Passing the torch

Blak bart

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My kid in the zone !! So cool to watch my boy start this hobby and get out there on his own and do it !! He's using a cheap toy right now but I have a chopped down EQX that should fit him well. Gonna take him to some good sand and get in the water soon. He has been snorkeling by my side watching how I do it....I think he's ready to give it a go in the water. This kid if he wants to stick with it will have some real treasure numbers one day.....the island provides, and im a born and raised islander and so we pass the torch down to the next generation of native islanders !! Its my honor to raise this young man in a small island community where we all care about the kids and how there brought up !! I wouldn't trade the island way of life for anything !! Im a proud pappy !!
 

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ARC

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You will really be proud when his "beginners luck" yields something like a Royal Escudo.

lol... then you will be like "sheesh i have been looking for one of those my whole detecting career and you get one without trying"

heh
 

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Blak bart

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You will really be proud when his "beginners luck" yields something like a Royal Escudo.

lol... then you will be like "sheesh i have been looking for one of those my whole detecting career and you get one without trying"

heh

Let's hope that the case ARC....woooo hoooo !! Just imagining that is pretty thrilling.....I think we're going to the treasure coast sometime this summer....would be nice to knock that one off the list by the time he turns 9..!!:headbang::headbang::headbang::occasion14:
 

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midalake

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My kid in the zone !! So cool to watch my boy start this hobby and get out there on his own and do it !! He's using a cheap toy right now but I have a chopped down EQX that should fit him well. Gonna take him to some good sand and get in the water soon. He has been snorkeling by my side watching how I do it....I think he's ready to give it a go in the water. This kid if he wants to stick with it will have some real treasure numbers one day.....the island provides, and im a born and raised islander and so we pass the torch down to the next generation of native islanders !! Its my honor to raise this young man in a small island community where we all care about the kids and how there brought up !! I wouldn't trade the island way of life for anything !! Im a proud pappy !!

Way too generous. Should be put on scoop detail and getting the sand out when a target is found. Nothing like having a scoop carrier.
 

eyemustdigtreasure

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You are indeed, Blessed as a Great father, and teacher...!
Good Luck and Happy Hunting together....!
 

ArfieBoy

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Being a great mentor to your children and grandchildren is a treasure as precious as any gold! Congratulations!
 

Trezurehunter

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Congrats on teaching your son "the ropes". Hope he sticks with it, and you have a future hunting partner for life !
 

sphillips

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He will be working the Sandbar in islamorada very soon


Good place to start, low tide. Started going there in the early 80's, very few of us out there in those days, but people caught on quick. Beer, barbecue and footballs.
 

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You did it right Bart, Congrats!
 

Toecutter

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Chit yeah!! I tried with my kids but they only do it because it makes me happy and Im all right with that lol, glad to hear your kid has a passion for it..:skullflag:
 

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WTG Bart!
You'll be the teacher of skills that your son will never learn in any institution/school.
Nothing beats the side by side sharing-nothing!

I had the opportunity to explore, hunt, fish in the water and the dirt at a young age.
The passion was ingrained in the blood, and has stuck there for over 5+ decades.
Looking back to the early days of the family passion of digging, nothing comes close to that connection
 

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Very cool! Lots of good memories! I am sure he loves it.
 

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Bart. When your son looks into your eyes and says Dad Thank You for teaching Me will be a special moment that you will always remember
Thank you for sharing this beautiful heart warming moment with us
 

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