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[ScubaDetector]

I decided it was too hot not to go out and try to relax today. So back to ye old beach. My very first find was the swordfish. One of my favorites today actually. Tried to find a new target rich environment and that turned into a disaster. I even KNOW BETTER than to do what I did. However, I did it anyway!

I was sticking my coil down into the weeds and I get a mid tone. Clean out the weeds and dig a buffalo. I clear some more weeds and get a high tone. That gets me another walker. My 10th one for the year and my 9th out of this spot. I have less than 250lbs of air left. So what do I do? I go to the surface and THINK I can figure out where I am. I usually leave my dive float at a spot and get a new tank and go back to the float. But NOOO. I decide I can find the spot again. LOL no such luck! Got a new tank and went back in. Can't find anything I remembered. Well at least I know I will find it again one day. Hopefully there is a lot more in that area.

So my only silver coins are the 1940 walker, a Washington and a war nickel. One silver ring, a silver bracelet and a silver ball pendant. 6 wheat's oldest is 1927.

It was a nice refreshing day in the river. Thanks for reading. Enjoy the pictures as usual.

 

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[Oddjob]

Very nice finds-

 

[vferrari]

Way to reel us in Nice finds.

 

[against the wind]

You still had a good hunt,, in my books.
Congrats on #10 Walker and all your finds.

 

[Terry Soloman]

Nice Finds!

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Wow...truly jealous land-lubber here! The only spots that are pounded out where you detect...are the ones you've pounded! Always enjoy your underwater trinkets....ddf

 

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[CASPER-2]

have you ever thought of making markers to drop out there - either using lead sinkers with something attached to them by string or line that floats
like 2 feet off the bottom and are visible to you - paint with something you can see thru the grasses - or painting rocks with symbols
only you know - I used to find golf balls on the bottom at certain spots and would used them as markers for awhile - I knew a guy that would just use a small empty water bottle and attatch fishin line with a sinker and mark where he started - in low light you could always insert a glow stick
just some thoughts

 

[nsdq]

Great finds to "sail" away on but ya reeled us in

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice collection of goodies, congratulations!

 

[tomhighland]

Thanks once again for sharing your hunt with us. Is the swordfish an emblem from an older pleasure craft?

 

[digger460]

Congrats on another fine hunt!

 

[ScubaDetector]

have you ever thought of making markers to drop out there - either using lead sinkers with something attached to them by string or line that floats
like 2 feet off the bottom and are visible to you - paint with something you can see thru the grasses - or painting rocks with symbols
only you know - I used to find golf balls on the bottom at certain spots and would used them as markers for awhile - I knew a guy that would just use a small empty water bottle and attatch fishin line with a sinker and mark where he started - in low light you could always insert a glow stick
just some thoughts

Yep. and I have two small water bottles and duck decoy weights in my float with no string attached. I realized that I wouldn't have enough air to cut my float line and tie it on to the bottles until it was too late. Actually I might have had enough air. I didn't want to chance it. Solving that problem before I go out again!

I have never found a swim area this large before. Most the ones on inland lakes are a lot smaller. Very easy to know where you are. That is why I wasn't prepared but I knew what I wanted to do. Just never finished my project.

Thanks once again for sharing your hunt with us. Is the swordfish an emblem from an older pleasure craft?

No, it is just a pin missing the pin part. A little longer than a standard house key.


Thanks everyone. Going back out tomorrow. Today I think I am going to take it easy. LOL well it's early, time will tell

 

[creskol]

Dat's sum good stuff right there! Gotta luv that fish!

 

[ScubaDetector]

Wow...truly jealous land-lubber here! The only spots that are pounded out where you detect...are the ones you've pounded! Always enjoy your underwater trinkets....ddf

Yes and that is part of the reason I detect the way I do. Diving. Every year I stumble upon areas like this. Pounded to death by waders but never been touched over their heads. Last year I found an old beach on an inland lake. Got a few Barber coins BUT 19 gold rings in one weekend. A couple of years ago I found an old swim area, 34 pieces of silver and 6 gold rings in a 3 hour dive. This place is so huge and so overgrown it will take a very long time to find good pockets of finds. I have hit a couple but I am positive there are many more. So I just keep finding the stragglers and that is ok with me. I still haven't taken a picture of one of the things I am finding to let me know where people were. Now that I have let everyone know, I will take one next dive.

 

[deershed]

Do you ever get skunked? Lol Another KILLER hunt!!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on another nice adventure

 

[ScubaDetector]

Do you ever get skunked? Lol Another KILLER hunt!!

It really depends on where I go. If I go to some of the popular swim areas where waders can get at it yes. I find new clad but no silver or gold.

I think at this time it is totally impossible for me to get skunked where I am at. All I have to do is play in the weeds and I will find silver and gold.

Look at the picture. That was 1917.



They opened the bath house that could handle over 6000 people in 1909. It was used until the early 1960's. I am the only diver that has hit it that I know of.

Look at how huge the dock was.



I have only found the right side in the picture and a small part of the line in the middle. You notice the tower and slides are gone from it. No idea when this one was taken. If I come back skunked, it will be because I couldn't find a spot that anyone played in the water at there. It would take an army of divers with detectors to clear this spot out.

Here is another picture I haven't posted yet.



There is a chance the cut off metal parts I found are part of one of these slides and not the radio tower. If so, I have only found one of the slide sides. I haven't found any other footings and the big chain I found could have held the small piece of dock down that is on the right of the second slide. However this is all a big GUESS.

But when you have thousands of people a day, from 1909 - the 1960's how can anyone not find anything? I know some is buried way beyond my detectors reach. I have dug down over a foot for swim buckles and the things I haven't shown. So some coins and rings are completely out of reach for now. I probably have not detected over a 10th of the spot. I have to find the other side of the H dock and where the other slide was. I will hit more pockets of finds. Just a matter of time and luck.

Thanks for the replies. I know this is a rare adventure for most of you. Every place you hit is hammered especially in Florida. I don't have that problem up here. The lakes are too cold and dirty for many to be interested. I learned to dive in Okinawa in 1980. I can adapt to different situations and don't have a problem with zero visibility.

One more observation. The water is a LOT higher now. There is absolutely no beach. You go from land right into the river. If I could move a very thick carpet of 12 - 18" high weeds, have the current take away over a foot of muck to get down to the fine gravel, I know there is an absolute treasure trove hiding under all that stuff.

 

[46Wheat]

Congrats on the silver

 

[Greastart]

Sometimes it just takes a day to re-group. Glad ya got out.

What are the brass looking rectangles that are such frequent inhabitants of your photos?