11-10-2011, 01:58 AM
Does it have to be an auger?
"best for your money?" How do you define that?
Don't have to carry fuel, multifunctional, convenient, and many more things and reasons I just can't list at the moment
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Fishing through holes in ice is common in many parts of the world. One of the earliest methods of cutting these holes was to use an ice chisel, or "spud bar" as it is known in the United States. These spud bars are chisels over 6 ft (1.8 m) long, usually made entirely of iron or steel. Many variations exist, some with jagged teeth on the bit, some with skewed edges, and many different grind angles and head sizes. Early ice spuds (before about 1925) often had wooden handles and a steel head fixed with a tang and collar or socket, like a carpenters chisel.
Spud bars are still carried by many ice fishermen as a means to test ice thickness and safety. A sturdy thrust of the spud bar will often penetrate unsafe ice.
gosh, I just can't quite bring myself to going out there....
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"best for your money?" How do you define that?
Don't have to carry fuel, multifunctional, convenient, and many more things and reasons I just can't list at the moment
.
[url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/.../500/spud-bar-sm.jpg"]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/.../500/spud-bar-sm.jpg[/url]
Fishing through holes in ice is common in many parts of the world. One of the earliest methods of cutting these holes was to use an ice chisel, or "spud bar" as it is known in the United States. These spud bars are chisels over 6 ft (1.8 m) long, usually made entirely of iron or steel. Many variations exist, some with jagged teeth on the bit, some with skewed edges, and many different grind angles and head sizes. Early ice spuds (before about 1925) often had wooden handles and a steel head fixed with a tang and collar or socket, like a carpenters chisel.
Spud bars are still carried by many ice fishermen as a means to test ice thickness and safety. A sturdy thrust of the spud bar will often penetrate unsafe ice.
gosh, I just can't quite bring myself to going out there....
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