bigscoop
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- Jun 4, 2010
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- Older blue Excal with full mods, Equinox 800.
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- All Treasure Hunting
It's interesting how few hunters are on the beaches when the hunting is poor/slow. In the last few weeks I've seen very few hunters on the beach despite the busy crowds, even at night. No doubt the hunting is painfully slow, so slow many have just given up. I'm not complaining as this just leaves more beach for those of us who are still out, just pointing out how poor/slow hunting conditions can noticeably effect the hobby.
The first tropical storm is on the prowl and just off the coast and this is sure to bring many hunters back to the beach with improved hopes and renewed attitudes. However, if things don't change those new hopes and attitudes are going to get quickly dashed. Can't say I blame them as the hunting has been painfully slow and very spotty.
But here's the thing, the reason why some of us are still on those beach swinging away. Yesterday I was on the beach and I only dug six targets, two of those targets were sterling silver. The day prior, which was quickly marred by a hunt ending accident, I only dug three targets, one of those being sterling silver. And the hunt prior to that I think I only dug about half-dozen targets, one of those being a 14k earring. In an exchange with another hunter recently he told me that he had found two gold rings during recent hunts, "just about the only targets I did find."
So sure, the hunting is slow, but it can still be productive. Numbers and quality have never gone hand in hand.
The first tropical storm is on the prowl and just off the coast and this is sure to bring many hunters back to the beach with improved hopes and renewed attitudes. However, if things don't change those new hopes and attitudes are going to get quickly dashed. Can't say I blame them as the hunting has been painfully slow and very spotty.
But here's the thing, the reason why some of us are still on those beach swinging away. Yesterday I was on the beach and I only dug six targets, two of those targets were sterling silver. The day prior, which was quickly marred by a hunt ending accident, I only dug three targets, one of those being sterling silver. And the hunt prior to that I think I only dug about half-dozen targets, one of those being a 14k earring. In an exchange with another hunter recently he told me that he had found two gold rings during recent hunts, "just about the only targets I did find."
So sure, the hunting is slow, but it can still be productive. Numbers and quality have never gone hand in hand.
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