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Tesoro Sand Shark info
- Thread starter ez4sure
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The older model Sand Shark was my first waterproof machine, and I found more gold with it than with the Excal I subsequently bought. It's a lightweight, easy to learn, deep hitting machine that is unaffected by mineralization, at least here in Virginia Beach. But please hear this: with no discrimination, the secret to happy hunting with any PI is proper scoop selection. PI's easily locate very small targets that can slip through the generic scoop with 3/8" holes, making recovery a tiring and frustration experience. Your scoop should have smaller holes to catch those targets. The scoop should also be as large as you can handle, to make recovery in the surf as much of a "one scoop" proposition as possible. Quick recovery means much less work. Moral of this story: When your weapon forces you to shoot at everything, you should strive to make your shooting as efficient and accurate as possible. Do this, and you'll continue to enjoy the very real benefits PI hunting .
That said, I've recently repented from the sale of my first Sand Shark that was brought about by my failure to heed the above scoop advice. And now, after wandering in the VLF desert for for the past two years, I've again seen the light and just last week took receipt of my brand new Sand Shark. I expect to have a busy and productive summer at the beach!
That said, I've recently repented from the sale of my first Sand Shark that was brought about by my failure to heed the above scoop advice. And now, after wandering in the VLF desert for for the past two years, I've again seen the light and just last week took receipt of my brand new Sand Shark. I expect to have a busy and productive summer at the beach!
fwcrawford
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I also have a Sand Shark and have used it some at Virginia beach.
Like Dave ( I think I met him down there a couple of years ago) said above, it does find small items and a scoop with small holes will save much time in recovering a target.
I have used mine in some freshwater swimming areas and have made some great finds and trash found was not that big a deal to me in this type of hunting.
It's not like digging in dirt and bending over to recover a target.
I also have used a Sovereign at the beach, but worry about the exposure to the salt environment which is what drove me to to get the Sand Shark and I have not been disappointed in my decision.
Felix
Like Dave ( I think I met him down there a couple of years ago) said above, it does find small items and a scoop with small holes will save much time in recovering a target.
I have used mine in some freshwater swimming areas and have made some great finds and trash found was not that big a deal to me in this type of hunting.
It's not like digging in dirt and bending over to recover a target.
I also have used a Sovereign at the beach, but worry about the exposure to the salt environment which is what drove me to to get the Sand Shark and I have not been disappointed in my decision.
Felix
ez4sure said:
This is what I use, but it's no longer available. It uses a wheelbarrow handle (not included in order to reduce shipping costs, but those handles are available at Lowes/Home Depot). There are a few similar ones on the market. Look for SS construction, small holes and a wide, open top that allows sand to be dumped out quickly. Lots of big scoops have their sides curving around to enclose a larger portion of the top. Those require a lot of shaking to empty. Shaking 40 pounds of sand will wear you out quickly.