Sir Gala Clad
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Has something like this ever happened to you?
I have been scooped before, but this time it was different.
In the past, it was by the side or the back of the light aluminum enclosed basket of my stand up water scoop. As this scoop is corky, it is hard to control when there is current or small waves. Fortunately, each time I was struck by it, the blow was surprisingly soft most likely because of its cylindrical shape or that the large holes had bled off most of the power that propelled by the wave(s). Even when struck by the tip, it did not cut as the aluminum tip was blunt rather than sharp. When it struck it was more like a reality check, that I was not in control and that it was past time to exit the water.
Later, I switched to wider diameter scoop(s) to increase the odds of retrieving the target on the first scoop in the water which is important as you often only have one chance. I also switched to stainless steel tips to more easily cut through clay and shell bottoms.
As these scoopers are heavier, it is easier to hold your position in unprotected waters. Unfortunately, the tradeoff is that the more efficient scoops are less forgiving.
I am paying for this increased capability , by having to stay out of the water, for the last two weeks. Having been filleted by a stainless steel tip which was raked across my shin bone after being struck by a small wave which overpowered me.
As we do not have a continental shelf to slow waves down or bleed off power, small waves in Hawaii are surprisingly strong. A one foot wave can knock you off your feet/ propel rocks against you (an earlier injury while hunting on wet sand)- added new meaning to getting stoned at the beach. A two foot wave can easily knock you down and take you out to sea.
I have been scooped before, but this time it was different.
In the past, it was by the side or the back of the light aluminum enclosed basket of my stand up water scoop. As this scoop is corky, it is hard to control when there is current or small waves. Fortunately, each time I was struck by it, the blow was surprisingly soft most likely because of its cylindrical shape or that the large holes had bled off most of the power that propelled by the wave(s). Even when struck by the tip, it did not cut as the aluminum tip was blunt rather than sharp. When it struck it was more like a reality check, that I was not in control and that it was past time to exit the water.
Later, I switched to wider diameter scoop(s) to increase the odds of retrieving the target on the first scoop in the water which is important as you often only have one chance. I also switched to stainless steel tips to more easily cut through clay and shell bottoms.
As these scoopers are heavier, it is easier to hold your position in unprotected waters. Unfortunately, the tradeoff is that the more efficient scoops are less forgiving.
I am paying for this increased capability , by having to stay out of the water, for the last two weeks. Having been filleted by a stainless steel tip which was raked across my shin bone after being struck by a small wave which overpowered me.
As we do not have a continental shelf to slow waves down or bleed off power, small waves in Hawaii are surprisingly strong. A one foot wave can knock you off your feet/ propel rocks against you (an earlier injury while hunting on wet sand)- added new meaning to getting stoned at the beach. A two foot wave can easily knock you down and take you out to sea.
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Have had waves slam the scoop into my face a couple of times but the catcher's mask cured that issue. 
