metro lake, does it need extension

[HcUser]

Plan to go out this saturday in the metro, just check to see if i need to get extension for my auger or not

thank in advance, have not been fishing after the 2 weeks below zero

<==that the wife

work on one thing at a time, you end up with a better result....

[mopho]

I haven’t yet you should be fine…

I.BO.T. #269

[orandausa]

I was up by Rush City and it was 17″ before the deep freeze and 23″ after. You should be fine without.

Yes, Yes that is a 39" Pike.

[nofishfisherman]

I’ve been out 3 out of the last 4 days with a kdrill and no need for an extension.

[HcUser]

thank you all for the reply

i have k-drill so i should be safe

<==that the wife

work on one thing at a time, you end up with a better result....

[bottlebass]

Honest question when was the last time you needed an extension on a metro lake? I haven’t needed one in my adult life. Even the really cold winter a couple ago I made it through by digging down to the ice.

[snow]

Good question,mid 90’s for me on mille lacs 42″s stood on my trucks tailgate to get a straight hole otherwise the strikemaster lazer with extention would corkscrew so bad you couldn’t see the bottom of the hole.

Same year on lake michigan 48″s 1st time out with a honda 4 stroke auger,good thing we had a backup strike master along with a 2′ extention.

[bottlebass]

I guess I don’t consider Mille Lacs a metro lake…. I’ve used my extension on mille lacs too. I was thinking more like tonka, prior lake, etc for distance for metro lakes.

[snow]

you’ll be fine on metro lakes was out on white bear the other day 18’s

no extention but my 2′ extention fits inside my strikemaster flite so its always handy if needed.

[snow]

bald eagle yesterday making the rounds collecting garbage from the last winter slobs.

20″s on the main lake of good clear ice 24″s back in the north end bay,

1/2 ton trucks driving everywhere still.

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