Well ever since I was a kid its been washing up on my beaches. Started smoking weed real early....it wasn't uncommon for there to be 50 pounds hidden in the mangroves at any given time or key. As a teen we made a healthy living finding the lost bales in the mangroves. Thats what actually got me out exploring the remote keys,cays,islands,and rocks. Along the way and on that mission we discovered bottles,ambergris,and spanish treasure. We were and to a degree still are the "mangrove mafia". A loosely connected group of professional beachcombers ranging from the keys to the bahamas. We keep in touch and informed about what is being found and where. No doubt beachcombing goes back to the core of island life and has supplemented my income significantly over the years.....at points in the past it was almost a full time job, and I would often spend months in the bahamas chasing ambergris and beachcombing....its a way of life very few know. No forum on beachcombing....what a shame !! We would be talking about container spills, knurdles, fishing floats, sea beans, ambergris etc. etc...weed was always a large part of being a professional level beachcomber....you can see how a metal detector was a natural progression in a beachcombing lifestyle. Just saw one of the mangrove mafia joined T-net last month...another had core pirate !! Any way looks like I'll be over on a killer fishing/ambergris mission hopefully next month !! Long Island, san sal, samana, conception, and harbor island !! Wooo hooo long live the mangrove mafia....getting treasure !!
