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leaky waders just might be lucky

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tvr

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Wind was over 20 mph out of the NNW so I scouted out the local beach and the water had been pushed way out and it was pretty flat. Grabbed the gear and headed as deep as I could go. It was a CZ20 day. About an hour in I could feel a little dampness seeping through. After 1.5 hours, started working in a little shallower and found some pretty yellow stuff. Spent a little more time and got a couple more sinkers then headed home before my hands froze. Even with the trappers gauntlets on, I could use more insulation for my hands.

Pictures are of all the finds (less one beer can) and the ring. After knocking some of the crud off the coins, what though were two quarters and 5 pennies turned out to be two quarters, a dime and four pennies. No silver today. Ring is 2.5 grams of 14K.
Cheers,
tvr
 
Nice job on the gold. Try some neoprene gloves. Your hands will get wet but still stay somewhat warm.
 
WTG TVR!! Good to see the bay giving up the gold!!
 
Great Work!:clapping: I dont know what it is, for some reason hands always freeze unless a guy has mittens...I'm thinking of getting some of those little chemical heater bags to maybe stick down in each glove? Anybody use those things? Nice job TVR, glad you got out and got the GOLD!:beers:
Mud
 
MP the Hot hands only work if they have oxygen, I tried them last year on my home made trapper gloves. They worked for a while but as the Oxygen depleted they stopped until I pulled them out. I have some really great gloves and they would work with a drysuit or a drytop. These are the same gloves I used with my home made trappers and I was out last year for 4 hours in 35.7 degree waters and still warm.


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I think what I really need to do about the cold is focus more on protecting the core. All I had on my head was a ball cap and the headphones. Under the waders and gauntlets were blue jeans and a flannel shirt. Mobility and ability to pick up coins from the scoop were good. More insulation could affect mobility and what I can pick up with the gloves on. A thin balaclava and a hood over the headphones might help. I stayed dry except where the waders started to seep; right where the two legs join. The seepage area stayed warm; not enough water came in and no evaporation to cool things.

Anyway ... it was really good finding gold just a half mile from the front door, just a week after finding tungsten, cobalt-chrome and copper rings on vacation!
Cheers,
tvr
 
I bought a pair of wader pants at Gander Mountain. I usually wear light socks covered with wool socks. Long johns, covered by jeans, covered by wader pants. Top side I wear a t-shirt, covered by a long sleeve shirt, covered by a hooded sweatshirt, covered by a lightweight wind breaker. Also use neoprene fishing gloves. I have not found mobility to be a problem. I stay in the water for 3-4 hours with no problem. Water temp this weekend was only 42 degrees. Layers are the ticket to keeping warm. Almost forgot I use lightweight waders.
 
Yes, layering up better than I did would help. Thanks for all the input.
tvr
 
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