| My first sand scoop was made of plastic with a | | | | If you are metal detecting in the wet sand and |
| metal mesh screen to sift the sand. It worked | | | | you find a target, scoop it up, re-check the hole, |
| fine in the dry sand but was practically worthless | | | | and if the target is no longer in the hole, take the |
| in the wet sand or in the water. It did not have a | | | | sand from your scoop and slap it on the ground. |
| long handle on it, so I had to get down on one | | | | Run your detector over the splatter of sand and |
| knee to scoop up my targets. Additional exercise | | | | narrow the target area. If the sand is very thick |
| is great, but you want to be able to find your | | | | it may not go through your scoop and you will |
| targets as quickly as possible. | | | | have to walk to the edge of the water and dip |
| My second sand scoop was all metal and has | | | | your scoop in to swish away the sand. |
| about a three-foot handle on it. It is much sturdier | | | | If you are hunting in the water, once you identify |
| and I can put my foot to it to dig in the wet | | | | and pinpoint the target, put your toe at the back |
| sand. | | | | end of your coil. Lift your detector up and scoop |
| I picked up another sand scoop, second hand, but | | | | from where your toe is. Check the hole to see if |
| the angle of the handle is all wrong for what I | | | | your target is still there or in your scoop. If it is in |
| want. It works well in dry sand but is angled so | | | | your scoop, simply rinse away the sand to reveal |
| that you scoop back towards yourself. Trying to | | | | your find. |
| use your foot to dig is out of the question. I plan | | | | Dry sand hunting is the easiest but has the most |
| to have someone with welding skills to change the | | | | trash. Once you pinpoint your target, scoop it up |
| angle or cut the scoop off and fashion a new | | | | and shake the sand out of your scoop revealing |
| handle. | | | | your treasure. |
| There are a variety of short and long handle | | | | Metal detecting is all about numbers. The more |
| scoops with different scoop sizes and shapes. You | | | | targets you can dig, the more goodies you will |
| will want to get one that can dig, so find one with | | | | find. You want to find your target and quickly get |
| a pointed end. If you will be doing a lot of water | | | | it out of the sand. A good sand scoop will |
| hunting, you will want the widest scoop you can | | | | definitely expedite this process and pay for itself |
| find in hopes of pulling your target in one scoop. | | | | in a very short time. |
| Here are a few tips to speed up your scooping. | | | | |