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    14K GOLD PENDANT - bottle cap alley - snorkel metal detecting

    Went on my lake - same lake for 5 months now. There is more targets covered with mud and grass. It is not easy to do snorkeling in such conditions. Detected for 3 hours and got amazing gold pendant. And few other things - mostly junk. Lot's of bottle caps (30+) - bottle cap alley. [attachment...
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    GOLD EARRING and SILVER BRACELET - snorkel metal detecting

    Done another of my early hunts. 3 hours in water. Chilly morning in water 68F / 20C after few days of rain Summer is ON ... 5mm wet suit too :) Some of the goodies. [attachment 334822 DSC09304.JPG] 14k gold earring [attachment 334823 DSC09307.JPG] silver bracelet Coins - about 3$ converted...
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    MASSIVE 14K GOLD EARRING @ bottle cap alley - snorkel metal detecting

    Summer is ON ... is it .) a bit cold weather I got out about 5AM got into water at 6AM Fog ... who would go into water and snorkel ... hard core stuff :) After about 3 hours in water I was cold but happy. Here is my loot. [attachment 334710 DSC09254.JPG] 14k white gold earring [attachment...
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    SILVER NECKLACE and SILVER RING - snorkel metal detecting

    Done another short hunt on lake 3 1/2 hours total Started with sand scoop but after 30 minutes and only 2 targets retrieved I switched back to snorkeling. It was a bit cold even with a wet suit. Loot for this hunt. Crusty silver necklace - it was hard to clean - broken in few places and tied...
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    SILVER RING & BLING - snorkel metal detecting

    Short hunt on my lake. Not very good weather - cold and rainy day. But I was going to snorkel anyway ... so ... good hunting. Few waves from high winds but OK until I got out. [attachment 334380 DSC09196.JPG] More in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMs3LM1kNw8 Many targets left in dirt. One...
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    GOLD RING and SILVER necklace - snorkel metal detecting

    After a storm I went out on a my lake. Cold rainy day for August and Summer but water is warmer than air. I snorkel so no problem... at the end it was few lightnings and I got out. Tried my luck in infested (with bottle caps) waters and scored gold and silver. 14k ring with stone and 18KGF...
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    Silver ring and necklace - snorkel metal detecting

    Done another snorkel combo hunt. Wanted to test new scoop. My lake ... with Fisher 1280x ... snorkel and sand scoop hunt and combo. This time I did shorter hunt - 2 hours. Here is what I found. [attachment 333979 DSC09157.JPG] silver ring [attachment 333980 DSC09161.JPG] aluminum ring...
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    Silver necklace and earring - snorkel metal detecting

    Snorkeling and metal detecting is fun. Speed of recovery is way better (for me) than using sand scoop. Maybe it is too much targets and me. Hunted my lake for 3 hours. Used more weights than before so I can get under easy. Got XY of bottle caps and nasty little things - electrical connectors...
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    SILVER pendant and Ironclad in the water - snorkel metal detecting

    Done some more detecting over the weekend, mostly snorkel detecting. Snorkeling without diving weights - substituted by sand belt. About 3 hours in water with lot's of clad coins and silver pendant. Too much heat and crowd for me. [attachment 333743 hqdefault.jpg] Here is link to YouTube...
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    Diving weights

    Looking for a price for diving belt with lead ... about 22 pounds / 10kg. To expensive to ship from abroad and no scuba shops near me. I have one offer about 60$ for lead... coated in plastic or not don't know + belt (10$) or I will do DIY project :) and melt few pipes.
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    Silver and stainless day - water metal detecting

    Another day snorkel metal detecting. 3,5 hour hunt. I find it easier than digging with sand scoop. I left all the iron clad coins for later :) which is now! Found about 8$ if converted in US currency. Stainless ring and two silver earrings. [attachment 333712 DSC09115.JPG] [attachment...
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    Snorkel metal detecting - microscopic GOLD

    Here is my latest video - first snorkeling video https://youtu.be/r8SSJtnmT_Y After hitting the gold ring I decided to stay for a test run in snorkel metal detecting. Hunted shallow area - up to 3ft / 1m - had issues with mask, weights, buoyancy... you name it :) but got some GOLD :) Am I...
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    This guy broke carbon fibre handle for scoop

    This guy broke carbon fiber handle but found 18k ring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEJRbPvFltE
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    GOLD!! BABY!! - chilly summer metal detecting

    Unusual summer Saturday hunt started at 9AM it was cold and raining- 63F / 12C but water is still warm. Went on my lake hunt. Wet suit worked good. Water was much better that cold rain and wind so I did some snorkeling too. No one there for hours! Scored few items - Gold and Silver...
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    Excalibur comparison 1000 vs II?

    Can someone compare old model Excalibur 1000 with new Excalibur II. What are the upgrades? Is it worth buying used for both ... waterproof stuff must be changed over time?
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    Silver day - 4 rings in the scoop

    I got to my beach @ 5:30, early start of day. Hunted for 6 hours. Tried snorkeling with shortened detector but with no diving weight for me I couldn't get deeper... improvisation with sand belt did not work as planed. I did few hours in nice and clear water and got : 4 rings in the scoop, two...
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    HALF EVIL RING - Silver, GOLD and Copper rings and more

    Saturday finally arrived. Got out early... on location in 6 am Got some fine stuff, run out of batteries after 4 hours recording. I let it roll as there are plenty of targets, lot's of time lost on recovery. After that I did some snorkeling in 4ft of less water. First snorkeling with a...
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    Ranking Of The Best Beaches In America

    Ranking Of The Best Beaches In America http://izismile.com/2016/06/30/ranking_of_the_best_beaches_in_america_24_pics.html
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    Target in hole after 10 scoops or 20 minutes

    Target in hole after 10 scoops or 20 minutes. I have few of those ... dug a big hole with my scoop but there is no target. Water is about 4ft there. Sand is very compacted on surface and mostly firm under it. I can step on scoop with all my weight but scoop is not going very far. Holes in scoop...
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    Silver ring in the scoop - water metal detecting

    Nice day for metal detecting it was :) water 80F in 8 AM went out on a lake #1 tried to find new location for detecting got to spot with some activity but it has grass bottom and lots of mud is there a smart way of mowing a lawn under water ? :) dredge for mud :) gone over few docks ...
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