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MIDWEST LAKE FIND
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VaBeachRon
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THC from Bavaria
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How do you dredge the area? Do you just suck up the whole area or do you dredge up each signal? What do the officials say? We'd probably be hung from the nearest tree if we were to use a dredge at one of our lakes over here - By swimmers and the officials! Great find!
Bottomfeeder
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If you are, I just want to let you know that the people in charge are starting to talk about banning metal detectors in beaches everywhere.
Get a scoop, like the rest of us. We're tired of filling in your foot deep holes you leave.
Get a scoop, like the rest of us. We're tired of filling in your foot deep holes you leave.
Hey, Bottomfeeder,
Just to let you know that, as long time metal detectorists, we, too, want to preserve a good image of metal detectors. When hunting out of the water, on the beach, we DO cover our holes in the sand so as not to tarnish the metal detecting hobby. However, when using our coin dredges in the water we, only, wade out into beaches where the beach has been closed for a number of years and CLOSED to swimming and there isn't concern about making holes in the lake bottom. Obviously, we must gain permission from the community governments. No one has said anything about holes that we make in those areas. I hope that this addresses your concerns.
Just to let you know that, as long time metal detectorists, we, too, want to preserve a good image of metal detectors. When hunting out of the water, on the beach, we DO cover our holes in the sand so as not to tarnish the metal detecting hobby. However, when using our coin dredges in the water we, only, wade out into beaches where the beach has been closed for a number of years and CLOSED to swimming and there isn't concern about making holes in the lake bottom. Obviously, we must gain permission from the community governments. No one has said anything about holes that we make in those areas. I hope that this addresses your concerns.
Bottomfeeder
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These are beaches that are in active use. Like the beach at Hickory Grove Park near Colo Iowa, huge holes blown all over.
Theres a small beach at Rudd Iowa, takes about 45 minutes to grid it completely. The last two trips up there, I have found those same funnel shaped holes blown in the bottom, some in water only
six inches deep.
Thats just a couple I've hunted where we're finding these holes.
You may be entirely innocent of leaving holes. But someone isn't.
Also, why do you even need, or want, a big suction outfit?
I have to go thumbs down on this, I'm thinking of the future, the first time somebodys little kid steps in one, and gets a real good scare. The next day, the "no metal detector" signs are up, For good.
Theres a small beach at Rudd Iowa, takes about 45 minutes to grid it completely. The last two trips up there, I have found those same funnel shaped holes blown in the bottom, some in water only
six inches deep.
Thats just a couple I've hunted where we're finding these holes.
You may be entirely innocent of leaving holes. But someone isn't.
Also, why do you even need, or want, a big suction outfit?
I have to go thumbs down on this, I'm thinking of the future, the first time somebodys little kid steps in one, and gets a real good scare. The next day, the "no metal detector" signs are up, For good.
Bottomfeeder
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If you have the attitude that it "doesn't matter" because "nobody uses the beach, you need to go find another hobby.
if it doesn't matter, as you say. Why are you filling in the dry sand holes?????
You ARE one of "them"
if it doesn't matter, as you say. Why are you filling in the dry sand holes?????
You ARE one of "them"
Gulf Hunter
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You two are blaming each other for digging holes in the bottom of the Lakes,I live in FLA. we too have big Holes in the bottom of our Lake ,but we know that FISH dig Big hole in lake mostly in shallow water. So I think the Hole Diggers may be FISH not each other.THINK ABOUT!! Be friends, STOP fighting
Bottomfeeder
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These guys are leaving holes.
Here is what I am thinking of doing next year. I will call the DNR the next time i see holes left in a swimming area, and at risk of losing my own hunting privileges, i will rell the officer that we have people running around with power equipment blowing holes in the swimming areas.
I will stress I don't want them to ban metal detectorists, but put a full ban on these guys that travel all over, ruining the bottoms, then moving on with the loot.
I'm tired of finding these holes all over, and I'm tired of spending half of my hunting time trying to clean up the mess they leave behind.
As far as "friends', none of my hunting friends leave gaping holes.
We respect the property and the PRIVILEGE of being allowed in there.
Obviously these Power dudes think the whole world is their's to trash, and the heck with the consequences.
I really hope to catch one of these guys blowing holes, I promise I'll see to it he loses his dredge, and all his detecting gear.
We don't need, and we can not afford people like that in the hobby, we have enough trouble keeping the beaches open without these thoughtless jerks deliberately blowing gaping holes.
I've seen holes three feet across and almost fifteen inches deep.
that ain't no fish doing that up here in Iowa.:veryangry:
Here is what I am thinking of doing next year. I will call the DNR the next time i see holes left in a swimming area, and at risk of losing my own hunting privileges, i will rell the officer that we have people running around with power equipment blowing holes in the swimming areas.
I will stress I don't want them to ban metal detectorists, but put a full ban on these guys that travel all over, ruining the bottoms, then moving on with the loot.
I'm tired of finding these holes all over, and I'm tired of spending half of my hunting time trying to clean up the mess they leave behind.
As far as "friends', none of my hunting friends leave gaping holes.
We respect the property and the PRIVILEGE of being allowed in there.
Obviously these Power dudes think the whole world is their's to trash, and the heck with the consequences.
I really hope to catch one of these guys blowing holes, I promise I'll see to it he loses his dredge, and all his detecting gear.
We don't need, and we can not afford people like that in the hobby, we have enough trouble keeping the beaches open without these thoughtless jerks deliberately blowing gaping holes.
I've seen holes three feet across and almost fifteen inches deep.
that ain't no fish doing that up here in Iowa.:veryangry:
Walter L.I.
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