FLauthor
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- Aug 22, 2004
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- Excalibur 800; Fisher F5; White Beachmaster VLF
- Primary Interest:
- Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Has anyone ever heard of anyone using a Clam Rake for dragging muddy lake bottom for old bottles? I have an area where steamboats traveled to various docks for off loading freight and passengers from 1868 till 1899. I figured in that 30 years that a lot of bottles were probably flung into the water for disposal. Those were heavy bottles that didn't float long before sinking into that silty bottom. I've retrieved a few by grope and feel and they came out as new as the day when they were tossed. Always got that fear of grabbing a snapping turtle or a piece of alligator as once the water is stirred up, its absolute blackness. It's not for the faint of heart but I'm searching for a method for raking the bottom and maybe snagging some antique bottles and maybe produce a story or two . Thanks!