At what point do you stop digging?

[bbcamay]

I have been going at this hole for 20 minutes and it's bringing up $.10-$.25 but I still got nothing!!

 

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[302guy]

I made one mistake on my prior post. I do stop digging when the hole starts to fill with water. Frank

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In an emergency you can just tie the coil to your foot with shoelaces and use the shaft as a snorkel.....

 

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[billsfan714]

Twinkletoes,

LOL...pretty much sums it up.....its a ying/yang thing...you need both sides to pull off the show....we do this stuff to amuse/confuse ourselves and others during cabin fever season.

Regards + HH

Bill

Yeah winter sucks for you guys in the mid to eastern states. Here California it just rains. It's nice to hunt all year long.

 

[NGE]

Bronx Cheer..........nge

 

[Peyton Manning]

This thread is like two men Vaudeville acts. There's the straight guys and the comedians. Take Abbot and Costello for instance, the straight guy Abbot, made me laugh the most.

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[Peyton Manning]

woooooo hooooooo over 2000! way to go bbmacay

 

[cubicleking]

I read the first 2 pages. Thought I would add my story from last night, as I have a dilemma as well. This is like the commercial about how many licks to the center of the tootsie roll pop. Anyways, I'm new to MD, because I just got my new Sovereign GT last week. All these years, I've lived a block away from the beach. I fish, run and swim it, but never hunted it. So, I just started, since I'm always down there anyways, plus I love the adventure.

Last night after combing the beach I decided to stop by and swing it by the volleyball court. By this time its dark and can barely see, but if I hear the TINGING in my scoop, I should be ok. Right?!

On one side of the courts I didn't find any signals. Go to the other side of the net and found a small scrap wire close to the edge by the grass. Keep searching and hit a faint signal. I dug about 18 inches and found a piece of aluminum - DOH!

So, I press on, then get another faint signal another 6 feet away. Really faint. It's inside the boundary of the volleyball area, so I scrape the surface of the sand and its stronger. So, I gotta dig. I'm down almost 2 feet now and haven't found anything. I'm starting to panic this time, at the same time, I'm curious as hell what it is. It better not be another piece of aluminum. The more I dug, the stronger the signal got. But it was dark, couldn't see, there were no lights in the parking lot nearby and I didn't have a flashlight - my phone's light wasn't bright enough either. I'm thinking what if someone sees me in this hole, LOL. I've already had someone flash their brights at me from across the parking lot from when I was digging the other hole, they must of thought what's that guy doing. I know sometimes there are police that sit on the other side of the trees and watch for speeders coming down the road.

Anyway, I didn't want to bring attention to myself, so I filled it in and made notes of where I found the target - LOL - X marks the spot. I might have to bring a shovel next time and act fast.

What would you do?

 

[NGE]

WOW you dug that deep on a beach area and the hole didn't fill with water? It may be the anchors that hold the metal pipes in place for the net, detune your machine a bit, then pass over the spot again. As a general rule I would never dig a hole that deep, anywhere, I figure at that depth, it has to be a "beach buggy" or some debris from Japan. But, if rhere are some stories of pirates near your area, I would go back with a bigger shovel.....nge

 

[cubicleking]

The signal was nowhere's near the net and it was 6 feet from the edge of the grass. There was a 1700's fleet along the coast. The volleyball court is just across the dunes. I'm getting some new headphones. Think I'm going to go back and play with they MD's settings and bring a shovel.

 

[Frankn]

Yeah winter sucks for you guys in the mid to eastern states. Here California it just rains. It's nice to hunt all year long.

And here I always thought California deverted there rain to Oregon. Frank

 

[G.I.B.]

At what point do you stop digging?

When the Chinese officer looks between his feet and asks for your passport.

 

[bill from lachine]

jeff,

I just do this stuff to amuse myself and drag everyone along for the ride kicking and screaming.....and demanding I stop......lol.

ps jeff you do a pretty good job yourself dude.


Regards + HH

Bii

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[Twinkletoes]

Stop digging when a full grown elm tree topples into your hole, and you don't notice it until you've climbed out.

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[bbcamay]

Lesson learned from today: Stop digging when a garbage-man-with-a-half-gold-and-silver-tooth-and-has-no-concept-of-personal-space approaches you and tells you that you are super awesome and welcome to metal detect in his trailer hood anytime.

 

[Peyton Manning]

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[Peyton Manning]

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[bill from lachine]

jeff,

I might be stupid but I'm not dumb.....me think she's setting me up....and if I come back with a witty response....she's going to yell.....BANANA and go poof.....I'm getting wise to her tactics....lol.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[bbcamay]

I swear this happened to me to me today. Though I think he was trying to be genuinely nice but not so proficient in tactfulness. We were in a very public park but no one else was there, which was weird, but him and his partner stopped to use the public restrooms. I do carry a knife with me but it was at the bottom of my purse when he approached me. I just smiled and answered his questions and the they went away. It was definitely a first for me though.

 

[bbcamay]

And by first, I just mean this was the first time anyone has ever approached me while I was metal detecting,

 

[bill from lachine]

bbcamay,

I can be serious when I put my mind to it.....and I seem to recall I had mentioned earlier on in the thread about detecting with a buddy as a precaution......you lucked out that these 2 guys were probably harmless and just lacked a bit of class....unlike yours truly I might add.

Unfortunately there are sickos out there and you don't know where or when they may pop up....

As a last resort you can always yell out.....BANANA and go poof..lol.

Regards + HH

Bill

I swear this happened to me to me today. Though I think he was trying to be genuinely nice but not so proficient in tactfulness. We were in a very public park but no one else was there, which was weird, but him and his partner stopped to use the public restrooms. I do carry a knife with me but it was at the bottom of my purse when he approached me. I just smiled and answered his questions and the they went away. It was definitely a first for me though.

 

[bbcamay]

LMAO!! Not sure they would get my 'banana' joke but usually I am in good spaces. This is a very pooular park so it surprised me no one was there. I live in country bumpkin land so it's not usual for me to encounter dudes like this but I was a little startled when I realized I was alone. Mind you it was 11a.m. , they were on their job and I am always paranoid (hence the shiv).