I have for sale an aluminum alloy scoop made by my friend Howie; he's the VP of our local Treasure Hunters Club and the supervisor of a metal fabrication shop. After years of using various scoops in and out of the water at the beach, he decided to make his own water scoop to get what he really wanted. He and his wife showed up at a club meeting with his scoop, and it created quite a stir. Responding to the clamor of his club-mates, he put together a few more for club members, including myself. I got one plus a couple of backups. But the original is so rugged, I realized I don't need the backups.
This scoop is made to survive rough use in the water, yet it weighs only 3lbs, 10oz., that's what I love about it. The last SS scoop I had weighed over 8 pounds. Try dragging that anchor behind you.
If you shoot some foam into the handle of this scoop, it will float, and you don't have to oil it and it won't ever get splinters and you won't ever have to replace it with a new stick. There is a drain hole through the bottom of the brace.
The basket holes are 9/16"; pulltabs that fall through 5/8" holes do not fall through this scoop. The basket is 12" long and a little over 6" wide. The bed of the scoop is 6" deep at the entrance to the basket section. The handle is 40" long. The point is sharp, so it can work through rocks better than rounded scoops. There are no bolts or projections on the back and the brace makes a comfortable kickplate to put your foot on.
Howie's skillfully executed Tig welds are stronger than the original sheet metal. The aircraft alloy aluminum is tough and resilient; it will not fracture the way those cheap beach scoops do that are sold by some online retailers. The basket is 1/8" thick, while the plate where the handle attaches to the basket is 3/8" thick. The tube is 1.250" diameter aluminum, which is very sturdy indeed.
Try it out for a couple of weeks. If you don't like it, send it back, I don't mind. But I'm not worried; I think they will have to pry this scoop from your cold, dead hands to get it away from you. The more I've used it, the more I appreciate how well it works.
The scoop is new. The price is $155.00. Payment with Postal Money Order. Message me for more info.
