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:biggrin:Cupajo in living color!!!

In today's lingo we were Aircraft Weapons Technicians!! :biggrin:

I put in 101/2 years before calling it enough, as being away from my young family got to be too much trouble for me and my wife!!

Ultimately I morphed from being a "gun plumber" to being a "repair plumber" and have done so for 43 years now!!:thumbup:

Thanks for your reply Friend altho I waited a while for this one!!:)
 
Ha ha! I have finally seen a picture of you after reading your posts and getting your advice for 3 or 4 years! Great set up, looking good!
 
I thought that I might be Addicted to Metal Detecting and have been accused of same. However after seeing how some folks detect in ice water I am convinced that i am not addicted and am only a fair weather fan of the hobby.

No way I am going to freeze my %^&^% off to find a stinking lincoln or zincoln.
 
George I would happily trade our water temps for yours at any time of year!!

34F in Long Island Sound waters where I hunt!!

It's is the same as the air temp at the moment.

GL&HH Friend,

CJ
 
It is rare that I can get in the water down this way. It seems that every time I go to the beach the surf gets much rougher as the tide goes out. By the time it gets low it is too rough for this old man to be trying to detect as all it does is knock me down. Also during the winter here I am usually there by myself and I do not like being in the water when no one is around. 20 years of battling the Oceans of the world has made me rather careful. I know how mean a Mistress the Oceans can become.
 
George we water hunters are blessed locally with the protected waters of Long Island Sound to hunt in!!

Last year I had been in the water perhaps 20 times by this date, but this year weather conditions have been so brutal as to keep me outa the brine except for a couple of times in early January!!

It's up to 1F at the moment from last night's low of 0F!!

(Don't think I'll be hunting today!!):biggrin:

GL&HH Friend,

CJ
 
The MOST brutal winter I can remember for water detectorists. I am thinking I should have moved to a tropical island and not Cape Cod. I am sure you have seen the mess Boston is in, we are not far behind.
The only good thing to look forward to is detecting the areas that have had snow piled in, when and if they melt. Stay warm and safe, use the down time to take care of your equipment, it will reward you!
 
Looks a lot like me in my cold water setup. Layer after layer of clothing and the windbreaker on top. The windbreaker sure makes a big difference, even when it is soaked.
 
Only once in my detecting experience did I brave the less than freezing temps!!

It was mid-20s and ice formed on me and my equipment in the sunshiny/cold day as I waded among small icebergs along the Connecticut Shore.

I refuse to press my luck in less than freezing (32F) temps these days!!

Most of this winter has been extreme in temps and wind/rough water conditions and I am staying outa the water until I can hunt in some degree of comfort.

Looking forward to spring!!

CJ
 
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