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so my other post on the river hunting.w finds
my experiances here because this was my first ever
flowing water hunting.
WOW is this different than a regular beach or what ?
at the lake the water is generally still. then there is
the great lakes w some waves. and i have been to
the ocean and done some surf hunting.
and u get pushed around alot.
BUT this has numerous branchings and side currents.
a couple big sinkholes and even a lazy whirlpool. not to mention
snags, submurged trees and big rocks. bottom varies
from nice sandy to sink in sandy to rocky w sharp stones
to mud stcky mud to sink in and suck u down mud
not quite quicksand. all this while tryin to get and
dig a signal.
got in near where most of the swimming action was
takin place nice for swimming but the current was
too strong for keeping the coil swinging.
a little further out the bottom turned to sticky mud.
nothing found there. saw some abandoned lawn furniture
out on a sand bar and could hardly get over there
to detect. in that area the top water is smooth looking
but there is a very swift undercurrent at the bottom
i was finally able to swing coil by hunting the very
shallow upstream and the trying to slowly hunt out
a little deeper coming back with the current.
but of course i wasnt prepared when the sandbar
suddenly sheared off and i was in deeper water
i didnt want the current carrying me into the
whrlpool sinkhole. BUT U GUESSED IT. it was already too late
right arm useless for swimming as i have
the excal in it and heavy. other arm is searching
for the bottom with digger as an extension. no dice
prob 20 ft deep there.
so swimming to the opposite shore which is only
20 yds or so but 5 min of fast and furoious leg work
seemed like forever and i was exhausted and
at least 50 yds further downstream than planned.
a safari in ur own backyard. there gots to be plenty
to find here. there are rope swings rigged and people are
even jumping in from 30/35 feet up off the bridge.
that ought to strip off something. one bather lost her
bikini top. unfortunately the water there is too deep
and the over flow goes right into another deep hole
where supposedly the GIANT GARFISH live. geezwhiz.
of course now id like to dive and see whats down there
other than a lost bikini top and giant garfish.
oh and of course i got my new baby caught on an underwater
snag and it was a scary 2 min fighting the current
getting it untangled w/o damaging it.
so who has hunted moving water.
there gotta be pockets of vling down deep or izzit under
snags or where to look and everything is moving
and i lost several signals where the current carried my target
off while i was trying to dig it.
one thing for sure. as much as i hate another line
im gonna safety tether my machine.
probly not try again til river is lower and slower.
any tips on flowing water hunting.
HH ALL, SCROUNGER
my experiances here because this was my first ever
flowing water hunting.
WOW is this different than a regular beach or what ?
at the lake the water is generally still. then there is
the great lakes w some waves. and i have been to
the ocean and done some surf hunting.
and u get pushed around alot.
BUT this has numerous branchings and side currents.
a couple big sinkholes and even a lazy whirlpool. not to mention
snags, submurged trees and big rocks. bottom varies
from nice sandy to sink in sandy to rocky w sharp stones
to mud stcky mud to sink in and suck u down mud
not quite quicksand. all this while tryin to get and
dig a signal.
got in near where most of the swimming action was
takin place nice for swimming but the current was
too strong for keeping the coil swinging.
a little further out the bottom turned to sticky mud.
nothing found there. saw some abandoned lawn furniture
out on a sand bar and could hardly get over there
to detect. in that area the top water is smooth looking
but there is a very swift undercurrent at the bottom
i was finally able to swing coil by hunting the very
shallow upstream and the trying to slowly hunt out
a little deeper coming back with the current.
but of course i wasnt prepared when the sandbar
suddenly sheared off and i was in deeper water
i didnt want the current carrying me into the
whrlpool sinkhole. BUT U GUESSED IT. it was already too late
right arm useless for swimming as i have
the excal in it and heavy. other arm is searching
for the bottom with digger as an extension. no dice
prob 20 ft deep there.
so swimming to the opposite shore which is only
20 yds or so but 5 min of fast and furoious leg work
seemed like forever and i was exhausted and
at least 50 yds further downstream than planned.
a safari in ur own backyard. there gots to be plenty
to find here. there are rope swings rigged and people are
even jumping in from 30/35 feet up off the bridge.
that ought to strip off something. one bather lost her
bikini top. unfortunately the water there is too deep
and the over flow goes right into another deep hole
where supposedly the GIANT GARFISH live. geezwhiz.
of course now id like to dive and see whats down there
other than a lost bikini top and giant garfish.
oh and of course i got my new baby caught on an underwater
snag and it was a scary 2 min fighting the current
getting it untangled w/o damaging it.
so who has hunted moving water.
there gotta be pockets of vling down deep or izzit under
snags or where to look and everything is moving
and i lost several signals where the current carried my target
off while i was trying to dig it.
one thing for sure. as much as i hate another line
im gonna safety tether my machine.
probly not try again til river is lower and slower.
any tips on flowing water hunting.
HH ALL, SCROUNGER
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