profisher25 Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Heres the thing, I am planning on going ice fishing very soon, i would say within the next 2 weeks, i don't have an auger, and i cant borrow my grandfathers axe, cause i don't think i will be seeing him any time soon! Do I have any other, and possibly easier options? Any help / recommendations would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advanced! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAsin Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 call around at home hardware, canadian tire, wal mart or any other hardware store they have chisel's for sale for as low as 20 bux takes a couple minutes to get through 16 inches of ice but start your hole as about a 6 inch and it will end at about and 8 always give yourself a couple extra inches and as for an axe the top of your hole has to be about 2 feet to get a 6 inch hole at the bottom and you WILL get wet its a guarantee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinbanger Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 short of the obvious ( buying an auger or spud bar!) and presumeing you aren;t going with some one who has one . Your options are somewhat limited. If you are going to a busy area ( ie Cooks bay) and on a busy day ( weekend) and the weather isn't so freakin cold you could hope to find some open ( not froze shut) holes. Or try and see if a freindly fellow fisherperson on the ice would let you borrow thiers last two are kinda risky Or try hooking up with a fellow OFNr , you got two weeks to plan it. TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 (edited) I would try the hook-up's section and plz change your sig as it's HUGE! it takes a while to load even with RHSI Edited January 15, 2009 by GBW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityfisher Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 just go buy a 40$ 6 inch auger.. done.. or find a buddy and tag along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figureight Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 heres a solution to your problem.... buy an auger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pike slayer Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 build a big hot fire on the ice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joonmoon Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Look in hook-ups and I can make your day fun and enjoyable if ya wanna drive a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beats Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 (edited) Up until recently I did not have my own auger and always had to fish with someone who did have one. I did have a spud bar but you certainly don't want to be beating your way through the ice if you aren't certain it's fairly thick. You may be asking for trouble if you are standing on thin ice as you bash a hole through it. It's true, that if you go to Cook's bay or anywhere really popular, you should be able to scavenge some hold from ppl as they abandon them. At worst you will need to break the thin layer of ice that forms on top. You really do need to just get an auger or borrow one from someone who isn't using theirs. Or better yet, find someone to go along with you.. as long as they bring their auger. Edited January 15, 2009 by Beats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drwxr Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 depending where you want to go fishing, sooner or later you will need the auger. but if you plan to fish for perch, cooks bay is like swiss cheese, just pick a hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQ Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 What does "Leran to Live " mean??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drwxr Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 What does "Leran to Live " mean??? lol thats good one, only noticed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basskicker Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 If you don't mind driving to Courtice/Oshawa, I would be more than happy to let use use mine for a couple of days. Cheers Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pike slayer Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 look in a local classifieds. i've seen them here for sale for $15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burtess Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Normark Swedebore 4, 6, 8" ice augers on sale at Canadian Tire (ends tomorrow), $55, regular $70..... Burt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 (edited) When I was a kid, all we used was a hatchet...With all the sub-zero temps of late that might be a chore chopping a new hole but it would come in handy to open up a fairly new abandoned hole... One trip we forgot the auger at home and had a hut operator cut us a couple of holes for $5... Edited January 16, 2009 by Beans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschirk Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Chainsaw!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profisher25 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 What does "Leran to Live " mean??? "Learn to Live".. to be honest, i came up with it a while ago, just popped up in my head... what does it mean?... well.. Learn to live.. live the life of adventure, go places, do stuff... us anglers all have one thing in common.. fishing.. we all love it! and to us.. fishing is a part of our life.. or at least to the most devoted anglers out there! Us anglers learn to live, and we live to fish! .. if that doesn't make any sense, then i have no idea what will, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profisher25 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 I would try the hook-up's section and plz change your sig as it's HUGE! it takes a while to load even with RHSI I made my sig a bit smaller, hope it reduces the lag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAsin Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 "Learn to Live".. to be honest, i came up with it a while ago, just popped up in my head... what does it mean?... well.. Learn to live.. live the life of adventure, go places, do stuff... us anglers all have one thing in common.. fishing.. we all love it! and to us.. fishing is a part of our life.. or at least to the most devoted anglers out there! Us anglers learn to live, and we live to fish! .. if that doesn't make any sense, then i have no idea what will, lol i think what TJ was pointing out was learn spelt LERAN the mistake i think he knows what living is by the sounds of the way people on here talk hes been doing it for some time now just teasin ya a bit TJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoz Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 The LAST time (and I do mean THE LAST TIME) I loaned my auger, about 10 minutes later the guy brings it back over . . . "Gee . . . this thing just doesn't seem to cut into the ice . . . . ?" He was right . . . gollee e e e e . . . . I guess I musta wore it out cutting about 6 holes a half hour before? Lesson learned . ... if ya wanna fish, don't expect others to finance your excursion, eh? Get the proper equipment . . . . then go fishing? About $60.00 will get you a decent auger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zubris21 Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 I agree, I would have a hard time loaning out my auger. Heck I would even have a hard time asking to borrow one from another group. I say bite the bullet and spend the $60 for a brand new one at CT. Its an investment that will last you as long as you want provided you take care of it. Oil it down when not in use for a while and change the blades every few years (depending on usage) and your set. Student or not, don't be cheap. I was in the same boat a couple years ago, and I could always justify fishing purchases, because they were "long term" investments, and it would inevitably save me money at the grocery store, provided you like to eat fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 I'd never loan you my auger, but I'd drill you a couple holes if you asked me nicely out on the ice. I don't loan my auger to anyone but people I know, know how to use it. If you want to ice fish, the first thing you need is a hole in the ice. So, you need an auger!!! Sinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassjnkie Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Is the older gentlemen that cuts each hole for a dollar still on Simcoe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Rat Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 that's funny,.....correcting the way a guys spelling by saying you "spelt" it wrong.....no offence, I'm not a literary genius by any means but that was just funny. RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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