I had a blast water detecting ! Who knew?, well most of you already did I'm sure, lol. The rings are costume I believe. And G.od strike me dead if I lie, my first dug signal was a ring !, the little pearl jobbie. It came in high around 80-81 and was shallow. I never went much deeper than crotch and about half the time below my knees. The water clarity was pretty good until I disturbed the bottom, then I had sediment clouds. What have I learned on my first real water scoop lake digs? Well, first it was readily apparent that my over built hammers of hell stainless scoop is just too small of diameter. Yes I made recoveries, but it dawned on me quickly that a big bucket scoop would be quicker than going back in 5-6-7 times for a missed object, and some objects just never were recovered. I learned to actually DIG into the lake sand and not to assume, for some reason, that the finds are shallow. I also learned that I have a lot to learn yet, lol. The scoop isn't that bad really. I can also use it in the local shallow creek/river etc. and have some fun that way. And it is OK for shallower water use? I suppose that it is like anything, the more you use it, the better you get. Hey, I was amazed and grateful to pull out two rings on my first try. Very amazed. I was puzzled about finding a lot of clad quarters, but zero dollar coins. That seemed kind of weird. But then I remember that I am on the learning curve here. I threw my little floating finds bucket back into the trunk, as I realized that I had no attachment points on my clothing, lol. I look forward to getting out more when I can, it was great fun ! 
