01-03-2021, 02:33 PM
An 8" auger is cutting 25.12 sq in of ice, a 6" auger is cutting 18.82 sq in of ice. That is a huge difference and unless you are fishing the gorge for lakers or get a huge cutt at the berry the 6" will get about anything through it. Certainly perch, crappie and white bass.
I run a 18 volt Ryobi with a 6" auger, worked good.
Then o0ne day at Cabelas bargain cave I saw a 6/1 gear reduction made for meat grinders which I bought and adapted to the drill, now it cut like the ice is butter and I get 12 holes or so from a 3Ah battery of which I have 2 of and another 2 1.5Ah batteries.
If I havent gotten on the fish in 24 holes I usally head home.
One thing, you want some kind of guarg on the auger to keep it from falling into the hole if it comes off the drill. I just used a cover from a 5 gallon bucket with a hole in the middle that when set on the top of tha auger and the auger nut inserted into the top part keeps the auger above the ice even if it fals out of the drill.
I run a 18 volt Ryobi with a 6" auger, worked good.
Then o0ne day at Cabelas bargain cave I saw a 6/1 gear reduction made for meat grinders which I bought and adapted to the drill, now it cut like the ice is butter and I get 12 holes or so from a 3Ah battery of which I have 2 of and another 2 1.5Ah batteries.
If I havent gotten on the fish in 24 holes I usally head home.
One thing, you want some kind of guarg on the auger to keep it from falling into the hole if it comes off the drill. I just used a cover from a 5 gallon bucket with a hole in the middle that when set on the top of tha auger and the auger nut inserted into the top part keeps the auger above the ice even if it fals out of the drill.