12-26-2009, 04:31 AM
I started ice fishing with a 6" eskimo hand auger, you couldn't cut a hole with that thing to save your life. It would take almost 20 minutes of hard drilling to get through ten inches of ice. And by the time you got a hole drilled you were ready to pass out. So I only ever drilled a few holes with it, and just made sure I went with someone with a better auger than mine. 2 years ago I bought a 8" Mako works great, drilled hundreds of holes with no problems, I can tell its starting to slow down now might be time for new blades. I hope I don't get a bad batch.
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