Hi Wesley , I did it once , but I am not able to take all nice shells in one
hand ,I saw a really nice Gibberula coming out between my fingers and never
saw it again !
I agree , that you sometimes can be very lucky if you have located a good
spot !
thanks for your tip!
Jan Neefs
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Verzonden: donderdag 27 juli 2000 20:58
Onderwerp: Hand dredges


> One type of hand dredge I have used is my hands.  I collect handfuls of
> sand from what looks to be good shell sand and put them into a ziplock
> bag in my goody bag.  Collect from a variety of spots, including under
> rubble.  I found a very large number of micro shells this way. And the
> "dredge" take up little room in traveling or diving.  The same hand
> samples are quite effective on the beach as well.  Find places where the
> ratio of shells to other material is high and concentrate most time
> there.
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