Day started out with ups and downs (pun intended) - all's well that ends well

[CASPER-2]

took my snuba system to one of my old spots - I thought the water was gonna be cold and I suited up to dive in cold water
I was wrong - water was not that cold - I had to much suit and not enough weight - I got out at low tide to 6-7 feet - out past where most hunters can reach
that was good - but I could not stay on the bottom when I got a hit - which was bad ... I started getting hits - got at least 6 targets
that sounded good - that's good. Every time I tried to fan or dig - I'd inhale and start to float off target - which was bad.
I never recovered a target = bad. So I came back in. I either had to get more weight - which was 200 yrds away or dress down to a
less buoyant suit - which was 200 yrds away (there and back) - decided to just use snorkel and mask. Not much left in the shallows
but I hit a spot loaded with bottle caps that others must have gone through with a discriminator - I hunt in all metal. After
clearing out the caps I went through slow and got a faint reading ended up pulling up the 14k white gold ring. So my hunt ended well.

 

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[scruggs]

It was worth it...a lot of trash targets though...but it only takes one and you got it, a very nice gold ring! Congratulations!

 

[washingtonian]

Yes!! Nice job. Way to stick through it.

 

[trapperart]

Nice job congrats on the gold

 

[trdking]

I love GOOOOOOOLD! (and pop tops)

 

[sutphin]

NICE RING

 

[tomhighland]

Great find! Good job clearing out the trash. Those other guys don't seem to realize that removing trash prevents them from finding it repeatedly.

 

[DigToChina]

That's a super ring Casper.

 

[CASPER-2]

Great find! Good job clearing out the trash. Those other guys don't seem to realize that removing trash prevents them from finding it repeatedly.

They're not throwing them back - they just crank their discrim. and pass them up

 

[pepperj]

Well done on the great looking band, yes indeed it ended well for you.

 

[RVRoamer74]

Wow!...nerves of steel in that land mine field...your patience and skill shows with the nice ring. Congrats!!


Sp.checked.....

 

[park pirate]

Wow sweet ring Casper congrats....

 

[Trezurehunter]

Great looking ring Casper. I would have went back and forth for that one.

 

[HISPAN]

Nice Ring my friend!

 

[smokeythecat]

Nice ring. WHITE gold however, drives me nuts. I prefer the yeller kind.

 

[CASPER-2]

Nice ring. WHITE gold however, drives me nuts. I prefer the yeller kind.

when I was younger - all the guys wanted to find white gold
now a days - I would also find the yellow - I hunt older spots in salt water - yes now and then I will get a discolored 10k
but for the most part if its yellow - you know you got gold - brass turns green and gold plate gets eaten by salt
- too much other stuff is silver in color - yes silver turns black in the salt - but your got silvery titanium, tungsten and other junk metals
yes there is platinum but ive gotten so many "silvery colored" stuff that I was excited about and then disappointed
Rather see that nice yellow

 

[against the wind]

Well done Casper,, what's the "After Drowning" price on those phones?
Congratulations on the Gold.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Sweet! Gold and diamonds congrats!
And a good investment in your recycle metals!

Pays to do scoop it all!

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[CASPER-2]

Well done Casper,, what's the "After Drowning" price on those phones?
Congratulations on the Gold.

I don't know - I don't hit a lot of newer spots - so don't get a lot of phones - probably got a dozen
just toss them in a shoe box in my man cave for now

 

[Agent Green]

Dig it all!! Gold is gold my friends. If people are too lazy to pass by potential "gold" targets I will gladly scoop up a white gold ring...
For instance...



Congrats on a great find!!