Plastic scoops from ebay?

[pyledriver]

Anybody used one? I used a plastic strainer/colander/kitchen thingie for a hunt and figured out pretty fast it's not worth much..but I don't have enough to buy one of the nice ones! I may make one, but those on ebay don't cost very much and my time for making stuff is so limited nowadays!

 

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[Monty]

If it were made out of heavy enough material to resist cracking and splitting it would probably be OK. You could run your coil over the scoop and all to see if the target was still in there. Monty

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

If your doing dry sand, they are okay, in wet sand if you have to go deeper then a few inches they are not too good. The faster you can recover a target and move on the more targets you can hunt. They are all but worthless in the water if you have any kind of wave action at all or if your deeper then mid calf in the water......The cheap metal ones want last long in the wet sand if you dig very deep, handles break

Look for a used one if you cant swing for a new one and your doing anything other then dry sand.

Have you ever tried to dig a post hole with a kids plastic shovel? If your only digging one you might get by, if your digging many, you need a shovel. Same thing for scoop......

Next to a detector the scoop is the most important tool you use when your beach hunting.....

 

[gamiller]

If your doing dry sand, they are okay, in wet sand if you have to go deeper then a few inches they are not too good. The faster you can recover a target and move on the more targets you can hunt. They are all but worthless in the water if you have any kind of wave action at all or if your deeper then mid calf in the water......The cheap metal ones want last long in the wet sand if you dig very deep, handles break

Look for a used one if you cant swing for a new one and your doing anything other then dry sand.

Have you ever tried to dig a post hole with a kids plastic shovel? If your only digging one you might get by, if your digging many, you need a shovel. Same thing for scoop......

Next to a detector the scoop is the most important tool you use when your beach hunting.....

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[pyledriver]

Great analogy! I had to LOL because I have a landscaping biz and have built a few fences among other things. Of all people I SHOULD know about good tools..so again LOL at MYSELF on this one! I have some stuff to make a pretty stout one here at the house, maybe I'll cobble that together for now. It won't break for sure, but as to how well it will work...we'll see!

 

[dighistory]

No ebay plastic scoop for me...

I normally use a heavy duty stainless steel scoop but my 10 year old son found the weight prohibitive for his use...

so I picked up a small tupperware pitcher from a second hand thrift store for .50 cents, drilled holes in it, attached a bungee strap to keep it on his belt and ended up with a great durable lightweight sand scoop...mysteriously it finds itself attached to me more often than not.

I picked the tupperware pitcher because they are made of good quality plastic and the handle is attached to the pitcher securely on each end. I try to get unlazy long enough to post a picture if anyone is interested.

not exactly earth-shattering technology but its hard to beat the price.

 

[deepsix47]

I would suggest saving your money and getting a good, heavy metal, long handled scoop. It's going to save you a lot of back breakin work. As Treasure_Hunter said ....your scoop is the second most important piece of equiptment....

Deepsix

 

[ivan salis]

heavy duty plastic animal feed scoop --from livestock place -- drill bit slightly small than a penny in size ---cheap and useful

 

[mlayers]

I would go with a better scoop then the plastic ones that is on ebay. If you are good at welding you could always make you one. Cut out some alumin pieces and weld them together drill some 1/4" or 3/8" holes into it put a handle on it and you had made yourself a scoop...Matt

 

[FLauthor]

Scroll down on the list till you reach February 17th, Axe Handle Scoop. My TH'ing buddy tried it and that 2 quart scoop was a little much so downsize it to 1 quart and use a post hole digger handle as they are pre-drilled. Most any feed store carries grain scoops, a rndom assortment of 3/8" to 1/2 " holes will drain out the debris. I started out making my own scoops till I found enough to buy a Beach Brute back when they sold for $100.00. I still have it though its showing its age.
Good luck.

FlAuthor

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I tried to build a ss one and it turned out to be strong as a bull but just not the right shape or something. Im working on a strong plastic one now that has a ton of potential but I dont want to reveal it as yet.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,167310.0.html

 

[Mona Lisa]

heavy duty plastic animal feed scoop --from livestock place -- drill bit slightly small than a penny in size ---cheap and useful

I've done this and it's worked great.....for beach vacation hunting. If I hunted beaches more often I would spend the money for a stainless scoop.

Here's pictures of the one I made. It was cheap to make and it's heavy duty. I drilled the holes slightly smaller than a dime, so no coins fall through.

 

[Dick from IA]

heavy duty plastic animal feed scoop --from livestock place -- drill bit slightly small than a penny in size ---cheap and useful

This is what I have & it works just fine in dry or wet sand; I don't beach hunt too often, but if I did I'd spring for one of the high quality scoops w/handle. Yup, they're expensive, but not really so considering the total cost of your detector(s) & other equipment.

 

[FloridaBill]

You don't say in the wet, dry, or water. For the dry the wire kind are far better than the hole kind and I would think a little easier if your going to make one. Remember the second most important thing to a water hunter is his scoop. So save up and get a nice one you wont be sorry there are many out there...

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Those plastic scoops are good but I couldnt put a long handle on them. http://cgi.ebay.com/WILCOX-PLASTIC-...hash=item230308641879&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116