TO FRANK:sand scoop

[Anonymous]

thanks for your help Frank.I will be using it almost exclusively in 1-7 feet deep sand in fla.gulf waters in the sarasota area,no dry sand.Say the aluminum scoop you are planning to get sounds interesting,do yo have one in mind already?If so i'd be interested in it's dimentions,weight,cost,where to purchase it,etc. By the way,I drove to st.pete today to detect a little beach I used to go to in the early 70s.It seems untouched!In a couple hours I found 5 rings,2 tokens and 42 coins!only 1 gold,1 silver,1 brass,2 cheapies.Only went up to 1 foot deep,had boots on.Going back with waders+get me some gold with my new cz20!! thanks again,i'll watch for your reply.chuck

 

[Anonymous]

I plan to buy a scoop (alum) from Bill Babbs
E-mail Address(es):Vbabb007@aol.com
Bill makes the scoops. Bill also is the person who build the comfort rod and protection rails for the Excalibur.
I was told by numbers of people that alum. scoops will not hold up very long. However when on my last trip to South Florida I found several people who had been using Bills Alum. Scoops for several years. I think it will be around $100. Right now my underwater scoop is a 6 1/2" wide 10 1/2" long stainless steel scoop. The one is a moose out of the water but in the water is quite manageable... However many times I am wading or standing up in the near shallows and I have to carry the SS scoop on my shoulders or drag it to keep it away from the coil as the units pick up the steel and give a signal. Several hours of it on my shoulder eventually causes pain. This is why I will try the alum scoop is the weight out of water not in the water.
Now sometimes when detecting in clear water I choose to fan the targets. Some of the targets are not as deep as the others and I use a small hand scoop about 4" wide and 4" deep with a chicken wire mesh in the cup...this allows the sand to get through it quickly and avoid me getting bad cuts from broken bottle necks with caps on them....plenty in the water.
Bill Crabree, the forum sponsor, sells a scoop which many give rave reviews... It is called "The Scoop." I have never personally used one so I can not comment but again it does get rave reviews from some of the old salts of the water detecting group....
Hope this helps...Frank