The beginning of a new season

[j.m.k]

Hey folks!

The ice has finally melted from the ocean over here and I have done my first couple of rounds for the year. Here's some of the goodies I've found so far:



More pics to come

 

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[j.m.k]

Thanks! I thought I had already gone through every beach near me last year but I've since come up with couple of new untouched places so there might still be a chance for some gold It will run out eventually though...

 

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[j.m.k]

Found this gem yesterday.. sets a new record for this season heaviest one yet and quite the looker too

 

[Hydro Man]

You're crushin' it man!
Keep up the good work j.m.k!
Thanks for posting!

 

[j.m.k]

Thanks Hydro

 

[j.m.k]

Here's rest of the stuff I found...three gold total about 10,4g if memory serves right. Earring, small necklace plate with initials and the big ring. Someone might quess my whereabouts from the last picture..

 

[frogmaster-riviera]

Happy to see your season has starts well guys, mine is like no nothing...

Spent almost 50 hours scuba detecting with my mate since a month and just digged some coins, pieces of aluminium and all kind of trash. Dark sand is there but we have to digg very deep and finds are crap.....

It's hard to tell, but when your facing this situation it's hard to find the "hunting spirit" when you know the time it takes to prepare the material to digg trash LoL..and the time spent to rince and clean when you come back...



It's metal detecting, you never know....but based on the previous hunts, I know I will only find trash

 

[j.m.k]

Happy to see your season has starts well guys, mine is like no nothing...

Spent almost 50 hours scuba detecting with my mate since a month and just digged some coins, pieces of aluminium and all kind of trash. Dark sand is there but we have to digg very deep and finds are crap.....

when your facing this situation it's hard to find the "hunting spirit" when you know the time it takes to prepare the material to digg trash LoL..and the time spent to rince and clean when you come back...



It's metal detecting, you never know....but based on the previous hunts, I know I will only find trash

Sorry to hear about your bad luck so far...I know the feeling when you spend the time, gas and effort to hunt with all the special equipment and then get nothing to show for it In the end of last season I took a long road trip to some great looking virgin beaches, spent two full days and a motel night to dig all the places I planned and........well...nothing...coins, crap and a couple of kids silver class rings...I couldn't believe it and returning home I wasn't very pleased. This season however has started better than ever before - I'm sure your luck will turn too and you'll be diggin' that shiny yellow goodness again

 

[frogmaster-riviera]

Thanks for your post JMK!

Maybe I'm becoming a "spoilt child" ;-) Your totally right and when I see my buddy surfacing with his bag full of fishingleads, he his happy like if it was full of gold.. at the end of the day it's a hobby and no need to take it seriously!

I'm always happy to digg but miss the special feeling of old/new gold sensation....

 

[j.m.k]

Thanks for your post JMK!

Maybe I'm becoming a "spoilt child" ;-) Your totally right and when I see my buddy surfacing with his bag full of fishingleads, he his happy like if it was full of gold.. at the end of the day it's a hobby and no need to take it seriously!

I'm always happy to digg but miss the special feeling of old/new gold sensation....

I recognise the "spoilt child" feeling :P I think it's only natural after some mega finds not to feel very excited about bottle caps and a couple of coins I'm glad to have noticed that this effect diminishes and pretty soon some silver feels almost as good as that gold did a while ago Happy hunting!

 

[frogmaster-riviera]

Did a scuba hunt today with Marc, the funder of Tresurenet..... and I think he did a great find! Will tomorrow be a good day as well?

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/460099-return-jedi-marc-treasurenet-founder-first-dive-first-find.html

 

[j.m.k]

Did a scuba hunt today with Marc, the funder of Tresurenet..... and I think he did a great find! Will tomorrow be a good day as well?

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/460099-return-jedi-marc-treasurenet-founder-first-dive-first-find.html

Sounds like you're having fun with this hobby once more glad to hear it! ..and looks like a nice find too

 

[frogmaster-riviera]

Thanks JMK! It was a great to show an other type of Tresure Hunting to a Cache Hunter with a large experience on "Land Only". A friend of me has just received an ROV, and for sure we will locate some traces od Wrecks on which we will dive and metal detect. New adventures to come :-)

PS: concerning the find, the coin is really in a bad shape and I'm trying several technics to try to get something out of it. There is silver for sure, but it will takes time to clean it.

 

[j.m.k]

Some more goodies rescued from their watery grave

The big silver one is a surprisingly expensive design ring..worth more than the modest amount of gold in the pic

 

[fongu]

Excellent start for this year and wonder what you'll post when you really get started or warmed up. Congratulations.

 

[j.m.k]

It's been awhile since the last post but I've still been out there and in the game Here's a sample of the amount of crap I've dug up lately



The better ones