hand ice auger [Archive] - The Michigan Sportsman Forums

SuperHunter18

02-06-2007, 02:57 PM

I would say yes and I have owned both. I think that it cuts better and you have the ability to open old holes.

ROBBY MEYERS

02-06-2007, 03:11 PM

two differant blades
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/mora.jpg

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/lazer.jpgdiffently larger but does it cut better

shadow7663

02-06-2007, 03:40 PM

LAZER hands down, Spring the extra $20 bucks. When we get the thicker ice you will not be disapointed!;)

salmonslammer

02-06-2007, 03:42 PM

You want a mora??? come get the POS out of my garage!!!:lol:

andy capp

02-06-2007, 03:49 PM

I have a mora you can pick out of my dumpster.

brett74

02-06-2007, 03:50 PM

I don't own an auger yet, but my buddy has one of each and he said the lazer was by far the best. He even offered me his mora!

ROBBY MEYERS

02-06-2007, 04:12 PM

Gander has a 8" lazor for $59.99 lookes to be a good deal

brett74

02-06-2007, 04:16 PM

dicks had the 8in for $56 i think and the 6in for $50. that was on saturday.

t-dub

02-06-2007, 04:17 PM

i HATE my mora. in fact, since my bud has had my spud since last winter, i am gonna steal his Lazer somtime this week. those things cut nice!

boots741

02-06-2007, 04:18 PM

Get The Lazer !!

Ed Michrina

02-06-2007, 04:19 PM

If a mora is all you have and you have new blades on it, it's not a bad auger.. By far not as easy or long lived (blade wise) as a laser. I keep my mora in-case I loose my laser on the ice.

ROBBY MEYERS

02-06-2007, 04:22 PM

Thank You all for the advice!! That's what's so great about this sight now I can buy with confident's

bolodunn

02-06-2007, 05:49 PM

i too have a mora you can have!!! come get it & try it first. it won't even make it off the ice cause after you catch your breath, you will chuck that thing as far as you can.

ps. i think the 6" is plenty big enough. imo..

TeamSnapper

02-06-2007, 07:13 PM

what everyone else said, get the lazer. biiiiig difference

BIG DAVE

02-06-2007, 07:22 PM

I don't own an auger yet, but my buddy has one of each and he said the lazer was by far the best. He even offered me his mora!
and you still call him your buddy?

Ed Michrina

02-06-2007, 07:47 PM

If its a lazer it will go through easy. 4-6-8 inch. I like the 8" sure its a little harder but I can fish 2 rods through the hole. drill 2- 6 inch or one 8 inch. plus I like looking down and seeing fish. I did have a 6 inch once and it was ok.

stinger63

02-06-2007, 08:02 PM

dicks had the 8in for $56 i think and the 6in for $50. that was on saturday.
Thats a great price for Lazer auger.
A mora is better than no auger though.

MiketheElder

02-06-2007, 08:38 PM

With brand new blades the Mora's not bad. The problem is, the blades don't seem to stay sharp for very long.

And as for changing blades, those Kevlar fishing gloves work pretty good for protecting your hands.

COHO

02-06-2007, 10:46 PM

huntingmaniac45

02-06-2007, 10:55 PM

Lazer:bowdown: Mora:banghead3 Any questions?:lol:

Captain Joe

02-06-2007, 10:56 PM

Laser by a long shot. I have a mora and the blades do not last long. My buddy has a laser and is in his second season on the original blades. They still cut great. I have a seven inch. Sometimes I get tired by cutting holes. I notice a big difference in going down in size. I would pick a six inch auger as your best bet.:lol:

muddman55

02-06-2007, 10:57 PM

used moras for years, bought a lazer last year and will never go back.if i knew how much better they were i would have paid double what i paid honestly.got a couple cheap moras if anyone is interested..:D Same here. I had an 8" mora to start with years ago, went to a 6" mora for ease of drilling, got the lazer 6" when they 1st came out and never looked back. I spend a lot of time on the ice and punch LOOOOOOOOOOOTS of holes and the lazer blades, while more expensive, will out last the mora blades 4-1. This is the 4th season on my blades and it still cuts over 1/2" per crank.

DEO

02-07-2007, 12:27 AM

You guys that have the lazer and need new blades heres what i found out today from strikemaster. You can send them back to them wraped in paper and a brown envolope plus shipping for 17.95 and they will exchange them for you. Thats half the price off new ones. I had five sets of them and i am going to send them in shipping ruturn was 6.50heres there phone number if any one is intersted. 1 763 263 8999 I hope this can save you some money turn over is about one week.

stinger63

02-07-2007, 01:02 AM

Lazer:bowdown: Mora:banghead3 Any questions?:lol:

Kinda a quirky question but is the successful way to modify an a mora auger to be able to use Lazer blades?I realy love my mora very much and wouldnt want to get rid of it:rolleyes:

stinger63

02-07-2007, 01:02 AM

oneeyedclarence

02-07-2007, 11:10 AM

Great........I just bought 5 used Moras, was going to resell them on this site:sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: Price just went down:D :D :D

big john

02-07-2007, 12:15 PM

ice saws work great you can cut any size hole starting at about 7 in as the smallest and as big as you want. I love it. I cut three holes(2 the size of the holes in a shapell 3000dx (aprox11x20)and a 7in for outside tip up and i wasn't even breathing hard or sweating!!! I will be buying one very soon!!!!!!!:) :D my broinlaw got his off ebay for 90 it has a wood handle and a case. Anybody Else use one? check out the one at cabelas for 79.99:fish:

Joe Archer

02-07-2007, 01:12 PM

Like everyone else here who has owned both.... the Lazer is definitely woth the extra dollars. I haven't used the Mora in years and it is just collecting dust in the garage.
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DaveW731

02-07-2007, 01:35 PM

Kinda a quirky question but is the successful way to modify an a mora auger to be able to use Lazer blades?I realy love my mora very much and wouldnt want to get rid of it:rolleyes:

No.

ROBBY MEYERS

02-07-2007, 01:45 PM

WELL if I were to buy one tommorrow the lazor that is what size 6" 7" 8" ??

DaveW731

02-07-2007, 02:11 PM

WELL if I were to buy one tommorrow the lazor that is what size 6" 7" 8" ??

If you are almost exclusively targeting panfish, 6" is more than enough, plus gives you a chance to handle a pike or eye. If you know you want to fish pike/eyes alot, 8". IMHO though, the 8" cuts significantly harder than the 6". I own both and take the one that is most appropriate for what I am targeting. Never tried the 7". Would be interested to know how it cuts, compared to the 6". If it is not much harder, I might consider selling both my 6 and 8 and buying a 7.

stinger63

02-07-2007, 03:07 PM

WELL if I were to buy one tommorrow the lazor that is what size 6" 7" 8" ??
I would buy the 7 inch,you wont be dissapointed.

SuperHunter18

02-07-2007, 03:31 PM

I have used both a 6 and an 8. I would go with the 6" I have pulled plenty of nic fish out of a hole that size. 8" is a bit over kill unless you know you are gonna consistently be catching large fish.

notmuchtime

02-07-2007, 03:39 PM

dicks had the 8in for $56 i think and the 6in for $50. that was on saturday.
Hey Joey, thanks for the great deal j/k;)

sticknstring

02-07-2007, 03:59 PM

I have a 7 and 4 inch lazer hands down better than mora cut more holes easier and blades last longer IMO

brett74

02-07-2007, 07:32 PM

well I went to dicks on hall rd. to finally pick up a lazer 6in auger. they were sold out!:rant: I guess I should have kept my mouth shut! anyways there are still to 8in lazers left and about 4 mora in 6in and 2 in 8in. I can't wait to get out in the morning.:fish:

good luck all

COHO

02-07-2007, 07:46 PM

i have the 7" and it is nice. if you like to sight fish like alot do at LSC bigger is better, get the 8" but i have a sonar so i dont stare down the hole so much anymore and the 7 is still pretty big.i did lose a nice pike at fairhaven last year in a 4 or 5in hole someone else made, i could not get it through and it finally broke off. guess i should'nt have been hole tresspassing:lol:

Fishnnut

02-08-2007, 11:14 AM

Anyone tried the eskimo?
They have them at dunhams for $60
I guess it does not matter but was jsut wondering. because I bought 6" lazer at Sports authority on Gratiot neat 15 mile yesterday.
They had a couple left.
Gas auger was $260. I almost went for it.

Ninja

02-08-2007, 11:22 AM

Lund Lubber

02-08-2007, 12:54 PM

Have a Lazer 7" and love it! Perfect size hole and cuts great ( even in its third season!)

brett74

02-08-2007, 11:04 PM

I have mora's, lazers and eskimo's in stock in a variety of sizes.

how much for the lazer in 6 and 7in?

thanks

stinger63

02-08-2007, 11:23 PM

http://thornebros.com/winter/augers/augers_menu.html

BOEDY

02-09-2007, 07:23 AM

NO ESKIMO! BUY THE LAZER!!!!!! I have the 6" works great.

ted stehney

02-09-2007, 09:20 AM

I have the 5" and 7" Strikemaster and love em both. I think that my pop bought the mora 30 years ago when I was a kid to torture me.:lol: There was the same discussion on Walleyecentral last week. People were throwing thier Strikemasters under the bus in favor of the Nils Master auger. They sound pretty sweet. You can purchase the Nils hand auger and then buy the power head and make it power. For the amount of Ice fishing I do I'll stick with my Laser.

fishnfeathers

02-09-2007, 11:05 AM

LAZER hands down, Spring the extra $20 bucks. When we get the thicker ice you will not be disapointed!;)

:yeahthat: It's $20 well spent! I have owned both too, and there is no comparing them.

PITBULL

02-09-2007, 07:46 PM

LAZER
I got the 8" lazer a few years ago and highly recomend it.

As far as the 6" vs 8", My wife told me that 8" is better. She never explained why.

Ed Michrina

02-10-2007, 08:08 AM

LAZER
I got the 8" lazer a few years ago and highly recomend it.

As far as the 6" vs 8", My wife told me that 8" is better. She never explained why.

Because it drills a bigger hole silly:lol:

Lund Lubber

02-10-2007, 01:45 PM

Don't throw away those mora augers! I have an 8 incher that works great for boring holes for sinking posts. As long as the dirt isn't too hard!!!!

ggoblue

02-10-2007, 02:12 PM

the mora vs lazor by strike king is it worth $20.00 more for the lazor:confused: get the smallest lazer you can find...a 6" hole is more than twice as much ice as a 4 inch hole....and there aint a perch in lake st clair that wont go thru a 4 inch hole, including a hole with a vexilar puck hanging in it....my 4 inch lazer is 5 yrs old and still cuts over one half inch per crank....10 cranks is 6 inches of ice...