Thought advice in water

[Bluedogcards]

Ok all got a nice lake beach where everyone's swims and a swimming hole in a stream, water starting o go down in the stream still got to wait until maybe Aug time frame on the lake. using Ace 250. never did any type of water hunting, really dont want to go in blind my first time.

 

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[Sandman]

Well you won't be able to get the box wet as that will kill the 250. An
you il get her wet trust me. The 250 will work however but there are usually lots of trash in the very shallows where you can use the thing. It is much better to look for a Fisher 1280, Tesoro Tiger Shark that are really water proof. The AT Pro will work too, but why use that when you can have a much better water detector. Suggest you invest in a high quality long handled scoop like the Sunspot Stealth as it will last a lifetime.
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[Bluedogcards]

Tks the coil part can be in water right for what i have read just cant get the main box wet. only looking at less then 4 to 6 inches of water, the scoop thing is nice going to try to make one to save on cost. al ready been thinking about it, so when i do sand pits. am pretty good at things like that. tks for the comments

 

[Fletch88]

The RTG Pro Mini scoop #733 for $99 is all you need. It's very light weight, easy to maneuver and well built. It was the best $99 I've invested in a sand scoop.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

I modified a Garrett hand held sand scoop, two u-bolts and a handle, about five foot wooden handle bolts right up to the back of the Garrett scoop.Total cost about 40 bucks. Unless you water hunt all the time the cost for me as I only water hunt a few times a year was a little to high for a quality scoop.Also I bought the handheld when I first got my detector then realized I should have bought a handled scoop.

 

[search and recovery]

The Sunspot or any comparable scoop is the best investment that you will ever make if you are serious about water detecting. One gold ring will pretty much pay for it and if you ever decide to give up water hunting you can easily sell it without losing too much money on it.

 

[Bluedogcards]

This is what am going to use. it is a small livestock feed scope the opening is 5 1/4 by 6 1/2 and about 8 inches deep. only a couple of dollars, will drill holes in it and put a handle on it only looking for maybe a 20 inch handle

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

This is what am going to use. it is a small livestock feed scope the opening is 5 1/4 by 6 1/2 and about 8 inches deep. only a couple of dollars, will drill holes in it and put a handle on it only looking for maybe a 20 inch handle View attachment 1000584 View attachment 1000585

If you are like me and only water hunt occasionally that should do the job,You will have to make sure it has enough holes to let the sand out easily when sand is wet it sticks a bit more than when it is dry.The only problem I see you having is if you get into rocky gravel it will chew up the plastic pretty fast.

 

[Bluedogcards]

If you are like me and only water hunt occasionally that should do the job,You will have to make sure it has enough holes to let the sand out easily when sand is wet it sticks a bit more than when it is dry.The only problem I see you having is if you get into rocky gravel it will chew up the plastic pretty fast.

Thats a great thought about the rocks,, that makes me think about putting some type of metal edge on it and using rivets Also good point about wet sand being sticky thanks you gave me something to think about.

 

[tiderider]

The tiger shark is a killer in the fresh water !!

 

[Talon]

They do sell metal feed scoops Little Giant® 4 Quart Galvanized Feed Scoop - Tractor Supply Co. But I agree with the others that say a long handled scoop will make for a much more pleasant experience. I also would advise against taking a non waterproof detector to a stream. It only takes one fumble and you're out $200.

 

[fongu]

I started water hunting in November 2012 and used my Garrett GTI-2500 and the best advice I can give you besides the Sunspot scoop is to get a sling for your Ace-250 to keep from dropping it in the water. You find something real good and get excited, drop the Ace in the water and it's all over but the crying. I got the limb saver and use it on my At/Pro in the water now.

 

[Boatlode]

I'd be scared of dropping the machine in the water, but I'm a klutz.