![]() I can’t wait to get my hands on one and put it to the test on one of the most notorious lakes in the country. All backed by the longest warranty on the market (5 years). ![]() With 240 Watts Clam’s electric ice auger chews through up to 1800 inches of ice per charge with a planetary gear system that delivers up to 325rpm. New this year we have the Ion G2 which is touted as faster, lighter version of its predecessor, Strikemaster hasn’t changed their auger, but they’ve come out with a lighter flight and Clam is now entering the game with it’s 120V 8″ Auger Kit that stands toe to toe on specs with anything on the market. We’re entering the 2019/2020 ice season and it’s become clear that electric ice augers are here to stay, and they’re ready to challenge gas augers. ![]() (Just make sure you have a spare set of blades or two with you). We ran that auger the rest of the season and it performed right through to the end. After experimenting with different flights, we had to make a decision, do we switch augers? I borrowed a friends Strikemaster Lithium 40V and the difference was clear, we cut our set-up time down and got more holes per charge. This meant we were drilling many more holes per day, and speed was becoming a factor. We started the 2018/2019 season with the Ion X, and quickly realized that the bite had changed, we found ourselves never fishing the same area more than a few days and never fishing the same holes more than once. We weren’t as quick as our gas counterparts, but with us fishing some areas day after day after day, its ability to re-drill holes was a huge asset. We choose the Ion X, the best on the market at the time, it cut holes reliably all season long (up to 3.5′ of ice) and with the exception of the blades icing up on colder days didn’t give us any grief. With some of our customers being new to ice fishing an electric ice auger was the safest auger we could choose, and the obvious choice. One feature I like is that when the auger binds in the hole the power cuts out instead of transferring all that momentum to your wrists. Electric Ice augers are inherently forgiving in nature as the auger only spins when you have your finger on the trigger, and is ready to go as soon as you slide the battery in. Our SnoBear paired with an electric auger allows us the ability to drill our holes from inside, making set-up easier, and warmer. I got my first chance to use it right around Christmas time on Lake Dauphin, it worked great for drilling inside a friends permanent shack, with no fumes and its ability to re-drill holes but it lacked the speed to take on its gas counterparts.īy the time we launched Icebound Excursions, we knew that an electric auger was the way we wanted to go. My next electric ice auger experience was with the first generation Ion. ![]()
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