Dutch01

Very cool! Great job guys.

On 1/24/2019 at 11:22 AM, DJGeneral said:

Hey Guys, anyone attending the Stoco Crappie Ice fishing tournament this weekend? My buddy and I decided to register for the fun of it, has anyone ever done the tournament before?

Good luck!

Ugh autocorrect!

That should have said moose ?

Worst part about it was that it was for a "good picture", and in the end the camera the (ex)wife handed me had no film in it ?

On 1/16/2019 at 1:24 PM, chris.brock said:

I got bluff charged by a smaller bear not too far from where this video was taken, scared the hell out of mE

I got bluff charged by a mouse once, I think I'd  rather face a bear! (Not that I want to face either of course)

To be honest catching hasn't been my strong suit lately but I'm as rabid about fishing as ever ?

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I'm just gonna send it ?

Actually it's powering my 8" Finbore without any issues so far. It's a new auger so sharp blades probably help. Hope the drill lasts, it's a sweet setup. Although I bought a clam extension and they're crap (not true/straight so the auger and/or clam plate wobble around). So it looks like I'll have to stoop when the ice gets thick.

Just got home and checked, it's Milwaukee model no 2607-20. It's only got 500 inch pounds of torque, but it hasn't ever felt like its lacking power to me.

It's an M18 cordless though I'm not sure exactly which model number (I am at work and can't check). I don't even think it's a fuel version, but it works great anyways.

I am going to keep my gas auger cause it's paid for, but I'm not sure when it will get  any use ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

5 hours ago, misfish said:

I just got the ice ducer on the finder. Almost ready,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Next, drill on the auger,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

Nice report bud.

I used my new Fin bore 8" today with my clam plate and Milwaukee. The 8" fin  bore cuts like a dream, better than my old 6" swede bore. I would really only use my gas auger now if I were going away for days with  no way to charge my batteries. This thing is brilliant!

-31C is pretty damn cold! We went to Nipissing last year and it was blowing real good when we got to the ice bungalow. When the operator popped by the next day to check on us he said it was -45C with the wind chill the night before ?

Needless to say I sat by the fireplace all night with a rum in hand ?

Thanks! The only thing MORE frustrating than that is seeing NO marks in your finder. At least I knew there were fish down there!

Fingers crossed tomorrow is better fishing ?

Natty's hut (mine would give away the lake cause of the background!)

Story of my day:

PSA = Public Service Announcement

1 hour ago, SirCranksalot said:

You trying to stir up trouble again D1 posting that PSA!!!??? ???

Right???

I'll probably just skip it next time! ?

1 hour ago, bassman87 said:

why not report whatever those incidients were?

You do it your way when you're down there.  I'm there to fish, not sit around waiting for cops to fill out a report.

1 hour ago, misfish said:

A few emails back and forth with friends since hearing of this from Dutch, this is happening down there. They fish in groups. My question to them was, why even bother ? Looking over your shoulder all the time ? This is b s

 

It,s a real ( insert rated R here ) shame that these kind of humans need to go to this length to feed their habits.

There's some really great fishing 30 minutes from my house, and as long as I go with my friends during the day it's unlikely to go sideways. Like anywhere these days, situational awareness is key.  You're in more danger going to a club in the Entertainment District on a Saturday night.

30 minutes ago, Canuck said:

If this is happening, why wouldn't you report it to the Police so they can go down in the evening and see for themselves?  If you report the issue and say that you think kids may be in danger, they won't be able to ignore it.

No crime was committed, what am I supposed to report?

It's a virtual certainty that the Woods 43cc has the same Ardisam engine as my Rapalav43cc Vortex (Ardisam makes 90% of auger motors).

Mine runs GREAT but only after I replace the stock Torch brand spark plug. If yours has one change it out ASAP. I also recommend TruFuel from Canadian Tire. Other guys are going to blast me here saying it's a waste of money, but I use one $10 can per season so I'm not worried about saving an extra $4 by mixing my own gas. 

Other than my auger has been great and no issues for years now.