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- Dec 30, 2008
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"Excalibur"..
"AQ" Impulse
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Year end totals for 2018, Maryland waters only. Chesapeake Bay from Cecil County to Calvert county, all found in the water, Using a Minelab Excalibur.
A very good year even though conditions were not the best. Think we had the wettest year on record since 1888 and that record was broke in September. If not for the one Honey Hole this year would have been a lot less but thank "God" I lucked out and followed up on a tip from a fisherman on a spot. Had many interesting rings this year, Class rings totaled out with 31, oldest being a 1914 up to 1970. Not a lot of diamond rings, but did have one nice one, a 750 with a 1 carat stone. NO chains or bracelets other then one sterling. Did get 3 rings that were almost identical other then the stones differ and sizes. Each year I feel I get a little better at hunting these old spots, but still so much to learn.
Story of the Honey Hole which gave up 40 plus gold rings
About two years ago I had a spot I had been wanting to hunt, my friend Joe had a boat so he offered to take Scott and me out....So off we went to this spot. The three of us found nothing other then I got a silver quarter. As we were leaving I got talking to a fisherman in a boat. He mentioned there was a guy who use to hunt this spot but hunted down the beach. Said he did very well.... I kept that in mind for 2 years, This year Scott and I were out hunting a spot but had No luck. I told Scott I have a spot I want to check out, so we went back to the spot we were at 2 years ago. I told Scott you hunt from the far end near the piers and I'll start at this end. 30 minutes later I pulled a 13 gram gold band along with several other good targets. As I was waving to Scott, he was waving to me...he just got gold also. It was getting dark so we left and came back, the next 11 trips back to that spot I ended up with over 40 gold rings and Scott scored 7. The south winds came on strong, in June and covered up all. I have been back a few times since with little luck but sooner or later she will be open again.
2018 Silver was good, but down from last year.
A few of the better hunts and Misc Pictures
2 hunts 5 gold rings
7 gold rings in a 5 hour hunt
2 gold rings jetski hunt
18k 1 carat Diamond ring
4 gold rings 4 hour hunt
5 gold rings in one hunt
My ride
Good Luck to all, and Be Safe
A very good year even though conditions were not the best. Think we had the wettest year on record since 1888 and that record was broke in September. If not for the one Honey Hole this year would have been a lot less but thank "God" I lucked out and followed up on a tip from a fisherman on a spot. Had many interesting rings this year, Class rings totaled out with 31, oldest being a 1914 up to 1970. Not a lot of diamond rings, but did have one nice one, a 750 with a 1 carat stone. NO chains or bracelets other then one sterling. Did get 3 rings that were almost identical other then the stones differ and sizes. Each year I feel I get a little better at hunting these old spots, but still so much to learn.
Story of the Honey Hole which gave up 40 plus gold rings
About two years ago I had a spot I had been wanting to hunt, my friend Joe had a boat so he offered to take Scott and me out....So off we went to this spot. The three of us found nothing other then I got a silver quarter. As we were leaving I got talking to a fisherman in a boat. He mentioned there was a guy who use to hunt this spot but hunted down the beach. Said he did very well.... I kept that in mind for 2 years, This year Scott and I were out hunting a spot but had No luck. I told Scott I have a spot I want to check out, so we went back to the spot we were at 2 years ago. I told Scott you hunt from the far end near the piers and I'll start at this end. 30 minutes later I pulled a 13 gram gold band along with several other good targets. As I was waving to Scott, he was waving to me...he just got gold also. It was getting dark so we left and came back, the next 11 trips back to that spot I ended up with over 40 gold rings and Scott scored 7. The south winds came on strong, in June and covered up all. I have been back a few times since with little luck but sooner or later she will be open again.
2018 Silver was good, but down from last year.
A few of the better hunts and Misc Pictures
2 hunts 5 gold rings
7 gold rings in a 5 hour hunt
2 gold rings jetski hunt
18k 1 carat Diamond ring
4 gold rings 4 hour hunt
5 gold rings in one hunt
My ride
Good Luck to all, and Be Safe
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