As a new beach hunter I thought I could get by with a small shovel and a sifter. They worked OK for the dry and wet sand but I had to dig like a madman to get anything under an inch of water. Everything flowed over the shovel as I dug and I thought I should invest in a good scoop as I plan to hit the shallow water this summer. I looked around and decided to get the 40" Diamondhead. I used it for dry sand too, where I dug down to about 18" easily and spread the sand and rescanned after.
The box it came in needed a fragile sticker more than the scoop! It was hefty but I'm a digger so I decided to give it a try on Sunday. I dug many mystery chunks of rusted something and lots of canslaw. I lost a few targets too as I was just getting used to it. Maybe I'll put in some magnets but there is a lot of black sand here. I thought of putting some 1/4" chicken wire inside to catch the smaller stuff. Any ideas?
I zigzagged on the beach and finally got a coin hit after two hours of hunting. Then a fishing weight. And then a nice soft but clear signal. I've only heard it once before so I forgot what it sounded like. I dug in and pulled up half a ton of wet sand and walked out to the deeper water to sift it. And there it was sitting in the bottom of my scoop. Luckily I brought my camera for times like this.
My meager finds for 5 hours were 2 coins, one sinker, a button and a custom made 20K gold seal ring. These rings are used as personal signatures in Japan and have the name in kanji engraved on the front. I can't show the front as I'm looking for the owner now. The back was stamped KZ0 (K20?) I used my electronic tester and it indicated 22k. At 13.2g or .47oz. just in scrap value I paid for my scoop already!
All I can say is that if you go near the water a scoop makes it so much easier. I can't believe I didn't try it sooner.
kak
The box it came in needed a fragile sticker more than the scoop! It was hefty but I'm a digger so I decided to give it a try on Sunday. I dug many mystery chunks of rusted something and lots of canslaw. I lost a few targets too as I was just getting used to it. Maybe I'll put in some magnets but there is a lot of black sand here. I thought of putting some 1/4" chicken wire inside to catch the smaller stuff. Any ideas?
I zigzagged on the beach and finally got a coin hit after two hours of hunting. Then a fishing weight. And then a nice soft but clear signal. I've only heard it once before so I forgot what it sounded like. I dug in and pulled up half a ton of wet sand and walked out to the deeper water to sift it. And there it was sitting in the bottom of my scoop. Luckily I brought my camera for times like this.
My meager finds for 5 hours were 2 coins, one sinker, a button and a custom made 20K gold seal ring. These rings are used as personal signatures in Japan and have the name in kanji engraved on the front. I can't show the front as I'm looking for the owner now. The back was stamped KZ0 (K20?) I used my electronic tester and it indicated 22k. At 13.2g or .47oz. just in scrap value I paid for my scoop already!
All I can say is that if you go near the water a scoop makes it so much easier. I can't believe I didn't try it sooner.
kak
