My new mindset for detecting

[Jiminsandiego]

After about a year of detecting beaches I took a break (because I had to work). As a newbie I was "challenged" to find a gold ring, or any ring, at first. With hard work and patients came gold rings, silver rings, pendants and old silver coins. I would look at my stash of gold and my stash of silver (sometimes wearing the rings) and all the other cool stuff (foreign coins, junk rings, tokens etc..) and wish I had more time to hunt. But... the other day I went to a nearby beach and initially went for the the "wet sand dig everything routine" but after awhile I thought it would be fun to try the "dry sand fire ring" area where it is a carpet of nails, bottle caps, melted aluminum, and pull tabs. I simply wanted to see if I could find clad and maybe silver using my minelab gt and digital meter.(Gold would require digging pounds of junk in this spot). After pulling some dimes and copper pennies from the "junk soup" I got a call to go back to work. But... I realized I was more interested in mastering the instrument than acquiring the "treasure". Perhaps a fly fisherman derives almost...almost as much enjoyment perfecting his cast as he does landing a trophy. And perhaps that "mindset" leads to more trophies.
Cheers,
Jim

 

[Goldstrike]

]If I just metal detected purely for the finds whether it be gold, silver or relics, I would soon get tired of this hobby because sometimes it's hard on the body, driving to spots sometimes long distances, swinging, digging for hours and sometimes going home empty handed. BUT....when I enjoy the day, the sunshine, scenery, meeting interesting people and sometimes blissful solitude, mastering my 'machines' the excitement, anticipation and thrill of the hunt, every time I go detecting IT IS A GREAT DAY!! The finds are the bonus for being involved in this great hobby!!!

 

[Cupajo]

When I explain to people that metal detecting "ain't about the money" they usually can't understand until I explain about the pleasure I have felt for locating a lost jewel and returning it to an overjoyed owner.

A partial list of benefits would have to include cleaning up the beach environment by removing harmful and sometimes dangerous metal objects, ie--fish-hooks, wire to name a couple.

Many times people have thanked me for what I do and some have been even more grateful when later they lose a ring and come to me to find it.

And the list goes on-------------------,

CJ