You never know what you’ll find on the shore when the snow starts to melt. Here’s a classic clam hod that could use a little work.
Professional clammers who dig with short-handled rakes often lean with one hand on the hod handle while the other digs up their prey, which are then chucked into the hod basket; the four-point bending position can lessen back strain during the hard work. The slats in the basket allow the clams to be rinsed off by dipping the hod into the sea or by spraying. (Brooklin, Maine)