Ice thickness , auger extension ?
 

Are we generally gonna need a extension by Mid march ? How thick is the ice ? Slave lake, Utikama and boyle areas ? In your opinion .

At calling my motor was down to the snow before i got through the ice. If the weather stays cool it will not be long before you will need an extension.

You need extension for Slave lake already.

Everyone north of Calgary should own an extension .....much easier to drill even when not required 100%

Yup if in doubt just buy one. A lot cheaper then driving to the lake to find out your auger isn't long enough...

Save 60 bucks. Make one.

I was about 4” away from needing one at Pigeon last Saturday.

Iv been using mine for couple weeks,even if you dont quite need one yet its easier on the back i find. Hopefully the bit of snow we got will slow down the ice now as long as the wind doesnt blow it all off.

Had 4-6 inches to spare around Boyle last weekend

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They are on sale at Cabelas right now. I saved $12. :)

What did you make yours out of and where did you get the materials? TIA

Had a millwright at the plant where I work whoop one up for me out of scrap. It’s just tubing a fitting and a bolt pretty much. Make sure everything is snug or you’ll get a bad wobble.

Tried lac labiche today and had to shovel the snow away to get through without an extension.

I'm not sure why guys run without an extension. It's such a simple insurance. I leave mine on all year.

Was at Island Lake by Athabasca today, just made it through without my extension.

Measures 29.5 inches of ice on Island lake on Thursday. Dogfish

I just barely got through on slave today without an extension

Ice Thickness
 

North wabasca had 33" of ice. Extension required for anytime in march this year.

I was into the extension on Slave today.

I was north of calling lake on Friday and I had 4 inches of blade before it was extension time

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Glad I bought one this year. Still a couple more weeks of ice to grow.

Same for Smoky Lake area lakes yesterday, probably 2" left before extension will be needed......

I was at Newell a week ago and came close to needing an extension in some places. That is rare for the southern lakes for sure.

Extension needed on the Jiffy and Eskimo this weekend at Calling Lake.

Not a lot of snow on the west side of the lake, ice is gonna grow for a while yet.


Sure was helpful that NSR Fisher is as tall as he is for cutting those holes with the extension on!!!!!

I'm getting to the point of bringing a milk crate to stand on!!!


Drewski

Had to use an ice bar to bang out the last 1/4 of ice yesterday, extension on the way!