DIFFERENT WATER DIGGER

[DaChief]

I was cruising the internet today looking for that bit of information that would help to better my finds in the water when I ran across this article about a fellow that hunts in the surf in Guam. This screw type device in this photo is the digger he uses. He says that it does the job well on a sandy bottom and allows him to retrieve items where the hole keeps collapsing. Don't know if you have ever seen one like this but I can see it working in the environment of a sandy bottom. A radical departure from the standard scoop.

Da Chief!

 

[TreasurdiggrNY]

I don't know Chief, where does the detector go when both hands are on the auger? You don't know when your item is in the scoop so won't the hole collapse once you pull it out to check? Also, when your digging down, the old sand needs to be disbursed to make room for the new sand, where does the old sand go?
Glenn

 

[guzz1]

WOW!!! I WAS Thinking the same thing Glenn. I'm still Thinking a really well designed water scoop is the way to go... something that can go right to the target... guzz1

 

[DaChief]

I hip mount my Infinium which allows me to simply drop the shaft of my detector because it is tethered to me via the hip mount. I eliminate any stress on the cable connection by using a velcro strip to secure the cable to my belt. That way there is no pull at all on the connector at the control head. Since the cable is also vecroed to the shaft, there is no stress on the connection at the coil either. I wouldn't have any trouble using both hands in that manner. Just the first time I had ever seen this. I didn't think to call it an auger which is exactly what it is. I am thinking about trying to perfect the idea in some way. I have some friends that work in a machine shop. I believe that even if perfected, it would still most likely be restricted to use on powdery sand bottoms like those in the panhandle of Florida. There would be too much resistance on a bottom surface that would have shells or coral, etc.

I will let you know if try to tackle making the better mouse trap.

 

[TreasurdiggrNY]

There was one that Indasurf was telling me about, an auger type that had a long clear plastic tube instead of the shallow pan like the one in your photo. When he told me about it I pictured one of them big gumball machines where the gumball spins around. I'll ask him about it but I think he only saw it once and the problem was 2 fold, damage to the recovered item and the holes getting clogged from debris so the sand wouldn't clear itself out.
Good Luck!
Glenn

 

[finderzzs]

I'd still like to try it. Different.

 

[JoeSWFla]

Greetings,I believe that it was called the Sand Screw,and I think Kellyco
used to carry it.Never seemed to catch on.Some on the other forums
tried it,but never heard any rave reviews.It probably has its place.
Kinda like the drop and fan,verus the scoop.To each his own.HH Joe