and others, but it sounded like a gimmick to me. The Drill-Powered Auger Isn’t a GimmickĮlectric-powered ice augers have become more prevalent in recent years, particularly the cordless-drill type. By mid-December, ice can be two or three feet thick, and four or five feet thick in the spring. In fact, I didn’t really do a whole lot of ice fishing on my own before buying one. Beyond the first week of November here in interior Alaska, the lakes already have drivable ice, and a motor-powered auger is a serious benefit. The classic hand-powered auger works, sure, but if you’re boring through more than six inches of ice, they’re awful. Expensive and useless for any purpose other than ice fishing, a motor-powered ice auger can be an investment that many would-be or casual ice-anglers just don’t want to make. It would be two decades before I saw a drill-powered auger.įor me, the limiting factor in ice fishing was always equipment-an auger in particular. I was green with envy as I watched it motor through the ice while furiously spinning the awkward hand auger I’d been handed to use. I remember pulling a few brook trout through the ice, and that our crew had a single gas-powered auger among us. We were fishing a high-mountain lake in Colorado-with a group of several other dads and their boys-and if it weren’t for being a fishing-obsessed kid, it would have been pretty lackluster. I was sitting on a five-gallon bucket, trying to tolerate the cold wind in snow pants, a Starter brand pullover coat that every kid had in the 1990s, and one of those three-hole ski masks that never seemed to fit quite right. I don’t have a lot of memories of ice fishing as a kid, but that was one of them. Includes wrist strap, carry bag and blade cover.“Sit with your back to the wind ,” My dad would say. LIGHTWEIGHT & VERSATILE: 3-piece design of the ice chisel allows it to be disassembled into a small carry bag that is just 20” long. UNIVERSAL: Use the drill bit and the included drill adapter with your favorite DeWalt, Milwaukee, or other popular cordless drills.ĮNGINEERED ICE CHISEL: Precision-engineered step-form blade design efficiently chips ice with minimal effort while reducing recoil SPECIAL COATING: The drill bit is powder-coated with an engineered polymer coating to help reduce ice buildup, prevent binding in the hole, provide excellent rust protection, and withstand temperature extremes and physical stress POPULAR SIZES: Drill bit available in diameters of 5, 6, and 7 inches Two sets of replacement blades are included in the bundle TOUGH BLADES: Drill bit's high-alloy carbon steel chipper blades offer superior cutting ability and affordable replacements. PORTABLE: Lightweight and portable this ice fisherman bundle is designed for easy transport and storage It includes 17 items: 1pc ice auger drill bit, 1 pc drill adapter with handle, 1 pc 3-section ice chisel, 10 pc Rigged Tip-up Set, 2 pc Replacement blades, and 1 pc 19L fishing tackle seat box. GREAT VALUE: This bundle set offers excellent value and includes everything an ice fisherman needs to stay on the bite. Designed, made and tested in Siberia by professional ice anglers. The included ice fishing tackle seat box offers a well-designed system to carry your ice fishing tackle and as a bonus, it can be used as an ice fishing seat. Forged carbon steel frame, ergonomically designed genuine wood grips and engineered step-form blades, make the included ice chisel an extremely tough and efficient addition to your ice fishing tool arsenal. Its adjustable design makes this chisel the perfect ice safety tool when looking for thin ice. The included ice chisel is the perfect ice spud bar for reopening holes in your ice shelter, punching through early ice or chipping away ice on your driveway. The included ice auger drill bit is engineered with a heavy-duty cutting head that will make cutting multiple holes a breeze using the included drill adapter and your favorite cordless drill. This bundle set was designed and built by professional ice anglers and tested in the harsh conditions of Siberian winters to provide the best ice fishing experience for ice fishermen in all environments.
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