#506492 - 05/05/09 09:59 AM
Re: Geoduck tube dimensions
[Re: SKYSTEELHEAD]
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Three Time Spawner
Registered: 03/08/99
Posts: 1844
Loc: Wenatchee, WA
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I always used a "30 gallon" grease drum that had the ends cut off and handles added. Dimensions sound about right.
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#506494 - 05/05/09 10:18 AM
Re: Geoduck tube dimensions
[Re: snit]
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River Nutrients
Registered: 11/25/01
Posts: 2844
Loc: Marysville
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Skysteelhead - Your tube sounds a little large to me. Are you looking for a single or two man operation? One of the challenges in using a tube for digging geoducks is getting the tube in and out of the ground. The other factor you need to decide is whether you want to get your body inside the tube as you attempt to reach the clam our just use your arm?
If you are going to rely on reaching inside the tube with your arm anything over 30 inches long or 18 inches in diameter is wasted and makes the task of inserting and extracting the tube more difficult. If you are going to get inside then the tube needs to be large enough to allow your shoulder to get inside.
35 years ago my father and I made a couple of tubes out of 30 inch pieces of 18 inch corrugated culvert. An inch below one edge we drilled a couple holes that allow for us to insert a piece of re-bar that serves as a temporary handle. With the handled insert can screw the tube in the ground 3 or 4 inches, remove the inside material repeating until able to reach the clam. Once the clam is removed it is a simple matter to "unscrew " the tube. My son and I are still using the same tubes and my back really appreciates not having to pull the tube out of the much with brute force.
Tight lines Curt
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#506577 - 05/05/09 03:55 PM
Re: Geoduck tube dimensions
[Re: STRIKE ZONE]
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Parr
Registered: 04/22/09
Posts: 46
Loc: Monroe WA.
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#506585 - 05/05/09 04:17 PM
Re: Geoduck tube dimensions
[Re: STRIKE ZONE]
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Repeat Spawner
Registered: 12/01/03
Posts: 1024
Loc: Lynnwood, WA
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SkySteelhead, I have a 55 gal. drum with your name on it It may be bigger than you need but.......... Cool thanks, Randy! I'll call ya and swing by this week to check it out. WOW,Man sized clam guns you all talkin bout.I'll stay on the porch.Good luck, STRIKE ZONE Oh yeah Man sized clam guns!
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#506593 - 05/05/09 04:28 PM
Re: Geoduck tube dimensions
[Re: SKYSTEELHEAD]
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Parr
Registered: 07/24/06
Posts: 58
Loc: Seattle
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Ours is 18 x 30... just wide enough for me to get my head and shoulder in, but I'm skinny. I would recommend not going with the drum. I've seen guys get those stuck in the sand and not able to get them out.
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#506604 - 05/05/09 04:57 PM
Re: Geoduck tube dimensions
[Re: sugy33]
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Repeat Spawner
Registered: 12/01/03
Posts: 1024
Loc: Lynnwood, WA
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sugy33, Thanks for sharing your tube dimensions! I have fairly broad shoulders so I'll probably go a bit larger diameter that would work for me. Yeah I was thinking of adverse impact buddies and myself may experience trying to man handle a 55 gal drum in the thick mud & sand.
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