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Nice one / just a heads up the guy said they have minnows for Saturday and may have some on Sunday but couldn't guarantee it so I'm hitting it tomorrow morning about 9am. Call in the afternoon tomorrow around 4pm to see if they still have some . This will give you a heads up, I would hate for you to get up there and for them not to have any....
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I will be there for Sunday…
FYI…yesterday the CO said maybe 2 weeks left then they close as the water level starts to rise. Too bad as the ice is real thick. Anyway, enjoy Belwood for the last week or so
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I made it out today and managed two perch and two pike. A friend sharpened my auger and he mucked it up bad it wouldn't cut hot butter . A least 30 minutes trying to cut through and no luck so I loosened the blades and jammed a spinner blade under the cutting blades at the front .Well this helped a lot and it brought the time down to about 10 minutes per hole .Six holes today and I am spent Arms are sore ,chest is sore ... Think I'm buying a new auger ....not going to do that again... What's with belwood and augers .....lol
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QUOTE (fishmagnet @ Mar 07, 2015 - 08:30 pm)
I made it out today and managed two perch and two pike. A friend sharpened my auger and he mucked it up bad it wouldn't cut hot butter . A least 30 minutes trying to cut through and no luck so I loosened the blades and jammed a spinner blade under the cutting blades at the front .Well this helped a lot and it brought the time down to about 10 minutes per hole .Six holes today and I am spent Arms are sore ,chest is sore ... Think I'm buying a new auger ....not going to do that again... What's with belwood and augers .....lol
Why not look at buying replacement blades? Cheaper than new auger?
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A weld popped at the bottom of the the auger so I welded it back on at work. Its never worked great after that and I have seen new blades for it anywhere from 30 to 45 bucks for new one's then at the end of the day its it still doesn't cut like it used to because I believe its out of wack so I will save the 40 bucks to put it towards a new one . My old one is a 8 inch which makes a good size hole but I think I will get a 6 inch one this time. Belwood must have 2 feet of ice at least so I'm not going to chance the old one from breaking again I will just get a new one..drilling those holes with that auger yesterday has left me today with a sore chest and arms and I'm not going to do that again....new one all the way and of course can't find the one that I'm looking for on sale anywhere right now but I will keep my eye's open then make the purchase.
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belwood march 7th,8th, anyone going to be there
