Carbon-Fiber Sand-Scoop Handles
Heavy-duty carbon-fiber handles, including handles to fit T-Rex, Stealth, Xtreme, Stavr, CKG, Honey Badger, CooB and Dune
scoops — and custom handles for other scoops too. Built by hand in Norman, Oklahoma.
Many of my scoop-handle customers used to use an Anderson Neptune handle. Anderson was a long-time maker that has since closed. If that's you, welcome — I build handles for most of the same scoops, right here in Oklahoma, and if yours isn't listed below, just ask.
Choose your scoop
Tap your scoop to see photos, the full description, and a form to order or ask a question.
Need a shorter handle, or a two-piece travel handle? Both are available as special orders — just ask.
How ordering works
- Tap your scoop above to see the price, shipping and photos.
- Press “Order this — or ask a question” and tell me what you need.
- I'll reply personally, usually within 12–24 hours, and we'll work out the details together.
- When you're ready, I'll email you an itemized invoice. Payment options include credit or debit card, PayPal, and usually a few others, such as Apple Pay and Venmo.
- Your handle usually ships within 2 days of payment (special-order handles take longer). Then please allow roughly 10 days for delivery: the Postal Service sorts packages this long by hand, and tracking often pauses for several days on the way. That's normal.
In Oklahoma? Please let me know before I send the invoice — Oklahoma orders need sales tax added.
Built by hand in Norman, Oklahoma, since 2018 — by the same person who answers your email.
Every item carries a full two-year warranty against defects in materials or manufacturing. Tell me what’s happened — usually I’ll just ask for a photo — and you choose: a brand-new replacement, or a full refund.
And if something falls outside of that warranty, I’ll still work with you — in a fair and reasonable manner. Warranty and return details
“I know I'm in good hands.”
— Jeremy Walsh, Mineville, New York
Built stronger than most
Thicker walls: 2.25 to 2.5mm, depending on the scoop — most handles on the market use 1.75 to 2mm.
Reinforced where it counts: the lower 6" (the part that goes into your scoop's sleeve) has a tough ABS plastic
core inside it.
Foam-filled above that, and capped with a soft PVC hand grip.
Textured grip: the tube's surface has a corrugated, “sharkskin” feel that helps your grip, especially
when it's wet.
Length: 46½".
Fitting it to your scoop
Stealth and Xtreme handles come with a marine-grade 316 stainless-steel threaded insert at the bottom (which
these two scoop brands require), plus the screw and fender washer, also marine-grade 316 stainless.
All other scoops need one hole drilled through the handle when you fit it. I don't pre-drill it, because the
hole needs to line up exactly with your scoop's sleeve — small differences between scoops, even of the same
model, mean it's always best done with the scoop and handle together in your hands. It's an easy job, and if you'd
like, I'll walk you through it.
About the fit: scoops with a fixed sleeve (all except Stealth and Xtreme, which clamp the handle) vary slightly in
inside diameter from scoop to scoop — partly normal tube tolerance, and partly the heat from welding onto the
sleeve, especially where brace rods attach. So I deliberately size these handles toward the small end of the
usual range. Most of the time the fit is just right; if your sleeve happens to be on the roomier side and the handle
feels a touch loose, a few thin coats of 2-part epoxy give a perfect, durable fit, and it's easy to sand if you
overdo the last coat.
Have a question? Need a custom build?
Email steve@stevesdetectorrods.com -- please send any photos here as well; the form can't take attachments. Steve typically responds within 12-24 hours, 7 days a week.
- The exact make and model, including the variant
- Photos of your existing equipment, from two or three angles
- Outside diameter(s) of the shaft or handle you run now
- Overall length, and the length you actually want