SunSpot new handle design

**erikk** · Jan 02, 2012, 01:21 PM

Sunspot new scoop handle design:
I have been water hunting for many years and have used a bunch of scoops- some good, some bad. For the past several years I have been using Sun Spot Stealth scoops,both sizes and have found them to be of excellent quality and well adapted to hunting both here in SWFL & in the lakes in upstate NY.
So, when I saw that they came out with a new handle design I thought I might give it a try. Bear in mind that I am a died in the wool wood handle hunter and didn’t think I would really like the bent design. I also hated the thought of having to wrap the foam around the scoop to make it float but Chuck assured me that it ws a sealed unit and it would float. The first thing I did after assembly was throw it in my pool to see if it would float and was happy to see that it floated just as well as the wooden one. Before I got the handle I asked Chuck to install a ring bolt in the end because I drag my scoops attached to a tether. This he did and the handle worked well.
Now for the digging. I hunted both wet sand and in the water up to my neck in both sand and hard shell and I have to admit that is was a lot easier digging with the bent handle. IMHO since the scoop is just as important as the detector it is not something you want to cut corners on and years of hunting have proved me correct.
Just thought I would pass this along. BTW i am not a dealer or any way connected with sun Spot

**dewcon4414** · Jan 02, 2012, 06:21 PM

About time someone gave us a review. Erikk.... i saw it when Chuck put it on the web. Im not a fan of the 90 degree handle but this adds an angle i like. Thanks for posting man. Im still draggen my RTG around. Got someone going to mod it this week for me a bit. Hope you are still cleaning house out there with that big ole coil.

Dew

**stevemc** · Jan 02, 2012, 08:26 PM

Yes, I am thinking of getting a SunSpot, and went to their website last week and saw the new bent handle. It does seem good, but very pricey. But like you said, it is as important as your detector. The guys with the Sunspots dig faster than me with my RTG solid stainless. How is it bringing up the sand? The other with the straight handle, you just brought it up straight, do you have to angle it to keep the sand from coming out? I would suppose so.

**erikk** · Jan 03, 2012, 01:49 AM

Originally Posted by stevemc

Yes, I am thinking of getting a SunSpot, and went to their website last week and saw the new bent handle. It does seem good, but very pricey. But like you said, it is as important as your detector. The guys with the Sunspots dig faster than me with my RTG solid stainless. How is it bringing up the sand? The other with the straight handle, you just brought it up straight, do you have to angle it to keep the sand from coming out? I would suppose so.

I also use the backsaver handle (cured my wrist problem) so when I bring it up it is pretty well empty when it hits the surface

**erikk** · Jan 03, 2012, 01:52 AM

Originally Posted by dewcon4414

About time someone gave us a review. Erikk.... i saw it when Chuck put it on the web. Im not a fan of the 90 degree handle but this adds an angle i like. Thanks for posting man. Im still draggen my RTG around. Got someone going to mod it this week for me a bit. Hope you are still cleaning house out there with that big ole coil.

Dew

Ended year .925 & started W 10K Best mod for that scoop is a smelter