the value of a good scoop - For SandMan

[gravediggermax-vabeachva]

been saving these for 1 week.

2 gold, the rest.............NITROS

this scoop holds them............no chasing all around the surf waves trying to find these little bast>>>>>ds once they fall thru. most scoops. in the past i added wire to scoop...............but as u can see..........no wire needed

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[TexasRT]

Grave - Where did you get the scoop, do you have more pics of it?

 

[bootybay]

holey crapola.. thats awesome..my luck it weights like 5 lbs or more right?

 

[kai_gold]

Would also like some more pics of the scoop and where you got it and how much it weighs?

 

[rc2125]

Same scoops I use, made near here in michigan. Treasuresdownunder.com is a great source for them, they are also near the source! Tough as heck and sift sand in the water freaky fast!

http://stores.treasuresdownunder.com/-strse-314/Magnum-Water-Scoop/Detail.bok

Way to go on the earings! I scooped a coin the other day, after giving up on a disappearing target, only to find that my"disappearing" target was a "nitro" earing stuck in one of the scoop squares!

 

[gravediggermax-vabeachva]

that is the small version.............weights just under 5lbs.
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steve makes them....he post on here...........michigan................i think treasurers down under sells them for him.....called Magnaum scoop maybe
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i had the bigger one for a while and ended up selling it to sarge
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[digum smacks]

WHERE

 

[rc2125]

Posted a link above. Purchased the small one initially, found that in sugar sand (lake michigan) and in the waves, the magnum worked better for me (deeper and higher percentage of first scoop recovery). If targets are not deep, the smaller does just fine though. Do tend to grab the smaller sized one for inland lakes though (clay/dirt/gravel), doesn't rock off to the side on hard bottom like the larger one tends to do. The large one is twice the volume of the small.

 

[TexasRT]

Thanks for the info to both of you. Do the wooden handles hold up pretty good?

 

[47thelement]

looks like I'm getting me a new scoop!

 

[rc2125]

Do the wooden handles hold up pretty good?

Yeah, pick out a good one without knots, and make sure you drill the crosshole for the basket bolt closer toward the bottom of the handle/bracket. Can really crank and pry your heart out, I pried out a 4 inch screw-in sand anchor a couple weekends ago. Best part is, the wood handle floats, so no real worries if dropped.

 

[Sandman]

This scoop won't work for me here in Michigan where I search now because of the gravel and Zebra Mussels.

 

[Montauk3]

You folks sound like you've not seen this model before. I posted a site and pics about a week ago.

http://www.prostockdetectors.com/REVC.html

 

[COTTON]

Looks like a Stealth nock off,But looks like a good one

 

[OBN]

I like it alot!! but don't you have a problem in the surf with the wood handle, my last wood handle scoop would leave me beat up from it hitting me with the waves. I think it would be great on the wet sand and low swells and the bay................maybe some video of you with it in action would help?? Get shark hunter to be director, camara man....................nice shark toof.....joe

 

[Montauk3]

It is not light once the handle is attached, about 5 lbs. but it compensates by digging a larger radius that helps to reduce the number of scoops needed to get the target.

I'm still fine tuning it to my satisfaction.