What Is an Ice Fishing Auger?
An ice fishing auger may be used by a fisherman to drill a hole in the ice, as well as to remove the ice from the hole. Ice fishermen must make holes in the ice before they are able to catch the fish below, and augers have proven to be among the easiest ways to get through the ice. Other methods, such as chipping or hammering holes into the ice, tend to require much greater effort and to involve much greater risk of making large, possibly dangerous cracks in the ice. An ice fishing auger is essentially a large screw that is turned into and through the ice. After this, it is pulled out of the hole, taking the excess ice with it.
