GibH
Silver Member
I took it out Saturday, but thunderstorms cut my hunt way short. I was trying it out in the sound. I kicked off my flip flops, went to step in the water and the bottom moved. Some kind of ray about 18" across. Glad I didn't step on it because I would have had a heart attack. I found a dime right off the bat, then 10 minutes later had to quit.
I went out yesterday and same thing, stepped in the water and found a penny right off the bat. Then nothing for quite a while. My next signal was a big chain. It is stamped 14k, but it wouldn't fool anyone, nickel plated zinc. Damn shame, at 93 grams it would have made my month. I rigged a sling for the box, but seemed to get a lot of falsing about midaway through the hunt.
I remounted it the box on the shaft and went out again in the afternoon. Same thing, about 10 minutes after I start hunting, it starts falsing. It stopped after a while, I think I was actually hitting on some corroded metal bits.
Sooo, no great finds yet, but I do believe I like it. I tried it in the surf, but I will have to wait for a bit calmer conditions to really test it. I rigged a wooden handle to my hand scoop. It is functional, but can't wait for my real scoop to get here. That's about it, thanks for reading.
I went out yesterday and same thing, stepped in the water and found a penny right off the bat. Then nothing for quite a while. My next signal was a big chain. It is stamped 14k, but it wouldn't fool anyone, nickel plated zinc. Damn shame, at 93 grams it would have made my month. I rigged a sling for the box, but seemed to get a lot of falsing about midaway through the hunt.
I remounted it the box on the shaft and went out again in the afternoon. Same thing, about 10 minutes after I start hunting, it starts falsing. It stopped after a while, I think I was actually hitting on some corroded metal bits.
Sooo, no great finds yet, but I do believe I like it. I tried it in the surf, but I will have to wait for a bit calmer conditions to really test it. I rigged a wooden handle to my hand scoop. It is functional, but can't wait for my real scoop to get here. That's about it, thanks for reading.
Amazon Forum Fav 👍
Upvote
0