Roland58
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A "Gold Day"............
As I left to hunt, I told the wife, "This is the day for gold." I got to the park, donned my knee pad and tools, tuned my F75 and began my hunt. In an effort to increase my chances of locating my first piece of gold, I have been digging just about everything from VDI 20+. About 20 feet from my car, I hit my first target of the day, a solid 24 VDI that remained steady regardless of swing direction. It was a great signal and the machine showed a depth of 5", hmmmmm........it has been here for a while! I took out my wonderful Hori Hori knife and carefully cut a plug around the target pinpoint. I removed the plug and, at the bottom of the hole, I spotted what was obviously the lower portion of a gold ring....just imagine my excitement!....I almost had an organism!!.....ALRIGHT!!
With great care, I picked the precious gold ring from the dirt to see it was a solitaire with a missing stone.......I put my glasses on for a better look............
P*$$ me off!! Merely a dime store ring.......not even gold plated.
But, you know what? This just makes me want to hunt even harder and as much as I possibly can.......I LOVE this hobby!! Oh yeah, I went on to find $2.29 in clad and a crap load of pull tabs and foil.
As I left to hunt, I told the wife, "This is the day for gold." I got to the park, donned my knee pad and tools, tuned my F75 and began my hunt. In an effort to increase my chances of locating my first piece of gold, I have been digging just about everything from VDI 20+. About 20 feet from my car, I hit my first target of the day, a solid 24 VDI that remained steady regardless of swing direction. It was a great signal and the machine showed a depth of 5", hmmmmm........it has been here for a while! I took out my wonderful Hori Hori knife and carefully cut a plug around the target pinpoint. I removed the plug and, at the bottom of the hole, I spotted what was obviously the lower portion of a gold ring....just imagine my excitement!....I almost had an organism!!.....ALRIGHT!!
With great care, I picked the precious gold ring from the dirt to see it was a solitaire with a missing stone.......I put my glasses on for a better look............
P*$$ me off!! Merely a dime store ring.......not even gold plated.
But, you know what? This just makes me want to hunt even harder and as much as I possibly can.......I LOVE this hobby!! Oh yeah, I went on to find $2.29 in clad and a crap load of pull tabs and foil.
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