01-30-2007, 10:38 PM
[cool][#0000ff]If you think power augers are bad for spooking fish, you should drop a camera down the hole next time you have a hot school of fish going and see how they react when someone starts thumping on the ice with a chisel.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have had more than one hot bite shut down when somebody "joined" me and beat holes in the ice with a chisel. And, I have watched fish react to both power augers and chisels. They both affect fish for a while, but they usually return if there was a reason (food) for them to be there.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Many of us have also had the experience of catching fish on the first drops after drilling/chipping holes and then have the fish move off afterwards. Sometimes the commotion actually seems to bring fish in to see what the heck is going on.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have had more than one hot bite shut down when somebody "joined" me and beat holes in the ice with a chisel. And, I have watched fish react to both power augers and chisels. They both affect fish for a while, but they usually return if there was a reason (food) for them to be there.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Many of us have also had the experience of catching fish on the first drops after drilling/chipping holes and then have the fish move off afterwards. Sometimes the commotion actually seems to bring fish in to see what the heck is going on.[/#0000ff]
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