03-02-2021, 04:57 PM
I'm with AnglinArcher. I'm fine with using hand augers, bu I have a lo of pet peeves.
I haven't seen a 5" or 6" hand auger in Walmart, Cabelas, Sportsmans, etc.. for ever. Like, since I started icefishing.
New auger blades are an offensive, junkie-dealer-level exploitative racket. A new auger is 60.00 on sale, I've been handed at least 3 old used augers, yet a new set of blades in sometimes $40.00. I couldn't abide that and learned to sharpen my own ( which is more difficult than standard knives or hatchet blades, of course.
I haven't seen a 5" or 6" hand auger in Walmart, Cabelas, Sportsmans, etc.. for ever. Like, since I started icefishing.
New auger blades are an offensive, junkie-dealer-level exploitative racket. A new auger is 60.00 on sale, I've been handed at least 3 old used augers, yet a new set of blades in sometimes $40.00. I couldn't abide that and learned to sharpen my own ( which is more difficult than standard knives or hatchet blades, of course.