Florida scoop being brought up to Michigan standards..

Ice Scratcher · May 9, 2016

Started out with the stainless 5" RTG "monster"

Added a noodle and better grip for floatation..

Sharpened and buffed the cutting edge to cut through the hard clay better.

Worked much better, but then I drilled more holes in the front to help with the major issues of clay chunks vacuum locking to the front..

It worked wonders for 3.5 seasons. Until.........

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Ice Scratcher · May 9, 2016

Catastrophic failure... With another on deck...

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Ice Scratcher · May 9, 2016

Fiberglass handle, stuffed halfway up with white oak and sealed..

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Ice Scratcher · May 9, 2016

And she's on the operating table as I type, more to come later tomorrow hopefully...

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FelixtheCat · May 9, 2016

Ice I hope that fiberglass handle does better for you than it did for me. Maybe you're much longer dowel will do the trick. That "Razorback" lasted me 3 hunts. I did love the grip on it.

Ice Scratcher · May 9, 2016

FelixtheCat said:
Ice I hope that fiberglass handle does better for you than it did for me. Maybe you're much longer dowel will do the trick. That "Razorback" lasted me 3 hunts. I did love the grip on it.

It seems strong as hell.. Did it fit the tube tight? I think a longer tube that fits tight, longer dowel (with the grain aligned properly), sealed water tight, should be bullet proof.... I hope..

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OBN · May 9, 2016

Looks good ice, You must be one hell of a good Pinpointer with that 5 inch.

Ice Scratcher · May 9, 2016

OBN said:
Looks good ice, You must be one hell of a good Pinpointer with that 5 inch.

Thanks man, it's what I learned on.. Every once in a while I'll take 3 or 4 shots at it.. Sometimes a dozen lol, but I never give up..

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metaladdict · May 9, 2016

Hmmm..I guess it was meant for Florida sand not mud. :roll:

Ricki7 · May 9, 2016

Nice job , congrats

Ice Scratcher · May 9, 2016

metaladdict said:
Hmmm..I guess it was meant for Florida sand not mud.

Pretty much...

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bruinvikes · May 9, 2016

I look forward to seeing the end result in person.

Ice Scratcher · May 10, 2016

bruinvikes said:
I look forward to seeing the end result in person.

Me too!

A friend of a friend is doing the welds and fabrication.. Chuck ain't the only scoopsmith in Detroit... :yes:

Although he does have some of the coolest!!

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WildDigger · May 10, 2016

You should spring for a Stavr and keep that as a back up.

rreahard · May 10, 2016

Ice Scratcher said:
It seems strong as hell.. Did it fit the tube tight? I think a longer tube that fits tight, longer dowel (with the grain aligned properly), sealed water tight, should be bullet proof.... I hope..

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Sounds like a beast to me! Hope you get many more years of use out of it!

Mud-puppy · May 10, 2016

Nice mod Ice! Armchair quarterbacking here...wondering...if a fellow welded the bottom of the tube to a piece of flat stock, then sort of bent the flat stock to wrap it around the body of the scoop a little, so a guy could really put a larger bead to it and spread out the strain forces a little?...
Mud

Ice Scratcher · May 10, 2016

Mud-puppy said:
Nice mod Ice! Armchair quarterbacking here...wondering...if a fellow welded the bottom of the tube to a piece of flat stock, then sort of bent the flat stock to wrap it around the body of the scoop a little, so a guy could really put a larger bead to it and spread out the strain forces a little?...
Mud

We think alike... I had the same thought.. The guy helping me with it assured me that it would hold up well, and if it fails, we'll try again.. He said he didn't add the base plate in an effort to keep the weight down.. I've seen aluminum scoops with similar plates.. But stainless is stupid heavy...

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Ice Scratcher · May 10, 2016

WildDigger said:
You should spring for a Stavr and keep that as a back up.

I really like the size a feel of that one you have, M9 right? That's an awesome scoop...

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Mud-puppy · May 10, 2016

Ice Scratcher said:
We think alike... I had the same thought.. The guy helping me with it assured me that it would hold up well, and if it fails, we'll try again.. He said he didn't add the base plate in an effort to keep the weight down.. I've seen aluminum scoops with similar plates.. But stainless is stupid heavy...

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"Stupid Heavy?"...Says the guy who wears 30lbs of lead ingots in a vest?!.... :laughing:

One little band of SS? Weighs what, about as much as a Big Mac tops! :laughing:

Oh well, at lest he is up for a do-over in the event of a failure..
Mud

Ice Scratcher · May 10, 2016

Mud-puppy said:
"Stupid Heavy?"...Says the guy who wears 30lbs of lead ingots in a vest?!....

you got me there..

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