Tis the season - well, almost anyway ... Ice !

[Kent]

I have a 10" power auger, and hand augers that are 6" and 4". I got the 4" for a deeply-discounted clearance price last winter. Until the ice is thick I plan on using the 4" everywhere I go except where they have huge fish. I am debating whether or not I will use it at Strawberry or not. For a power auger I prefer 10"; however, BearLakeMack makes good use of a 6" power auger by drilling a triangle of three holes. A power auger is great out on the ice, but unless one has a snowmobile or a four-wheeler to haul it, they are a pain to drag all of that weight. A larger hole is only necessary if one catches a fish that won't come through the hole. If I am trying to land a larger fish I pull its head through the hole and grab it with my Berkley Big Game Lip Grips.
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