11-08-2010, 07:37 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Hey, a 10" auger won't help you catch any bigger perch than those dinks you got last year.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The battery on the electric is just one of the simple 8 amp SLA batteries like most folks use for sonar. And you can pop in a new one in seconds if the first one runs down. Also a cable comes with that you can use to hook up to a snowmobile or wheeler battery.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I never did run low on juice last winter. Punched up to 30 holes in 18" of ice. The main thing is that there is not the power and torque of a 3 HP gas motor. You have to let off a bit as you are cutting through the bottom of the ice or it will bind up on you. Other than that I was (and am) pleased with the electric. No noise, no stink and always starts.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The new Strikemasters have a new kind of motor now that is supposed to be very good. No more Tecumseh. But, with anything new you have to be sure there is a network of dealers and service locations for parts and repair. The Eskimos went through that when they changed motors and nobody could get service within a reasonable distance from Salt Lake.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The battery on the electric is just one of the simple 8 amp SLA batteries like most folks use for sonar. And you can pop in a new one in seconds if the first one runs down. Also a cable comes with that you can use to hook up to a snowmobile or wheeler battery.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I never did run low on juice last winter. Punched up to 30 holes in 18" of ice. The main thing is that there is not the power and torque of a 3 HP gas motor. You have to let off a bit as you are cutting through the bottom of the ice or it will bind up on you. Other than that I was (and am) pleased with the electric. No noise, no stink and always starts.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The new Strikemasters have a new kind of motor now that is supposed to be very good. No more Tecumseh. But, with anything new you have to be sure there is a network of dealers and service locations for parts and repair. The Eskimos went through that when they changed motors and nobody could get service within a reasonable distance from Salt Lake.[/#0000ff]
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