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Took the Tiger Shark for a swim

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JoeinMemphis

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I hit the local swimming beach today, have been waiting for a chance to get the Tiger Shark really wet. Not many targets, but what is in the pic is all I dug, trash and all, looks like a good ratio to me. I tried to go out around chest deep and found a couple of problems right away... even with a mask, when you cant see a foot in front of you with all the silt in the water, it is hard to tell where the target is. Second, when I dove down there I didn't have enough weight to sink!! I couldn't dig anything because I couldn't push the scoop in the sand. I cant use a long handle scoop since " Hand tools shall be limited to 4 inches wide and 12 inches long. " Any ideas?? I ended up hunting in water that was up to my shoulders when I was on my knees. That got me closer to the loot. The Tiger ran flawlessly. The "diamond" is an earing about 1/4 " in Dia. Now if you will excuse me, I'm going to take a shower.... I smell like fish :blink:
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Joe
 
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Sounds like a little under weighted. Depending on what kind of wet suit you are using, if any, try to use enough weight to get slightly negative buoyant with a full breath of air. You still need to come up for air so watch the weight and how deep you are going. Too much weight can give you a pain in the back. I recommend a good scuba belt with quick release in case it needs to be dumped for any reason. I use 21lbs with a one piece O'Neill 3000x suit. When scooping underwater everything slows down so getting the target on the first try might not be possible. Practice breath control and don't over exert yourself. The other thing that I do is to tie the scoop to the shaft of the detector with about 4 feet of light braided line, so the scoop doesn't stray too far if I let go of it. Crawling on the bottom like a turtle and coming up for air when needed seems to work the best for me. Hope this helps, good luck hunting.
 
I am not using a suit, and will check out the belt idea, I like the idea of being able to dump it if necessary. Yes, the scoop wandering off was a pain too, I see you have been there!!
 
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