Beach Scoop help please.

[Fishingfromakayak]

This summer im gonna take the plung. I have had dreams of metal detecting the beaches of New England and its on my summer bucket list. Any recommendations for a middle of the line scoop. I will be trying both dry and wet detecting, probably no deeper then my waist as I have a AT Pro and dont have the water proof headphones yet. Any thoughts on a particular scoop ? Feel free to give ANY advice,, thnx for reading.

 

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[RustyGold]

I have one of Chuck's amazing Stealth Scoops with the CF handle and I agree it's very lightweight!

 

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[Sandancer]

New England beaches vary dramatically. They can be mostly sand and easy to dig or almost all rock. You may be quite disappointed with your AT Pro on most NE beaches. Don't waste money on a flimsy metal scoop for rocks as it won't last a day. For the dry sand a plastic scoop is all you need. You can put a longer handle one easily or just use the stoop and scoop method.

 

[ChampFerguson/TN]

3 I would recommend: Sunspot, Stavr, TRex.
But NONE of them have as good a warranty as Sunspot. Go there and read it.
Fantastic people to deal with too. I've met some wonderful dealers in my stint as a detectorist but Sunspot stands out above them all.

 

[LawrencetheMDer]

This is an aluminum scoop on drugs...I mean rocks- 4 days on a rock covered, washed-out beach with sand, between the rocks, the consistency of cement. Doubt if a SS lip would have helped.



My scoop looks a lot worse now after I blew out the back and wired it together. Its still working, on soft white sand, anyways...Some say I abused her....I'm sorry...Boy am I sorry - to the tune of 140 smackers.

 

[Fletch88]

I think as OBN mentioned you just needed a shovel. The tempered, carbon steel blade on a decent shovel will hold up way better than stainless and definitely an aluminum scoop.

 

[rick67]

This is an aluminum scoop on drugs...I mean rocks- 4 days on a rock covered, washed-out beach with sand, between the rocks, the consistency of cement. Doubt if a SS lip would have helped.

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My scoop looks a lot worse now after I blew out the back and wired it together. Its still working, on soft white sand, anyways...Some say I abused her....I'm sorry...Boy am I sorry - to the tune of 140 smackers.

I recall 4 years and which is great for any USED scoop.
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/beach-shallow-water/491655-found-gold-washed-out-beach.html

 

[Sandman]

For ATP use in dry sand and some wet the Beachmaster will work without breaking the bank.

 

[Miahs]

Im guessing the people on here telling you that you will have problems with th ATPro have had them and experienced issues, I hope not cause I have the same one.
Get the blue headphones, they are about $80. Better safe than sorry especially if you will be waist deep. You will need to set your ground balance on the sand and as soon as you get to the water do it again after the tide recedes, maybe again when even deeper. You may pick up targets not even there if not. Hope this helps too.
I to am going to a beach soon and hope for good finds or atleast a great time.
Happy hunting!

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

This is an aluminum scoop on drugs...I mean rocks- 4 days on a rock covered, washed-out beach with sand, between the rocks, the consistency of cement. Doubt if a SS lip would have helped.

View attachment 1290722

My scoop looks a lot worse now after I blew out the back and wired it together. Its still working, on soft white sand, anyways...Some say I abused her....I'm sorry...Boy am I sorry - to the tune of 140 smackers.

Yes a SS lip would have helped save the scoop, I have used mine in rocky areas with no issues because it had a SS lip...

 

[Amadeus_21_1/2]

 

[ChampFerguson/TN]

This is an aluminum scoop on drugs...I mean rocks- 4 days on a rock covered, washed-out beach with sand, between the rocks, the consistency of cement. Doubt if a SS lip would have helped.

View attachment 1290722

My scoop looks a lot worse now after I blew out the back and wired it together. Its still working, on soft white sand, anyways...Some say I abused her....I'm sorry...Boy am I sorry - to the tune of 140 smackers.

Even with a SS lip, the bucket would still have collapsed.
(btw, you can still file down the burred edge and make that scoop more serviceable)

 

[Normsel]

You can get a good S.S. RTG scoop for about $109, $120 with shipping. You can use your foot on it and will take lots of abuse.

 

[LawrencetheMDer]

I recall 4 years and which is great for any USED scoop.
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/beach-shallow-water/491655-found-gold-washed-out-beach.html

Yes, 4 yrs on soft sand but 4 days of stones which almost did it in. The final straw was my "fix" of punching-out the bottom when trying to bang out the dents. If I didn't believe in "Extreme Metal Detecting" (i.e., MDing stone-covered beaches, MDing in heavy surf or during wind/rain storms or night detecting when you can't see your feet), I guess a light weight scoop would be fine...but, for me, I need a scoop that takes abuse and keeps on ticking. My scoop needs to second as a hammer, lever, cane and shark fend-offer, when necessary. I think that next to the detector, the scoop is the second most important piece in the metal detecting arsenal when beach and surf detecting. I think my damaged scoop is one of the most durable scoops. Like to see pics of other scoops and how they manage over time.
PS One thing that sucks about an all aluminum scoop is that the aluminum dust/metal/whateveritis leaves skin and clothes stained with a residue that is hard to remove. I finally covered my scoop pole with water resistant Duct tape to solve the staining problem, but after several yrs the tape needs a re due...or a new scoop.

 

[Miahs]

Any chance anybody knows where to find used scoops on a Web site for sale besides ebay?

 

[Fletch88]

Here are a few


http://www.rtgstore.com/rtgaluminumscoops.htm


http://www.stealthscoop.com/


http://stavrscoop.com/en/8-sand-scoop

 

[Fletch88]

Sorry I did not see the used part.

 

[ScubaDetector]

I have seen used on Craigslist. SearchTempest: Search all of Craigslist nationwide & more lets you search all of craigslist for as many miles away from you as you want.

I have heard of them in garage sales. I agree with Joe. Just get a shovel and play for a while and see what you think

 

[penzfan]

Nice stainless 8" Oleg scoops on eBay for around $85 shipped. I love mine

 

[Introfiant]

If you're gonna use an atpro and just hit the dry sand, get a light simple scoop. you'll be digging soft sand all day. Stavr or something light like that would be great. I have a sunspot 720i that I find cumbersome on soft sand. Looking for something like a stavr my self. But when in the water I like the 720i.

 

[Miahs]

I have seen used on Craigslist. SearchTempest: Search all of Craigslist nationwide & more lets you search all of craigslist for as many miles away from you as you want.

I have heard of them in garage sales. I agree with Joe. Just get a shovel and play for a while and see what you think

See this thread is what I've been looking for and I am glad he started it. Good conversations. I will be visiting a beach soon but I'm not staying long just a week and I do want to hunt in nearby creeks and possibly river beaches here in Missouri. I was hoping to find a decent inexpensive scoop for the trip to the ocean or a used one preferably. Its not that the $ isnt there, its justifying spending around a 100 bucks for a shovel. I dont get why they are so expensive. When I was on ebay, there was a guy or company selling all kinds of them for like 40ish a piece but then shipping is another 30. They seem very well made, but I prefer to buy here in the states. The problem is that same scoop is nowhere to be found at that price.