The one displayed here was built and tested by us, we call it the “MotherSucker Hand Dredge”, and it worked flawlessly. The bottom line is, they are designed to perform one function, and that is to get the gravel from the bottom of your holes where the shovel can’t get to by using a very simple method of creating a vacuum and retrieving them. There are several types of these units around, some short, some long, large tips, small tips, leather plungers, rubber plungers, plastic plungers. Howeve, and just as a note here, it is ALWAYS RECOMMEDED to check with your regulating agency FIRST before even using a river sluice to make sure you aren’t violating some obscure law. What you call it doesn’t matter, what it is, and how it’s made “DOES MATTER”.īecause hand suction dredges are non-motorized and considered a hand operated tool, are legal to use in many states, provinces and countries, including area’s totally off-limits to any kind of power equipment altogether. Not to mention in many area’s reclamation deposits can run into the thousands of dollars which is usually out of the reach of most of us.Įnter the “Hand Suction Dredge”, “Gravel Sucker”, “Gold Sucker” or what-ever name you want to give it. Regulations for motorized power dredges are getting more and more stringent, and permits harder to get. Not only do you lose the gold that slips off your shovel while digging in the water, remember, the bottom is usually where the coarser gold ends up.īelieve it or not, there is a lot of gold that gets left behind if you don’t have the right equipment to claim those values. So, what about a hand suction dredge? We have all likely heard of, checked out, built or purchased a hand suction dredge for getting those gravels from the bottom of your holes, under boulders, off bedrock, etc.
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