Ice augers..6"-8"-9"-10"?

[Bufflehead]

 Hey everybody

 Question, what size auger do you prefer for your fishing?

 I have a 6" Eskimo gas auger that has been flawless

 The thing is, I fish alot of Pike and have taken to going Lake trout fishing the last couple of years and I'm thinking a 10" auger would be nice for getting them bigger fish through the hole with the gaff.

 I have been looking at the Jiffy 30 10" with the firepower drill assembly

 Best price I have found is $332.99

 Lets hear it guys/gals

[JohnWester]

i had a 10, loved the extra room.  Now have a 8, but it's electric... still enough room.

[JD]

I have a 8" Magnum III, which is perfect size for me.

[GRIZ]

I have a 7-1/4 inch strikemaster, it's worked fine for me. Never had a fish that I couldn't get his head turned up it although some have taken a little bit of time.

I can't see that a person would really need anything bigger than an 8". A 40 lb fish could fit through an 8" hole. It's the old arguement of losing big fish at the hole vs loseing panfish in the hole. If ya don't mind loseing a few pannies in the hole and do quite a bit of laker fishing then maybe go bigger. It's a trade off and depends on what a person goes after.

I don't think that many big fish are lost at the hole without an impatient fisherman on the other end of the line.

[Bufflehead]

If I do decide to get a 10" auger. I have no intention of getting rid of my 6 inch. It's paid for and isn't costing me anything.

 Besides, then I wouldn't have to chase down one of my kids, who has decided to go half way across the lake and proceed to turn  that area of lake into Swiss Cheese..LOL

[WoodChuck]

 ??? :-\  i still use a 1972 jiffy top handle 71/4 inch ,and it goes and goes where ever i go to fish ! either for pike through the spear hole or panfish at a local pond. you dont need nothing bigger then the whale your trying to catch. then again if your after a 65 pound musky with a 40 in. girth ,maybe a 12 in. auger would be the one to have. :)

[blazer]

I have an 8" magIII and I love it.  My buddy has a 10" and while the extra room is nice, it does take longer t drill the hole.  I've also put my boot down a 10" hole a few times.  Personally I'd never buy a 10" for that reason, it's no fun walking back to the truck with a wet boot late at night.

[Spinach]

If I could own all 3 (6,8,10) I sure would. The 6 is great for fishing Sunnies and Bluegills. As much as I love using a 10" hole for Crappies on URL, you definitely increase your chances of losing them inside the bigger hole, but the 10" is great for Large Musky, Northern and Lakers.

I decided to stay with an 8" drill because of these factors and not wanting to bring 3 augers on the ice. An 8" hole is perfect for just about all types of fishing, I'll take my chances with the very rare chance of pulling a very large fish up the hole, just take an extra second and guide them in.

My last Auger was a 10", I loved it, but thats a pretty big hole when my kids are around.

BTW,

Bufflehead, I'll look at the inventory and see whats left for Jiffy, If I have what your looking for, it'll save you some money.

[TK]

We went with the 9".  It gives you a little extra room for the transducer cord.

Tom

[ThunderCAT]

I went with an 8" Strikemaster. I'll be using it for the first time this weekend!  8)

I don't have a Vexilar, but if I did I think 9" would be ideal, but 8 would work.

[Bufflehead]

Quote from Spinach
"Bufflehead, I'll look at the inventory and see whats left for Jiffy, If I have what your looking for, it'll save you some money."

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 That is very nice of you, just let me know if you have anything

 Thanks, Chuck, AKA Bufflehead

[Fishahollik]

I do fine with my 8, but if I were given a chance to have a 10 incher....

[jebadia]

I have an 8" jiffy that works awesome. Probably 15yrs old and starts first pull(sea foam). My brother is the one whos got it going on. I mentioned and he did it. Some of the Jiffy models have an extra little blade on the point of the auger. These blades can be bought separately. Goes on the very tip. You need to be kind of handy and if I recall the hole has to be tapped out. A hole needs to be drilled to attach it to the tip of the auger blade. He just looked at those out of the store and took a measurement I think. He did pick his auger out of the bargain cave. I think it saves about 30-40 bucks though. I would recommend the 8"-9" augers myself unless I were fishing alot of big fish.

[sunk1]

I have a 10 " lazermag express. Its 3yrs old . It was on sale so my brother and I went in on it. 10 may be a little big for some but I have had times where the holes went from 10 -6 inch in a matter of a few hours.