bigscoop
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- Jun 4, 2010
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- Older blue Excal with full mods, Equinox 800.
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Yesterday I had an exciting day at the beach, the locating of a deep dark hole and a offshore perfect wind granting me access, what more could a treasure hunter ask for. By all accounts it was perfect conditions and a near perfect situation. The only left to discover was just how deep the hole was and exactly what was in it? Wetsuit, finds pouch, scoop, detector, and I was quickly headed into the deep dark unknown. Another treasure hunting adventure had just begun.
Clay and shell, that’s what was in my scoop after recovering the first heavy lead weight, tarnished and crusty it had certainly been there a while. Twenty minutes later I had three more lead weights, all of them blackened by the elements of the sea. As I got to the center of the hole the current was threatening to drag me away and the surges were frequently invading my neck, scooping anything from the bottom was becoming suddenly becoming very unlikely. And then “BANG”…..a perfect honker tone, that hollow sounding, “HELLO!”
Ten minutes, it took me ten minutes and several attempts to recover this target, the surges constantly blowing me off of my target and my bouncy allowing me no means to force the scoop into the firm clay, sand, and packed shell. By the time I recovered this huge ring I was worn out and lacking the strength to continue my hunt. But I left the hole excited, the ring was huge, very heavy, and the bet part, it carried a slight shade of nice shiny gray!
My eyes suck these days! When I get to the shore I can see that something is inscribed inside this heavy band but I simply can’t read it, but I can tell that it isn’t faded and that the inscription is nice and clean and screams, “Classy”. Yep, at this point I’m really pumped up, I’ve seen all of this before and I felt this kind of dense weight often enough to recognize its meaning. “Platinum!” It looks, feels, and simply screams, PLATINUM!
17.5 grams of bright shiny gray, I can stick both of my pinky fingers into this size heavy 14…..”Tungsten Forever” ring. From this moment on I am launching an official protest against Tungsten jewelry!
Clay and shell, that’s what was in my scoop after recovering the first heavy lead weight, tarnished and crusty it had certainly been there a while. Twenty minutes later I had three more lead weights, all of them blackened by the elements of the sea. As I got to the center of the hole the current was threatening to drag me away and the surges were frequently invading my neck, scooping anything from the bottom was becoming suddenly becoming very unlikely. And then “BANG”…..a perfect honker tone, that hollow sounding, “HELLO!”
Ten minutes, it took me ten minutes and several attempts to recover this target, the surges constantly blowing me off of my target and my bouncy allowing me no means to force the scoop into the firm clay, sand, and packed shell. By the time I recovered this huge ring I was worn out and lacking the strength to continue my hunt. But I left the hole excited, the ring was huge, very heavy, and the bet part, it carried a slight shade of nice shiny gray!
My eyes suck these days! When I get to the shore I can see that something is inscribed inside this heavy band but I simply can’t read it, but I can tell that it isn’t faded and that the inscription is nice and clean and screams, “Classy”. Yep, at this point I’m really pumped up, I’ve seen all of this before and I felt this kind of dense weight often enough to recognize its meaning. “Platinum!” It looks, feels, and simply screams, PLATINUM!
17.5 grams of bright shiny gray, I can stick both of my pinky fingers into this size heavy 14…..”Tungsten Forever” ring. From this moment on I am launching an official protest against Tungsten jewelry!
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I'll gladly take them! PM me and I'll send you my address.
Good luck out there.
