Made my CoinStrike into a temporary shallow water wader

[jabbo]

Took the control box off the shaft. Attached a piece of flat Nylon belting to the box. Box hangs from my neck, behind me, between the shoulder blades. Tied the cable cord to my belt behind me to keep the box from shifting when I bend over. Works very well. Tried it today, found a 1925 Merc dime. River bottom is solid shale, no mud, dime was on edge wedged in a narrow crack in the shale. The shale bottom is flat and slippery as ice. I attached paint scraper pads to the bottom of my beach shoes. They gripped the slippery shale perfectly. Got the pads at a local Janitorial Supply store.

 

[Mega]

I have done a very similar setup with a old Musketeer,just by mount the coil on a straight shaft and having the control box on a strap around my neck i can go detecting in water certainly upto 36inches,over here in the UK the roman's use to offer items like coins that type of the to the water gods,so in theory any source of water near roman occupation has a good chance of finding items.

I dont use a Coinstrike detector but it shows what you can make just by giving it a bit of though,like the idea of paint pads,at the moment i use a pair neoprene chest waders that i bought online from a 4 letter website that has studded soles on the waders,this reduces your chance of slipping over.

 

[jabbo]

Here's a pic of the paint scraping pad. Flexible, spongey, about 1/2" thick, very tough and rough. With the control box on my back I can bend down and the box won't touch the water. Also found a no date King George penny in a sand bar, plus a clad quarter and some sinkers in the water a few miles downstream, again solid shale bottom. Will go back there again, might be more goodies. These two places are shallow fast moving water, no mud. Stones, sand and stuff collect in certain spots. The dime was on edge, stuck in a crevice, had to work it out. Water is knee deep and clear, can see the bottom.