Hey Greg,
I'm a newbie (my 1st season) and use a fairly good machine or so I'm told and read. lol
Any way I'm in Mishawaka and this is my first season metal detecting. I have had what I call newbie luck though I've called myself the Pull Tab King in my first seasons efforts to eventually find 1 tungsten ring, 1 stainless ring, 1 copper toe ring, a religious medallion looks like pewter, a stainless chain and cross, a silver-plated ring, 2 costume ear rings, a costume cross, a 14k ear ring, a 14k thin ring with pink sapphire and small diamond, a small gold skull, and approximately $20.00 in clad. All of it found in lakes both in MI and IN.
Any way I'm looking for someone to detect with in the future be it any time left this year and then again next season. Since you are in Elkhart we could end our hunts at Bare Hands Brewery in Granger that is if you drink beer. Chris the brewmaster there makes awesome beer.
Sincerely,
SurgTech57 aka Fred