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Some "old gold"

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These three came from an area where there were no less than seven hunters two weeks ago. Noticed that a nice "pan" was forming and kept checking for some sand movement. This week there was a nice solid grey base with a pile of silty sand out deeper that had been moved. this is all the stuff that dropped off the ice at shore or had silted in against or underneath it. All the new guys were hunting the furrows that are left thinking they are "trenches" when even the bottom of these is still thick overburden. 'Cuda brought up the tiny one from way down, the men's ring (14K) was only six or eight inches deep and the Masonic ring came up with a nail to guard it from those pesky 1280 and 'CZ20 guys. I gauge the depth of the water on my legs to see where sand has been taken from. Also notice that in spring these "pans" in the shallows get closer to the base than what look like deep trenches further out. Thought this rant might relate to some of you guys conditions.
Hope you all have a good season!
CJC
 
I have never heard this expression before. Would you mind explaining to a novice?
I guess your whole description kind of went over my head.
Thanks,
Lee, MI - MI
 
Sure Lee
I heard someone use the term once and kind of picked it up to describe a sunken area--the shape of a frying pan. I think it's an actual geographical term meaning a low area or flat. Excuse the jargon, I just don't know any other terms to describe shore conditions. By "silting" I mean sand that has drifted loose in the water rather than being moved on the bottom as a dune or berm. Mind you, before I learned to think in these terms, I was'nt finding very much, but now that I observe first and search second, well, check my March to March loot.
Know your sites thoroughly, be patient, take good care of your machines, and learn from all of your hunts, good and bad.
CJC
 
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