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"Other than drilling 1 1/8" holes for salom poles... no !"

 

Not sure if that was meant to make me laugh or not but it did. To clarify, if no joke was intended, I have seen a few fishin' shows use a cordless drill attached to a ice auger (6 inch, but as my wife insists, I'm not a good judge of size). I'm not willing to haul a gas auger out but thought this might be an option. I would have thought that keeping the battery warm would be an issue, not to mention the power needed for multiple holes on think ice.

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Don't bother wasting your time.

 

The only uses I can think of for a cordless drill, would be to drill small holes to use for the spike anchors on those portable huts. Or they have a new attachment for cleaning out the slush from a hole :rolleyes:

 

Tony

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I have a 18volt cordless drill and an adaptor for my 6" auger and last season I got approx. 6-8 holes per battery (ice thickness 8"-10"). I bring two batteries and it is a lot lighter and quiter than a gas powered auger, but once the ice gets over 12" i'd prefer a gas auger. The colder the weather the shorter the batteries will last, but definately worth the $20 and now my elbow and arm only hurt from landing the monsters, not drilling :)

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"Other than drilling 1 1/8" holes for salom poles... no !"

 

Not sure if that was meant to make me laugh or not but it did. To clarify, if no joke was intended, I have seen a few fishin' shows use a cordless drill attached to a ice auger (6 inch, but as my wife insists, I'm not a good judge of size). I'm not willing to haul a gas auger out but thought this might be an option. I would have thought that keeping the battery warm would be an issue, not to mention the power needed for multiple holes on think ice.

 

Spelling's not my forte -- supposed to be slalom - as in ski race course.

Edited by irishfield

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