Ice Auger???

[Balzy]

Looking at buying a strike master ice auger 8" not sure which way to go 24 volt or 40 volt? I fish maybe 10 times a season.

[The Bottom]

How many holes are you drilling during a trip? Are they just day trips?

[Balzy]

Just day trips 12 holes per time

[thump55]

If that's truly all you're going to drill, save the $150 and go with the 24V.

It says the 24V will do 50 holes in 16", and 100 holes for the 40V in 16"

[last chance]

I've never used an electric auger but my thinking is bigger is better. just an opinion though. wait for a few more responses from users of augers. the first thing I would look at does the 40v have a beefier drive train? we already know it has a 40v motor. but I would think the 40v would drill holes with less stress on the unit than a 24v. you can do what you want but if the extra money doesn't put you in the poor house I'd get the 40v. but again this is just my opinion.

[Coho975]

Not sure where you live, but if your fishing less than 18" of ice and have a cordless drill with a brushless motor, the K-drills are hard to beat. Last year I was able to drill 27 holes through ~14" of ice on one 5AH battery.

[The Bottom]

I’ve been looking at a lot of the online comparisons and reviews of the electric augers.

Up until this year, the Strikemaster 40v was hard to beat.

Now with Jiffy’s new Torch, Strikemaster may have some solid competition.

My brother was out a few weeks back and a guy had the Ion. My brother wasn’t impressed. The battery got cold quick and when it did, it didn’t drill. They had brought a one man shack with a heater just to keep the battery warm.

I was up on Vermillion over Thanksgiving and my cousin had the Strikemaster. It sat on the ice all day and when I needed a hole drilled, it worked. It then sat in a fish house all night with no heat and the next morning I opened up all our holes without any issues.

[walleyecheek]

I had the k-drill, and now have this........much better !

[DerHornen]

I'm on my third season with the 40V and it's been flawless so far. I tend to move around quite a bit while drilling holes for 3 people's worth of jigging and set lines, and late season ice in my area can be 30-36" some years. It's a great auger but it's probably a lot more than you need to get by on a day trip drilling 12 holes. With that usage you could easily get by with the 24V or one of the various cordless drill bits like Lite Flite, Pistol Bit, K-Drill, Jiffy Torch, etc.). That choice probably depends on how likely you are to encounter dirty ice and therefore whether you want a chipper or shaver type blade.