Mud, Ice and SILVER!!!!

[Old Pirate]

I thought I posted this here but it must have been somewhere else. Anyway, last Monday was gorgeous compared to what we were dealing with in Ohio. I took my SE Pro out for the first time to actually just fool around with the settings and get a feel for it, which I know you can't really do on a four hour hunt. But, needless to say, I came up with this and some trash, and got to know the machine a bit after so much "in front of the computer " time reading and memorizing controls, etc.... I am flabbergasted. I saw 3-29 on the screen, and it wouldn't go away after cross sweeping, so I said to myself, watch it be a clad, and the rest is history. I was using the 12x10 SEF and I'm going back there as soon as it thaws with the 8x6 SEF. I've been over that ground there 5 or 6 times with all the coils on my Delta. I found this about 20' from where I found a 44 Merc with the ultimate coil on my Delta in the Fall. But I've hunted that area for the last 2 years with only one silver. Now in four hours, a newbie fooling around pops a silver on the first outing. I'm still dumbstruck and wish I would have popped for a Minelab from the get go. HH all!

 

[MikeO]

Nice find. Glad you where able to get out.
I am getting out tomorrow and Saturday since the weather is going to be warm again. Hopefully I will have some luck again.
Hang tough spring is right around the corner.

 

[Old Pirate]

Good luck Mike. My motivation is now sky high with silver #1.
I was thinking of finding new places to hunt but I'm going back to the old ones first. Especially where I found a lot of wheats with the Delta.
I keep a half ass'd journal but my memory is still pretty sharp.
Have fun and HH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ted S]

Nice! I hope to get out soon! I am getting burned out doing research!

 

[bigjon]

Nice find. Explorer will get the silver

 

[Crusty]

Congrats on the silver. Cant wait for spring here.

Dave

 

[Old Pirate]

Hey Ted, I know how you feel. I've been staring at 1952 aerial and 1874 county maps for a while myself trying to make comparisons between the two. God forbid I actually go to the library.
So far I've found 3 ball fields, 3 residences and 1 farmhouse that aren't there now. The ball fields existed in 1952, are not there now and haven't since 1962, the residences and farmhouse are on 1874 maps, 3 of which still existed in 1952 but are not on 1962 aerials, 6 are on public parkland and 1, the farmhouse, now has a congregational church on it but quite a distance away from the footprint of the house.
So I'm going to have a pretty busy Spring, Summer and Fall. Good luck this season. HH to all!

 

[Great Republic]

Great start to the new season!! Congrats!!

 

[Old Pirate]

Thanks GR!!

 

[park pirate]

Nice job on the silver old pirate....

 

[Old Pirate]

Thanks Park! Went out this evening with the 8x6 and got ZIP!! Well pulI tabs and foil. I think the ground is too wet for the 8x6 as it was toning all over the place. Little separation except on hot targets. The 12x10 wasn't as bad. But I left it home. I'll be out all weekend. Zee ground is thawed.