Ytcoinshooter
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Yesterday I went back to the site of Tuesday's finds. The good signals had faded from the patch we pounded by the time we left. In fact almost all signal were gone. I had a pocket full of foil and bits of crap when left that day. Now since it was a sandy and soft bottom I put my "second layer" theory to the test. I believe that there are deeper targets we were walking over. I took my Excal 2 with 10" coil, GGA's & remote pinpoint mod along with my back twisting heavy hitter combo pictured below.
. A little more than 3 hours with my well balanced Excal made the area come alive again. That produced 3 silver coins, the large crucifix, small .925 ID, the copper chain, square likely aluminum religious medal and a few coins. 3 hours with the GT/WOT combo did the same a bit deeper, it netted 3 more deep silvers and that tiny 14K diamond ring. I started finding good targets with the first pass, immediately picking up the fancy medal with marcasite and partial chain. Soon after going over the 200 ft by approx 60 ft strip the ground got quieter with each retrieval. I've learned from use that the WOT doesn't lose much if anything on tiny targets. 
When I took a break to go back to the car and switch to the Sov one of the locals drove up and stopped to chat. He asked what I was finding and my usual reply "sinkers, lures, pop tops and the occasional small change". He said that his buddy is coming up in 2 weeks with a "good one" (detector) and they were going to try. I asked where he thought would be good, "the old beach looking for old coins". I said we will have to meet up sometime, I genuinely meant that as I know we will be back to explore other parts of the lake. I've been working the "old beach" all along. Hustling back to the site with the WOT I was determined yesterday to leave nothing. Yet along the walk I met a second resident who said her husband wants to get down there and detect. Enough heard...game on! These kind of sites a window of opportunity as we here all know. I can't imagine delaying on it if I lived there and had any thought of detecting it.
The six wheats and six silvers alone would have made for a excellent day, the rest was icing. I used a long handled water scoop to retrieve all the targets. The sandy composition made it ideal even in the dry exposed areas.
HH - Bruce
. A little more than 3 hours with my well balanced Excal made the area come alive again. That produced 3 silver coins, the large crucifix, small .925 ID, the copper chain, square likely aluminum religious medal and a few coins. 3 hours with the GT/WOT combo did the same a bit deeper, it netted 3 more deep silvers and that tiny 14K diamond ring. I started finding good targets with the first pass, immediately picking up the fancy medal with marcasite and partial chain. Soon after going over the 200 ft by approx 60 ft strip the ground got quieter with each retrieval. I've learned from use that the WOT doesn't lose much if anything on tiny targets. 
When I took a break to go back to the car and switch to the Sov one of the locals drove up and stopped to chat. He asked what I was finding and my usual reply "sinkers, lures, pop tops and the occasional small change". He said that his buddy is coming up in 2 weeks with a "good one" (detector) and they were going to try. I asked where he thought would be good, "the old beach looking for old coins". I said we will have to meet up sometime, I genuinely meant that as I know we will be back to explore other parts of the lake. I've been working the "old beach" all along. Hustling back to the site with the WOT I was determined yesterday to leave nothing. Yet along the walk I met a second resident who said her husband wants to get down there and detect. Enough heard...game on! These kind of sites a window of opportunity as we here all know. I can't imagine delaying on it if I lived there and had any thought of detecting it.
The six wheats and six silvers alone would have made for a excellent day, the rest was icing. I used a long handled water scoop to retrieve all the targets. The sandy composition made it ideal even in the dry exposed areas.
HH - Bruce
I know we like to say "No place is ever hunted out' But I reckon THAT place is now more hunted out than others!