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Gulf Hunter's Heavy Scoop!!

C

Cupajo

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Bayrat has commented that the water hunting scoop Gulf Hunter uses is heavy and it got me to thinking about just how heavy some of our scoops are home-made or manufactured.

If possibe, would you post pictures and weight data Gulf Hunter and others who have heavy scoops?

Mine weighs in at over 11 pounds with the aluminum handle I installed a year or so ago to replace the stainless one.

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It has had years of rough use and is still going strong!!

CJ
 
I have the sunspot 08 scoop . iIts weights 5 pounds. and I love it .I have had it about 3 years now. And it looks like new. I work the river with lots of rocks and clay and have never hurt it once.......................... Jerry
 
Mine used for chest deep water hunting, have had lip extensions twice and reduced hole size, kept loosing bullets and small lead sinkers.

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ivanll
 
Wow Ivan,

I've never seen a scoop like that one before!

It is probably much easier to pull out of deep sand than the scoop I use and the narrow tapered profile of the deep bucket is inherently very strong with lots of leverage.

My scoop requires a lot of power to pull/pry it out of deep sand due to its massive rear section and the over-all size of the bucket.

I drilled a lot of smaller holes (3/16") in the bucket of my scoop to keep most of the small finds in the scoop until it gets dumped into the sifter.

I like your handle shape.

Some weight was saved there.

I know that it must work well or you wouldn't use it!

The bucket looks like welded stainless?

Are you hunting mostly in deep sand?

Unfortunatly most of my hunting is in an area with large stones that the relatively narrow entrance of your scoop would be jammed up fast and continously.

Many stones I dig among are larger than the mouth of your scoop and demands fairly heavy guage stainless and a larger scoop mouth adding to the weight of the scoop.

I can see that different hunting grounds will need different equipment to get the job done.

Thanks for a look at your scoop Ivan,

CJ
 
I broke my RTG twice in an year or so, I fixed it up, but forget the add on handely and do a t handle on the top. Mucho leverage and a good grip to pull out of that suction sand...
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Right you are Mr.C the scoop is used on sandy beaches, mainly at depth from knee height to armpits.

Because of the narrow rear it's easy to find a pivot point and lever the scoop out of a deep dig, even on a second or third dig where the full scoop length is well down in the hole the rear tube become the pivot point for easy but slow leverage.............if I ever make a new one it will be 16 to 18" long.

My first single handle scoop was made for low tide stony beach work out of necessity in the early 80ties before water hunting was popular at least on this Island, it's 1\8" thick with a hard to break handle and still in use..............Twin handle scoop was made around mid 80ties when I got the Sea Hunter XL-500 PI.
The square one was a much later experiment, only used once it gets totally stuck in wet sand (useless, until modified to different shape).

Had to lend my twin handle scoop to a friend on a hunt one day, he wanted to see why I seemed to retrieve targets in chest deep water with little effort.

Guess we all find our style that works best.

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ivanll
 
Hi Ivan,

That is pretty heavy duty alright:thumbup:.

Got your holes a little too close to the leading edge though.

It still has lots of life left in it though.

CJ
 
I use a Babbs Water scoop that might weight about 6 pounds, It's Heavy Duty made and no problem. My fought is I need to take less depth on the scoop in the wet sand. I'm headed for a M R I in about 2 weeks and know it on to Rotor Cuff Surgery. Should be back in commision toward the end of March-goldnugget-Charlotte,N.C.
 
Ivan, hi, both pictures you posted has a image error. I have been using the Nutall (probably get blotted out), but would be interested in what yours looks like. Could you PM me with the picture?
Thanks, Kevin
 
S.TexasKevin said:
Ivan, hi, both pictures you posted has a image error. I have been using the Nutall (probably get blotted out), but would be interested in what yours looks like. Could you PM me with the picture?
Thanks, Kevin
Click to expand...

Kevin.
There is a time limit on my pics, they fade with lack of interest.
They are nothing special about the scoops, homemade when needed back when nothing like it was available.

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ivanll
 
It appears that the double handled scoop weighs in at 4 kilos, almost 9 lbs. Is that correct? That is one interesting scoop, might be good as an anchor in strong surf.
 
The handle on my "Hoe" is heavier and should have similar handling characteristics.

It is amazingly easy to work with in spite of the weight, because of the angles designed into the handle for prying and lifting.

After admiring Ivan's creation, I'm thinking I may use his design on a lighter version of the "Hoe" I haven't used a lot due to its bucket being a thinner gage stainless.

It's designed for mostly sand digging and working an area of heavy stones with it results in me bending it back into shape with a hammer.

GL&HH Fellow Hunters,

CJ
 
Thanks Ivan, I see them now, great scoops.
 
Here is the best sand scoop I've found and I just ordered it and am waiting to receive it. It is the best for catching diamond earring studs. It is also supposed to be very sturdy. The website shows a truck wheel on top of it.
http://www.treasuresdownunder.com/magnumwaterscoop.aspx
 
The scoop originally is purchased with this cheezy galvanized handle which is crap. The bucket itself is stainless though and durable. I have the handles made from 304 stainless pipe and T. They weigh about 11lbs. TERRIBLE choice for wet sand, BUT in surge, rough surf and deeper water I like it! Got a couple of extras to sell, but NO telling how much shipping would be. Probably $100 and $50 to ship it, LOL! Here is the weapon!
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This is some wire mesh that Gulf Huntress shapes and zip-ties to the bottom, that way 22 shells and things of that nature will stay in the bucket, savvy?
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Another shot circa 2005 with the Mark II, just before battle.
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I know you're a buisy man GH, as I haven't seen you posting in a while.

I had no doubt that when you got a break you would satisfy my curiosity about your scoop.

It's a "Hawg" alright!! (I mean that in a good way!!)

Some diggin requires a "Hawg" or a "Hoe" to "git 'er done"!!

Thanks for your reply Fellow Hunter.

GL&HH Friend,

CJ

PS Adding the smaller mesh screen is a great idea!!
 
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