Why I dig everything in the water

[scubadetector]

I know a lot of you like finding coins and rings in the water BUT have you ever wondered what you missed? I like finding most everything. From the Hudsinson bottles with the brass stoppers, toys (especially the old lead ones) old wood fishing lures, badges, Zippo lighters, tools and other interesting stuff.

About 3 weeks ago I pulled up a civil war bayonet

I found this WW2 German wound badge in a lake a few years ago

I found this gun also a few years ago and the second gun I found yesterday.

I have two of these and one from a company in Ohio. Was offered 50.00 each for them.

If they dropped it, unlike the ground it disappeared in sand or silt or muck. I have lots of old toy cars, trucks and planes. I would say 99% of my finds are in water under 10' deep. The main reason I dive is to relax and be able to see what I am waving my hand over to discover.

I have a Detroit Jitney Driver license from 1922, a very old pair of handcuffs, lots of knives.

This machine looks like a GREAT machine BUT, if you let the display decide if you are going to dig or not, you really could be missing out on wonderful underwater finds. I will be buying one of these critters for land, BUT for me it has very limited water ability only because I like to dig anything. Sure I get tons and tons of can slaw. but its way easy to dig in the water and you just never know what was dropped off a dock that is long gone or on a boat that tipped in shallow water .

 

[Reeseb]

Very good point you make and you certainly have some great finds to back it up with!

 

[pisco1266]

Awesome finds!

 

[firefighter254]

congrats on the finds

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

Great post!

 

[Smack]

Nice finds. I wonder if the CTX was made for ten feet or less as to not compete with the excal.

 

[MHirschmann]

I am with you 100%. I dig everything in the water because you never know what you will find. I also use my Excal exclusively in the water and don't have plans to use my CTX too much in the water either due to the reasons you mentioned. By the way, did you turn the revolver over to the police? With something like that you never know and it might be a key piece of evidence. Thanks for sharing -Marc

 

[Paul (IL)]

Great finds there. I am just curious if there is a serial # on the Smith & Wesson. Could be someone threw it there trying to get rid of it for some less than honorable reason.

 

[scubadetector]

Yes that went to the police yesterday. I took the picture with my cell before they took it. I was finding bullets over 30 of them before I got an overload signal and thinking nothing of it pulled it up. BOY was I surprized. I also was finding live 45 ammo. So I am thinking and the police agreed with me there is probably a 45 there also. I left that spot after I dug the gun. The other gun is a 7 shot 22 derringer made before 1900. The police had that for over a year and a half before they let me have it back.

 

[MHirschmann]

Cool, great to hear you did the right thing (not that I expected you didn't). I also do recoveries of weapons for the police, that's the only reason I mentioned it. How good would you feel if you got called back that the weapon you recovered was a vital piece of evidence in convicting someone? This is one of the main reasons why I love this hobby, you never know how you can help someone out. Thanks for your reply and thank you for being an asset to this hobby by doing the right thing. Happy Hunting -Marc

 

[Dr.Deus]

Can you imagine that... a case thats gone cold for like 50 years because all they were missing was the gun to convict the person.. WOW great job. HH

 

[scubadetector]

I was a cop in Utah for 9 years. I offered to go back to the spot and clean out all the bullets and since I was finding live 45 cals also I suspect a 45 auto is laying down there also. The police officer said he doubted they would need my help. They have the sheriff dive team with detectors.

I have found and returned over 30 class rings, and two silver ID bracelets. I have been on Fox 2 News Detroit twice and in 5 different papers.

The ONLY reason I don't swing an Excal is because I dive shallow water. 90% of the time under 10' deep. I love silence in between beeps so I can here boaters that have NO idea what a dive flag is. I believe the Excal is a great machine however I am very deadly with the CZ-21 on gold and silver.

I have lots and lots of interesting finds because I dig everything not in the iron category, except I dig ALL overload signals even if iron because like the guns and boat anchors, you have NO idea what is under your coil.

I have friends with Excals and friends with CZ's and a friend with a Tesoro. ALL have strengths and weaknesses. Its unbelievable how the Tesoro is hot on small gold.

Good luck to all with their CTX's in the water. If you dig questionable signals, you just might surprise yourself with something valuable that's not a coin or a ring.