The Pirate Apprentice's 3rd Hunt

[bdahunter]

I got a call from my Pirate's Apprentice, Chris at 12:30 today. "Could we still go hunting this afternoon", he asked. He was supposed to call me this morning but had been out with some of his mates until 4:30 drinking and sounds badly hungover.(Ah, to be 30 again) I'd been busy all morning anyway so I said "sure, drop by around 2:00 and we'll hit Horseshoe Bay".
Chris was right on time and already in his wetsuit and wearing a pirate T-shirt, you just got love that kind of enthusiasm!
It was sunny but cool and I hit the water first to scout out where the targets were for Chris, while Chris worked a nice cut in the wet sand. It took me half an hour to find the hot spot and I managed a nice little .925 ring with multicolour stones like an eternity band so I called to Chris and I swapped him my Excal for the ACE250.
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Chris working the Mine
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I did a spin down the wetsand but there wasn't much happening there as I'd left Chris working the prime area with the cut in it. Two young Chiquitas in bikinis walked by but that was the most exciting part with the wetsand.
Chris managed a little bit of clad with an Irish 1 Euro Cent being the only interesting piece.
I snagged the .925 ring and a junker earring plus a little clad and some newer bullets.
A nice day to be out hunting and not bad for 1 hour of hunting and 1 hour of instruction.
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Cheers All,

BDA

 

[Gulf Hunter]

n/t

 

[Chi Town Bruce]

n/t

 

[Gulf Hunter]

NOPE, but I may have a story if you are interested. Sorry Bruce, threw out the nut and no pic! Ran the CZ21-10, this morning from 315A-830A, through a 655A -0.3L and SSE winds at 5-10. Ended up with $.76 in clad (kinda lame), A MOTHER LODE OF LEAD, 1998 diaz peso coin, PERUCCI designer watch, with heavily corroded band, girl's junk non-ferrous ring w/pink stone, and a .925 band, in an area that we had beat to death with Excals in the summer and fall last year. I would have to say that the CZ seems deeper seeking than the Excal at this point, but I still enjoy hunting with my Excal better. Guess that's because I feel like it is part of me, because I have spent so much time running it. Perhaps after several hundred hours on the CZ, I will feel the same love, we'll see. OBTW, this was my 26th no gold hunt too, LOL! I had fun anyway!

 

[Chi Town Bruce]

A little something to read (again) GH. It's no wonder why many enjoy hunting with CZ's and EXCAL's.
Two years ago in my club their was only one Excal., today their is about 9 and just as many with CZ's.

 

[Chi Town Bruce]

http://jimyce.home.netcom.com/test.html

 

[PaPa-Joe-Fla.]

n/t

 

[bdahunter]

No beer this time but I made him a drink before we headed out, he looked like he could use one.

Cheers,

BDA
Beer on a hunt means you're going to piss in your wetsuit for sure.

 

[mattockman]

n/t

 

[klopek]

[quote Gulf Hunter]NOPE, but I may have a story if you are interested. Sorry Bruce, threw out the nut and no pic! Ran the CZ21-10, this morning from 315A-830A, through a 655A -0.3L and SSE winds at 5-10. Ended up with $.76 in clad (kinda lame), A MOTHER LODE OF LEAD, 1998 diaz peso coin, PERUCCI designer watch, with heavily corroded band, girl's junk non-ferrous ring w/pink stone, and a .925 band, in an area that we had beat to death with Excals in the summer and fall last year. I would have to say that the CZ seems deeper seeking than the Excal at this point, but I still enjoy hunting with my Excal better. Guess that's because I feel like it is part of me, because I have spent so much time running it. Perhaps after several hundred hours on the CZ, I will feel the same love, we'll see. OBTW, this was my 26th no gold hunt too, LOL! I had fun anyway![/quote]
Man I hear ya on the no gold hunts I haven't found gold since that last time we ran into each other