RIVER BOTTOM HUNT

[Gunnar of bradford MN]

I WENT TO THE RUM RIVER YESTERDAY AND HUNTED A SAMLL PART OF THE GRAVLE BARR. THEAR WHEAR SOME HORSE FLYS , BUT NO MOSQITOES ,SEEN LOTS OF RED SUCKERS SWIMING BY AND SUN FISH, AND BIG CLAMS , AS FAR AS FINDS I WAS GETTING LOTS OF 22 SHELLS . THEY COME OFF ASS A SHORTER BEEP AT V.D.I 83 . ALSO FOUND SOME IRON SCRAPP NO COINS AT ALL. WILL HAVE TO HUNT THE CANOE CAMPGROUND ACCROSS THE RIVER . THE ONLY ACCSESS TO IT IS FROM THE RIVER BUT THE BANK IS STEEP AND 7 FT AND THE RIVER ABOUT 3 FT DEEP O WELL TRY AGAIN, GUNNAR BRADFORD MINNESOTA

 

[Rob (IL)]

Gunnar what are you doing to keep the detector dry? Be careful not to lift the coil higher than the control box. I took the shaft apart at the cam lock and sealed the shaft. I also put a rubber ring on the shaft just in front of the cam. If I ever forgot the water hits the ring and drips off rather than running on the outside of the shaft to the box. I don't have the nerve to take my MXT in the water. Rob

 

[Gunnar of bradford MN]

ya i dont tip it up and im on shore puting it into the water from shore cant be wading whith this baby i may go ankle deep but not to much more plenty of gravle exposed to hunt that normaly is 8 ft underwater i onec found a copper point in mint condition eastern archaic it was on the river bank stuck in the clay the state archeologyst told me when they find them on land the almost disintigrate but in water or riverbottoms its a reducing condition whith little oxidation and we must remember rivers are the oldest roads in america so nothing gets my attention like a washout or dry river bed hummmm beep beep