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Lazer Mag blades


Captain B.R.K

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For those that have em' (Lazer Mag power auger), how do you keep your blades from icin' up all the time? I take mine out all the time and if the weather is really cold, any water that gets on the blades makes it freeze and I'm not able to use my auger.

Ideas?

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Captain: I have been spraying pam cooking spray on mine and it seems to help a little. The best thing I have found is at the end of the day of fishing I hold the auger up and rev it lettting it spin the water off before putting it away.

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The problem I have is when I use it and the water that collects on it after drilling a hole seems to stay on the blades- not allowing me to drill other hole.

It really ruins a day when my blades are iced up.

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don't understand how peoplem can be having this problem...we have had a 6'' lazer strikemaster for the past 5 or 6 years, and I can honestly say that we have never experienced this proble....and we fish in some brutally cold weather as well.

I laugh my butt off at those jiffy commercials that make fun of the Lazer augers as they freeze up and don't cut through the ice...I have been able to cut many more holes than my buddy can with his jiffy, and his is the one that will start to freeze up(with that stupid flat metal surface on the bottom with that worthless sarrated blade)...

I'll take my Lazer any day of the week...just replaced the blades on it this year for the first time ever, so now am really ready to cut some ice!

just hope ice starts forming one of these days for crissakes.

wdw/sa

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Does it make a difference if you pull your auger up and down to flush out the hole or not? (that's how I do 'em) I know it gets the chunks out of the hole but the whole auger gets wet and maybe that water running down is causing the problem. I have had it happen on occasion, but soon as I started the next hole the ice came off.

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I've read in another post that one guy waxes his auger (anything thats red) he has no problems with icing. I just rev mine as i'm pulling it out of the hole and it works for me. Rev it in the air too, to spin off the excess water.

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yep, good call 30 Inch Eyes...I always do that as well to get the most slush out of the hole as possible...maybe thats why I never experience ice-up problems.

can't wait to get out on the ice now that hunting season is over....know of a couple shallow lakes with secluded bays that should have decent ice by saturday for sure...plan on getting out there once this weekend...

good luck everyone and be safe.

wdw/sa

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Hey Angler, you must not be fishing in VERY, VERY cold weather wink.gif

Great that you haven't had that problem, but when I'm up in Cananda during the middle of January- I seem to have problems with the blades icin' up. I do my best to keep them out of the snow after it has gone in the water. I DO try drillin' another hole- thinkin' it would take that ice off- but all it does is get worse sometimes. It gets to the point I have to put my weight on the auger head, I KNOW THAT ISN't good so that is when I stop drilling holes with it!

I'll have to call strikemaster and talk with them. I'll report back what I hear back.

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hey B.R.K. when you start a new hole with the iced up blades tap the blades while the auger is spinning a couple times against the ice where you are trying to get through, this always seems to free up the ice from the blades and hasen't seemed to wreck to pitch of the blades at all, but don't hit them to hard. I know when your pounding out a lot of holes running and gunning, my auger takes a beating. After I've got a good line of holes going, the auger is pitched aside, the jigging rods are out, and if the blades land in snow there going to ice up, thats just how it is. If i am just popping a few holes yah its easy to spin your auger off and nicely set it in a spot where the snow won't turn into ice and freeze everything up. Try tapping a couple times while you drill, its works great.

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I'll give the few taps theory a try next time I have the problem. The only problem, I don't need to be in the middle of a lake with my auger being the only auger iced up and putting all my eggs into one basket with a few taps.

Nonetheless, I will give it a whirl. Thanks for the tip.

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BRK, its always a good idea to carry extra blades with too, just in case, but i have never bent or damaged any blades "tapping" the ice. it dosen't take much to clear them, but it works.

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Thanks, I also sent an e-mail to the Strikemaster staff. I'll report back what they suggest for a STRIKEMASTER SOLUTION smirk.gif

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Captain B.R.K: (Nice smallie!)...I know what you're talking about. I too (on the really cold days/windy days) have experienced ice build-up on the blades...but only through neglect. I've come to realize after cutting holes to spin the blades and then set them in the blade guard, out of the wind. Never drill a hole and leave your auger standing up-right in that hole, either. That's the first thing StrikeMaster will tell/ask you! My bro-in-law does this and I tell him not to, but yet he wonders why my auger bores holes in 8-10 seconds and he has to lean on his for 2 minutes! (StrikeMaster will also tell you not to "lean" on the auger... just hold it...the twin blades are designed to "dig" down). I've heard spraying cooking oil is a good idea, spreading petroleum jelly and waxing too. I haven't done any of these, since it hasn't been too big a problem for me. As mentioned before, I do carry an extra set of brand new blades...just in case.

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I got a response from Strikemaster and thought I'd share with you

" You can try spraying cooking PAM on the drill

unit and blades before using it. That seems to help.

Sincerely,

StrikeMaster"

How about that, good old Cooking oil!

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Does anyone use an auger bag? If so, what impact does this have if you are using cooking spray on your auger? Does this cause any damage to the bag? I just might give it a try!

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