I have owned my excal. around 7 years now... I have hunted on average twice a month. each time out i try to hunt till i hit something gold. sometimes over 8 hrs.an outing sometimes i find a few items,,, some times not.. i am curently zero for four times out. so i am due for a big pay day.....
. hopefully next weekend.... I do somewhat believe in luck but more so I belive its a numbers game. it seems to average out..... i hunt mostly the northern end of the atlantic coast. georga to daytona. My excal. is the most stable and deepest MTD i have owned. and the only one i currently own. i am considering the etrac. I have been through a few scoops as well.....the ones i bought gave up after a while either bent or broke. so I have fabricated my own. made from .090 thick 301 hard stainless steel. it is a tank. i made it so the handle can be adjusted for any confortable angle. the basket is only two pieces. all is TIG welded. it will not corrode!! i may tool up and make a few for sale if i see enough interest in it.... here is a picture along side a 12 in. ruler to show scale. it weighs a little over 5 lbs.this one currently has a short (4 foot) steel handle on it.
HAPPY HUNTING !!!!
mikeB
. hopefully next weekend.... I do somewhat believe in luck but more so I belive its a numbers game. it seems to average out..... i hunt mostly the northern end of the atlantic coast. georga to daytona. My excal. is the most stable and deepest MTD i have owned. and the only one i currently own. i am considering the etrac. I have been through a few scoops as well.....the ones i bought gave up after a while either bent or broke. so I have fabricated my own. made from .090 thick 301 hard stainless steel. it is a tank. i made it so the handle can be adjusted for any confortable angle. the basket is only two pieces. all is TIG welded. it will not corrode!! i may tool up and make a few for sale if i see enough interest in it.... here is a picture along side a 12 in. ruler to show scale. it weighs a little over 5 lbs.this one currently has a short (4 foot) steel handle on it. HAPPY HUNTING !!!!
mikeB
