Question: Goodies Beyond 4'-5' Deep

[Flyguy]

If I used a hookah or tank to get beyonnd the usual 4'-5' deep water that most beach hunters look in are the rewards worth the expense and effort? I can see that many successful hunters in those waters might be squemish about letting their success be known!
Thanks,
Flyguy

 

[nugget]

A lot of heavy items such as jewelery etc often get dragged out by rips and are deposted where the water slows out beyond the worst of the breakers. Sometimes there are hot spots with heavy concentrations of these items, is it worth it? personally, I reckon so. Local fresh water swimming holes that are too deep for wading can also be dived with a detector, I love diving crystal clear, fresh water, swimming holes. Diving puts you into a place that few detect, the rewards can be impressive. HH regards Nugget.

 

[Arkie John]

I look forward to paying for the unit this upcoming season. Now that I am retired, I have only to divide my time between fishing and metal detecting.

It stands to reason that the stuff is there. In Arkansas where I live, I have never seen but one hookah set up in my life, other than mine...and it was not on use but at a pawn shop.

I bit the bullet and purchased an Excal II and the Brownie. It may take me a season or two to get my return,but so what? I'm gonna have a blast anywho--and I just might find enough to make it worthwhile.

aj

 

[grumpyolman]

I've done tons of fresh water, lake, metal detecting. I did it in the 80s with a Garrett 500XL. I found lots of stuff. However, you have to think where the highest concentration of people are when they are at a swimming beach. It's actually not a lot deeper than waist deep. Unless there's a platform anchored in deeper water, sometimes with a diving board on it, I found no reason to go that deep. Now where the people swam out to the platform and rested and then dove back in to go ashore, you should find lots under that platform. My experience was I found it most productive to work between shoulder deep water and in as shallow as I could go. Sometimes I took the SCUBA off and snorkeled and crawled on my knees in 18" of water. The real advantage to diving is that you can see what you are after and then see it when you fan the dirt and sand away from the target. I stopped doing it after about 10 years as lots of others caught on to the trick and I found the 'regular' places hit pretty hard.My wife found a 14K gold ring with a diamond in it in 6" of water. A mom was probably sitting their in the water with her toddler swishing her hands in the water, and kerplunk. It slipped off. Wifey found it. Jim

 

[Flyguy]

Thanks, Jim... that's very helpful... and appreicated.
Flyguy

 

[dont know nutin]

I am new to this forum but I wanted to share my new Shipwreck coin I bought in the Cayman islands. It was from a ship called Vliegent hart. It went down in 1735 all hands lost. It was found in 50 foot of depth. 2 large chests were found 1 full of gold coin and 1 full of these Dutch silver riders. I now have 312 shipwreck coins in my collection.