Sand Shark Bites First Gold

TheInspector

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Jul 22, 2012
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Fathers day was the third time that I have gotten to take my Shark swimming. We swam and had fun in the sun for about four hours. The two previous occasions I was limitted to about 2 hours per trip in the water and on these trips I was a bobby pin and rusty nail collecting fool. The nails likely came from piers destroyed by Hurricane IKE a few years back. Back to Fathers Day. I went to a different beach, and I am still not sure what I did wrong, but for the first hour or so in the water there were no targets. I could get a signal off my scoop though. Took a break and threw a couple of items into the dry sand and located them fine. Two minutes into my water search I found a small 14K ring with a Dolphin (Porpoise?). The ring was fairly deep, maybe 6"-10". Rest of the time I was collecting bobby pins, bottle caps and sunglasses. DSCN1193.JPG DSCN1194.JPG
 

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JRMan

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Nice! Can't wait to find my first gold. Found plated gold once that got my blood pumping.. Even that keeps you going knowing that real gold is just around the corner.
 

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TheInspector

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Jul 22, 2012
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I wondered about this one, but my daughter ( who is now wearing it) says its marked 14K on back.

Any gold is good gold.
 

DewGuru

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Jul 23, 2010
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Mighty fine shark loot there, WTG! Congrats on the 1st of many!
 

Terry Soloman

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Congratulations on the Golden Ticket! :occasion14: Gotta LOVE the Shark!
 

Crispin

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Jun 26, 2012
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Congrats! Post a picture of your settings...maybe we can help fine tune a little for you.
 

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TheInspector

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Jul 22, 2012
283
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Houston Texas
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Sand Gnat

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firemac

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nice ring, we call them Dolphins too, which beach were you hunting?
 

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TheInspector

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Jul 22, 2012
283
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Houston Texas
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Minelab Manticore.....
Tesoro Sand Shark.......
Garrett AT Gold...............
Garrett Pro-Pointer AT - AKA The Carrot
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
I was at East Beach in Galveston. The waves were pretty high. I hope to get a chance to get back when the conditions are better.
 

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