If you've hunted in the water or wet sand where there are a lot of rocks/cobble,shells,etc, you'll eventually damage your scoop. Even the best of scoops can be damaged by prying around an unseen rock. My Stealth 720i is no exception. I've had it repaired/replaced under warranty a couple of times. This 3rd time, I decided to repair and modify it myself to see if I could beef it up to handle heavy rock conditions. In the following photos, you'll see what it looked like before I repaired it, during the straightening phase, and after reinforcement. This might take several installments, depending on how many photos Tnet will allow in each post. Here's the first phase. You'll see that the bottom of the basket is dented in from having a rock in the wrong spot while prying. It happens, you just can't see buried rocks and the damage is done before you realize it. Also note that the leading edge of the scoop is starting to split. That also happened the last time it was sent in for welding. That's pretty common for most scoops as that area gets worn and thin after so many scoops and drags in the sand.
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