Lost T-rex scoop in Atlantic city- Not in gambling

[lawsonland]

Hi,

I got caught in a Rip-tide between Ballys & Atlantic Palace. There is rock jeti and had to let the scoop go to siwm to it.
I was standing in waist deep water and next thing I know I'm being pulled straight out. Feet still on the ground being pulled through the sand. I tried to use the scopp to get a hold but it didn't help. Very strong and weird feeling
Was a first for me, hope its the last

If anyone happens apon a T-rex scoop in AC please let me know.
Just picked it up yesterday, first time out with it
Thanks
Jon

 

[tvr]

DANG! I'm glad you chose to loose the scoop and see another day of detecting! I hope someone spots the scoop for you. Won't be me unless it happens to come my way in June. (I think it is sometime in June that my wife booked a visit there.)

Good reminder to be safe out there!
Cheers,
tvr

 

[John(Tx)]

glad you made it out ok. T-Rex can be replaced. HH

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Wow, you did the right thing as your still with us... gee you would think waist deep would still give enough gravity to not get swept away, but then again neoprene is very bouyant and if you were wearing some that might have made the difference.. I acually saw a guy working the surf one day who was wearing a wetsuit with a weight belt so he wouldnt be so bouyant, but that dont seem like a very good idea either. I always slide a foot long piece of swimming noodle over the end of my scoop handle just in case I have to abandon my scoop it will stand straight up or even float and the piece of swimming noodle is flouresnt orange.. at least you can chalk this one up to a learning experience.. stay safe

 

[Water wizard]

Wow! I'm glad you're ok, you did the right thing, it's good that you didn't have it tied to you as lots of people do, it might have pulled you under. I never tie anything to me for that reason. I hope someone finds your scoop for you

 

[KinTN]

1st day out; wow what a way to break in the new scoop. But of course you did exactly right.
like bootyhoundpa, I attached some buoyancy to my scoop. I drilled a hole in the top and used a short length of nylon rope to attach a cheap fl orange life vest to it. I figure if I ever get into trouble, i'll cut the rope and use the vest. a side bonus is that I always know where my scoop is, even if a wave moves me away from it involuntarily.
Stay Safe, folks.

 

[lawsonland]

Thanks for all the replies.
The only reason I still have the excal is I have it chest mounted and I did let it go but was connected to me by the coil cable. That hanging on was not a problem.

I was wearing a mustang survival suit I got off ebay so it has some buoyancy.

I was just the weirdest feeling, I was standing in the water and next thing is I'm being pulled out. My feet we firmly down on the bottom but it was like a rope tied to me. Even with my heels dug down and the scoop in the sand I was just dragged out.
Eventually I was in the deep water and tried to swim parallel to the shore with my stuff and wasn't working too good, the suit held me up but before I got any further I had to let the stuff go and swam to the jettie. I was exhausted but was able to pull myself up on the rocks.

I am looking at the PFD now. Hopefully others can learn from this.

 

[D-Tex]

Get yourself a S.O.S. suspender style PFD there not in the way when not in use, when you need it you just pull a cord and it inflates.

Anyone detecting in the surf should wear one just in case they get in a rip like you did!

 

[bootyhoundpa]

i attach a swimming noodle over the end of my handle..works great for lake hunting...at least a set up like this might give you a second chance to retrieve it from out of the surf or else you could watch it drift across the atlantic lol...[attachment 281447 reszscoop2-Copy.jpg] I have some beach hunting experience but never really thought about the rip tide dangers when hunting next to a wall or jetty..thanks for sharing your story as it is likely to save someone else the same fate..

 

[lawsonland]

I wanted to says thanks to ML and is a great honest guy. He acquired my scoop and contacted me. We talked a while and showed me some of his findings which were cool.
Thanks and hopefully we can get together and hunt in the future

 

[mudpuppy]

How cool is that! Looks like you made a friend through all this near disaster!
Mud

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Wow , I would have thought that scoop was a gonner.at least till spring.glad you got it back..nice recovery ML.