Drilling through ice with my Normark hand held ice auger

Testing my 8 inch Normark Swede manual ice auger to see how long it takes to drill through 18 inches of solid ice by hand while ice fishing in Canada.
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[HvensFury]

Please tell me where can I buy that hand held ice auger? I live in a warmer climate and can't find one anywhere so I will most likely get it by mail order. If yours has a 'brand' name that will help. Thanks so much!

[Freshwaterphil]

@HvensFury

It's made by Normark, the model is Swedebore. I think the Finbore is even faster. I picked mine up on special at a fishing store in Montreal (Le Baron).

[MrOntariofish]

@Freshwaterphil im in ottawa and i love lebaron

[Freshwaterphil]

@MrOntariofish

Me too. Just picked up a 6 inch Fin Bore 3, should got easier and quicker than the one in the video, can't wait to try it out this winter.

[MrOntariofish]

@Freshwaterphil yea i wish the ice would hurry up too much of a gap between open water and hard water

[Freshwaterphil]

@MrOntariofish

Don't worry, it's on the way. May actually sneak in one more softwater outing before freeze up, would probably be my latest outing in a season.

[MrOntariofish]

@Freshwaterphil good idea but ive already put my boat away for the season. might go from shore 1 more time though

[RACErocker]

yea we are allowed 3 each in michigan as of last year, so i gotta drill 6 holes when my buddy comes out, through roughly 30 inches of ice, it gets tiring really quick, and we usually walk 3/4 mile out dragging a 110lb shanty, thats empty, then you add all the gear, makes for an all day trip sun up to sun down, no way in hell ill walk out there for only a few hours of fishing lol

[Freshwaterphil]

@RACErocker

I guess it really depends on where your fish. In Quebec, were allowed 10 lines per person, so a power auger is a must. That's when I take along a sled to haul everything on.

In Ontario, it's only 2 lines each, so carrying a heavy power auger isn't worth it unless you keep switching spots very often or plan to drill dozens of holes. In general, I put all my gear in a backpack, strap the folding chair on my back as well, then carry out the manual auger to my spots.

[Freshwaterphil]

@RACErocker

This one has slanted blades, so starting the hole is easy enough.