Favorite beach hunt accessories

[scarfaceses26]

What s your favorite accessories for beach hunting sand scoop vs...

 

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[Jason in Enid]

Accessories? I dont think Ive ever carried anything that wasnt critical for the planned hunt. OK, I take that back, I have taken GoPro cameras on my hunts.

 

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[sandmartin]

My Nox has been in water with no leaks, have several hunting partners who have used theirs in the water with no leaks, you tube has videos of people hunting in the water with no leaks.

It was tongue in cheek bud, i'm just trying to make light of it. Keeping my fingers crossed my new one will be ok.

 

[PetesPockets55]

2 excals,1 Equinox
2 scoops
2 find bags
2 harnesses
Camelpac with water
Toolbox with detector repair parts
Sun screen
Sun hat
Cooler with sandwiches, drinks and victory beer if gold is found.

Nice list, but you forgot the camel(s) to carry it all so there are no trips back to the car.
(I wish I was as organized as you.)

 

[scarfaceses26]

Nice list, but you forgot the camel(s) to carry it all so there are no trips back to the car. [emoji106]
(I wish I was as organized as you.)

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[RTR]

Floating classifier. I'm in no big waves, however.

Ditto on that.A little DIY project....One 5 gal. bucket,a pool noodle, some 1/4" mesh, some zip ties....and done

 

[RustyGold]

Killer job on the classifier RTR!

 

[RTR]

Killer job on the classifier RTR!

Thanks.It will also work as a classifier placed on top of a sluice in a stream

 

[scarfaceses26]

Ditto on that.A little DIY project....One 5 gal. bucket,a pool noodle, some 1/4" mesh, some zip ties....and done View attachment 1767874View attachment 1767875

Wowww its nice

 

[Terry In Florida]

Nice scoops but they are very flimsy

Not really, I mean they aren't going to hold up to a heavy gauge aluminum or SS scoop but they are pretty solid for beach sand. No flexing at all in beach sand and they dig down easily, even in moderate shell. Plus you can check for targets in them as they aren't metal, just hang the scoop over your coil and if you have the target in your scoop you should get a signal. Don't have to dump the scoop to check for the target.

For someone who is only occasionally going to beach detect and want an alternative to shelling out a little wad of cash for a metal scoop. I don't see a better alternative. Unless you know of one?

I've had and used these for years in beach sand and they have held up like new. The only reason the blue one has scrapes, is because I installed a handle into it and tried using it for hard inland ground. It worked but as you can see, it wasn't going to last in hard ground. I'm wanting to md more often and wanted a good overall scoop, so it was the deciding factor on my buying a SS scoop. I am sure these will still be my go to scoops for diving, because everything is in your face when diving, you can check the scoops without dumping them for targets, easy to secure and carry and in water most everything is soft sand.

They've been awesome scoops for what I've needed them for...

 

[RTR]

Wowww its nice

Thanks .Even works in winter with hip boots,M.D. & shovel.Searching the shoreline in 2 ft. of water.And tie a string from it to your belt so you won't be chasing it around in the water.

 

[PetesPockets55]

Ditto on that.A little DIY project....One 5 gal. bucket,a pool noodle, some 1/4" mesh, some zip ties....and done View attachment 1767874View attachment 1767875

Nice.
Do you see any advantage to using a larger mesh (3/8" or 1/2") as a prescreen or does the 1/4" not get clogged up too badly?

 

[PullTabPete]

Ditto on that.A little DIY project....One 5 gal. bucket,a pool noodle, some 1/4" mesh, some zip ties....and done View attachment 1767874View attachment 1767875

I like it!

Silly question how is the mesh secured? I'd like to build one if I can manage it

Thanks.

Pete

 

[RTR]

Nice.
Do you see any advantage to using a larger mesh (3/8" or 1/2") as a prescreen or does the 1/4" not get clogged up too badly?

1/4" seems to work good . Wet Sand (shoveled from the bottom)passes right thru it quickly.1/2" mesh would work probably even faster,but some good stuff might also pass thru.

 

[RTR]

I like it!

Silly question how is the mesh secured? I'd like to build one if I can manage it

Thanks.

Pete

A 'press fit' secures the mesh in place . Its designed to be used IN water ONLY so the sand shoveled into it dosent weigh much at all.I'll see if I can find building instructions I used.

 

[RTR]

I like it!

Silly question how is the mesh secured? I'd like to build one if I can manage it

Thanks.

Pete

On Installing the Mesh......Cant find the instructions I used to build mine , but this will work(maybe even better) Just add the pool noodle as I did for flotation And I would install the mesh lower in the bucket as I did.
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[RTR]

Also on cutting the pool-noodle in half.I found that a serrated edge knife works best for a nice clean cut.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Nice list, but you forgot the camel(s) to carry it all so there are no trips back to the car.
(I wish I was as organized as you.)

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I carry equipment backups because it is a minimum 65 mile 1 way to beach hunt for me. On one of my trips to Miami, a 259 mile trip for me, my excal oscillator went bad, with out a backup ir would have been a wasted 500 mile round trip. On different trip I broke handle on a scoop.

 

[OBN]

Favorite beach hunt accessories


Favorite beech hunting accessories..


1. My drysuit would be #1, gets me out about 4 months out of the year when no one else hunts, or can hunt. Dec to April, water temps as low as 34F.....



2. The Triumph, gets me to spots no one else can get too and distant spots. And makes me feel like a real Pirate when I'm cutting thru the water...!!..lol..........




3. Then my jetski......for those places that require fi-nesses. Mainly up the river coves, in between pier's, small swim beach's..creeks... where size is a factor.


4. Would have to be the computer, internet...for research. Each of these have contributed alot to my yearly gold count

 

[islamoradamark]

bringing someone to dig the signals

 

[Irishgoldhound]

Favorite beach hunt accessories


Favorite beech hunting accessories..


1. View attachment 1768324 My drysuit would be #1, gets me out about 4 months out of the year when no one else hunts, or can hunt. Dec to April, water temps as low as 34F.....



2.View attachment 1768325 The Triumph, gets me to spots no one else can get too and distant spots. And makes me feel like a real Pirate when I'm cutting thru the water...!!..lol..........




3.View attachment 1768326 Then my jetski......for those places that require fi-nesses. Mainly up the river coves, in between pier's, small swim beach's..creeks... where size is a factor.


4. Would have to be the computer, internet...for research. Each of these have contributed alot to my yearly gold count

You’re one hardcore beach hunter! That’s awesome!