mn90403 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 The last couple of days we've had a hard wind blowing in the afternoon. It is not deep energy like swells but it does stir up the bottom a bit depending upon the tide. The first trip I didn't find much but the knife and a couple of cheap rings. At least that is what I thought. These are the finds from the first day. This was the 'cheap' ring upon closer examination. This was the depth of the knife. It was right at 20 inches. These were today's finds in nearly the same area. At the beginning of the hunt was this better knife. It was open when I found it. Then the remainder of the finds. This was a cheap ring. Two day total of 3 rings and 2 knives. Mitchel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King-Of-Bling Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Nice finds and the knife ! How do you like that scoop in regards to the small scoop size , yet heavier weight ratio ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Great hunt and some very nice finds. Good luck on your next outing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 King, I would 'quote' you but it won't let me do that. To answer your question, I've been through lots of scoops. This one is from a guy in Van Nuys. I've been using it for over 3 years and it looks like the day I bought it. There is no give in the basket. This scoop doesn't let me get into too much trouble with a larger amount of wet sand in the scoop. I have a left shoulder strain that doesn't want to go away. This doesn't aggravate too much. I have a Lithuanian scoop (actually 2) that I can step on like a shovel but it requires a crane to lift it out of a hole. If I was digging really deep targets like the last couple of days then I'd use it more often. I have to admit there are some wet holes I don't get the target with my pull scoop. But I can't think of my really deep holes as really good value targets either. I'm sure others have different experience with good, deep targets. Mitchel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. MI Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Nice ring though. I like the Crosses on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 Here is the scoop that never found wet sand that it can't handle. If targets are deep this will go after them more easily than the pull scoop but for shallow targets it is too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Beechnut OBN Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Nice looking band! You maybe able to get more for that one too. Anything religious seems to sell for a lot more then melt. I got a scoop almost like that one, a friend made for me several years ago. It was one of the first he made.. Diablo scoops. See if I can find a picture.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 11 minutes ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said: I got a scoop almost like that one, a friend made for me several years ago. It was one of the first he made.. Diablo scoops. This one is a tank. It was one of those Lithuanian scoops. I bought two of them 8-9 years ago and I waited a couple of months and no scoop. (It was from that Miami scoop company.) I contacted the seller and the place where he dropped them off for shipping mixed up my address and they went to Virginia. He got them to address it to me and they showed up by mail taped together with a little bit of plastic over them. They were not damaged but they were listed as muffler parts on the import slip. Both of them are really a piece of art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compass Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Some sweet finds there Mitchel- congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbert Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Congrats on the nice finds. I like your 2 sand scoops. Where did you get them.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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