When Gov. Arne Carlson called off school in February of 1996 because of dangerously cold weather conditions, Joel Nelson burned white-hot with excitement. "I remember windchills were like minus-60 and ...

Come deep winter in the north country, the steady, ongoing noise of an outboard engine making its way across the water is replaced by the short, high pitched roar of an ice auger, growling its way ...

I know in previous columns, I have discussed the new fad in cordless drill-powered ice augers fairly in depth. Technology is ever increasing regarding this matter. This really is a no-brainer decision ...

Rapala is recalling 3,000 StrikeMaster ice augers because of an injury hazard. The trigger switch on the auger could fail and the unit not turn off. The Lithium Lazer ice auger is used by ice ...

GRAND FORKS – I wonder how many ice fishing enthusiasts out there have gas-powered ice augers gathering dust in their garages, sheds or wherever they store their fishing gear. Once a staple in the ...

Finnish fishing tackle giant Rapala VMC Corp. has acquired StrikeMaster Corp. of Big Lake, Minn., a leading supplier of ice augers, in a deal that gives Rapala the proverbial opening in the ice ...

Rapala USA has recalled about 3,060 StrikeMaster® Lithium Lazer™ Ice Augers because the trigger switch could fail and the unit not turn off, posing an injury hazard. Normark Corporation, dba Rapala ...

Three years ago as winter began, I briefly covered the topic of electric ice augers. More specifically, using a cordless drill to operate it. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think this would ...

The first thing you’ll notice when you pick up StrikeMaster’s Lithium 24v auger is its weight, or rather, it’s lack thereof. The 8-inch auger weighs in at 14.3 pounds while the 6-inch model is a ...

Minnetonka-based Rapala has recalled 3,000 ice augers because the trigger could malfunction and leave the unit running, federal officials said. The recall announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety ...