Its not all about the finds. I only found 3 today. But, Ive rejoined the ranks.

[WHADIFIND]

It's not all about the finds. I only found 3 today. But, I've rejoined the ranks.

The last time I spent a few hours in the water, hunting for treasure, was almost 30 years ago!

Today, thanks to the encouragement from here and from a certain OBN, I spent sometime water hunting.
It was a very long time coming back to something I used to enjoy so much! Today, I've successfully rejoined
the ranks of actual water hunters and not just an old fogey who just talks about the good ole days.

It won't be my main hunting, but boy was that fun!! And now I have this option opened to me again.
Thanks !

Here's the grand total of all my finds today:



Yep! That's it! Wonderful ain't they? LOL

But, I couldn't be happier!



Blingie made sure to claim this one and it was tough doing an acid test with
him all wrapped up in it, but I managed.

I know my testing skills aren't as good as someone who knows what they're
doing. It is marked 10k but when I did the acid test it seemed to hold for a fair amount of time.
But, it also seemed to fade after a good while. Either I don't know what I'm doing or maybe this is ever so
slightly less than 10k. Weighed in at 2.9 grams (without Blingie).

In any case! I have rejoined the ranks after many, many years! Could be a decent start, eh? LOL

 

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[Scrappy]

Nice work! Glad to see you jumped back in!

Lol

 

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[WHADIFIND]

Nice work! Glad to see you jumped back in!

Lol

Thanks!

It was all in my grand plan. I said I would retire some day and do nothing but TH-ing.

 

[DigIron2]

I see gold brother!nice

 

[WHADIFIND]

Have submerged mine all the way to arm cuff it will take it.The only issue I had was after 2 yrs the control box connecting points the two screw points, snapped off from the water pressure going back and forth but Garrett is covering it.I think I am going to re enforce by putting a connector to the speaker box kind of like a copper water pipe hanger. Anderson shaft uses that point as a connector for their shaft.

That is welcome information! I know that the ATP is designed to be used UNDER the water, but, when it's your only machine. Well, it gets kinda scary! LOL I'll work up to it and hope that 3 years of land use hasn't loosened anything up!

I understand the pressure of the swing too. Even though I just swung the coil and shaft back and forth. That pressure alone just about wore out my wrist!!

Thanks!

 

[Subterranean]

Yay Whadi! I like Blingie's "Mr. T Starter Kit." Congrats on the liquid loot. Sub

 

[OBN]

I'm jumping back in Saturday if your interested buddy, Flying Pxxxxx xxxx....little bit of a walk, but always goodies there....it will have to be fairly early also, LT is after 7am..or I have another spot you know about..FV, tide will be up but it runs shallow most of the time..let , me know...

 

[WHADIFIND]

I'm jumping back in Saturday if your interested buddy, ..

Sounds like fun.

 

[BigWaveDave]

Sooo.. while you are in the water this summer, can I come up and hit the mansion?

 

[WHADIFIND]

Sooo.. while you are in the water this summer, can I come up and hit the mansion?

Everybody simply HAS to have a place they can call "home", You know, that place they can always go to in order to find a bit of peace?
Well, that's the mansion for me. I may share an awful lot with my friends, but, the mansion? That will be "mine" for just as long as they'll
allow me to be there!

I'd strongly suggest that everyone find their own happy place and then hold onto it as long as they can!

 

[OBN]

Sooo.. while you are in the water this summer, can I come up and hit the mansion?

We will be in the water in Cape Coral Yacht Club, then slide by Lynn Hall, then down to Naples...

 

[BigWaveDave]

We will be in the water in Cape Coral Yacht Club, then slide by Lynn Hall, then down to Naples...

Bring your antibiotics...raw sewage, red tide, and flesh-eating diseases are all lovely gifts we give to summer tourists.

 

[Lori999]

You guys are cracking me up ; ) happy hunting!

 

[OBN]

Bring your antibiotics...raw sewage, red tide, and flesh-eating diseases are all lovely gifts we give to summer tourists

Haha, sounds like the Bay..That's why we wear drygloves and drysuits up here, the lower bay is famous for the flesh eating bacteria. Sad we have to do this to hunt ... I'm Amazing people still swim in the stuff...

 

[CapeTownBeachBum]

I cant go more than a few days without the need to get my feet wet ! dirt fishing not my favorite .. give me the clean beach sand any day . nice hunt !

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

I know what you mean about water hunting. I really got into it last summer with my new CZ-21 and had a blast. Can't wait to get back out there, but the cold winter still has the water temps way below normal so it'll probably be well into June before I can get wet again. Good luck!