Joe Beechnut OBN

Love those eroded beach pictures! 

Could be it for Feb......#24 for the year, 14k Cigar band.......And a Barber Dime......no date

Two hunts, taking advantage of the lower tides. First hunt 2 hours, water very rough, got gold and left. Too rough for me.

Day two 5 hours, almost turned around and left due to rough waters. Winds 23 mph NE winds, but decided to hunt in a protected area. Not as bad as it looked and after 3 hours I got two gold rings back to back. Crazy I was digging just about all targets, came across strange sounding null when I checked the target in Disc, after three scoops it sounded great but was still deeper. Got it out of the hole into the sifter..Gold ring more then 18 inchs down. 7.85 grams 14k..1921 class ring.........I check the rim of the hole, another target but junk. So really I started digging the target that was on the rim and did not realize I had dug it already and then heard the gold ring..which made it extra deep. Second gold was less then a foot away from the first, not as deep..maybe 12 inch's...10k..4 gram signet. Both rings were stained bad form being in the Bay waters many years. Gold Rings #21 #22 #23 for 2020

On 2/14/2020 at 9:44 AM, kac said:

hard to tell exactly how deep something is in sand.

Amen to that, Many times I could have swore my excalibur was hitting 18 "plus" inch's on a target .....but I was humbled once I took the time to measure with my scoop, and this is out in the water where every thing seems deeper. My rule of thumb now is take 4 inch's off what I thinking it was at that moment.

Me, I would hold till June, the "AQ" should be out by then (I would hope). I to was thinking TDI BH but at this point I really need something that is a step above what's out there now. Too me I see short comings in both the TDI BH and the "AQ" but also see several things that stand out on the "AQ" that I think will make it the better choice....Good Luck on your decision...☠️ 

9 hours ago, 2Valen said:

Great finds and wish you luck on your next hunt.

X-2! Very cool relics of the war also....☠️

That's a Beautiful Gold Cross! Very Popular I've noticed to sell, would bring way more then melt. A Keeper it would be for me..Very NIce!

11 hours ago, GaryC/Oregon Coast said:

Your beaches/treasure holes give up an incredible amount of unusual and unending array of beautiful and unique pieces.  You are the right man in the right spot.  Do you ever cash in?  GaryC/Oregon Coast

Thank You. Rarely do I sell but it did sale some to pay for the ski and boat. Also I do send in my Silver every year. That covers the gas for travel and the repairs needed to the gear.

It did take me a few years to get use to hunting older beach's, so much different then modern beach's. Most of the beach's here closed in the late 60's early 70's so the treasure has had plenty of time to hide.  

Good stuff Dew! Love the indian! 

Be interesting to see how you do with the "AQ" ......also ..........if you have a improvement over the MDT...

So you use the MDT all the time now? I guess the fact it has discrimination the Excalibur and Nox would not be needed. And it seems to be deeper..

Me.....I don't see the "AQ" getting anymore gold then the Excalibur here because the Excalibur will be the one that I do reconn with and evaluate if I need the "AQ" at that spot. Going to be a lot of time spent nailing the right combo and I think that will be the determining factor in my end of year totals. 

Thank You Kac for the research! 

Out today for two hours, nice lower tide, Different beach...First target of the day..14k Amber stone ring. Not many targets dug, had a drysuit issue. Small leak...Cut the day short.

47 minutes ago, PPP said:

Hej Joe!

Dont think you need any AQ.You already killing it! Was wind direction inwards or outwards ? even wonder if it is from same beach you getting lots of gold,is there any ending? There cant be unlimited stuff or am I wrong? CHEERS

Thanks PPP!... Over the past 6 years I've been very blessed to find one beach each year that gives up 40 to 50 gold rings,  then they continue to give but only a few gold here and there. I'm constantly watching them for cuts or openings................. 2019 I found my yearly beach in July, it gave up 38 gold in 15 hunts...then it slowed. Just about then I found two other spots, that had given me several gold previous years had opened again. So those three spots have been giving up the treasure since last July. We have many beach's here in the Bay, most were small and now 98% of them are closed.....I research and find the old beach's, check them out, some give, some give later, some never.

I can't wait to get my hands on the "AQ". The excalibur will always be my main machine but after I learn a beach's habits and target history  the "AQ" will be the one that pulls the deeper gold and hoping the deeper smaller gold the excalibur can't. It will be a dig all machine for me. 

46 minutes ago, kac said:

Think you can find the owner of the dogtag? Wonder how old that is?

Cool finds.

Thank you.........I don't think its a dog tag, more of a ID tag.? What you think? Rarely, do I take the time to track people down, if I find dog tags I have one friend that loves to return stuff. He's on me all of the time about this so much easier to hand it to him...

4 minutes ago, GB_Amateur said:

Winter doesn't stop some people, and they're rewarded!

It looks like there's a message inside that one ring for the lucky finder.  "Last great act of defiance...."  😄

What is the 'U' token?

Your silver coin finds sure have taken a beating.  Is that just from the rocks in the surf working over decades?

Yes the Bay with it's saltwater and other pollutants eat away at them.

Very Correct on the 2 letter message, figured everyone would get a laugh out of that one..

Baltimore transit token, It was one of the best ways to get to these beach's in the day. I'm wondering if you lost your token, if you were able to get home? For I'm sure they did not sell the tokens at the beach's. Before my time but I do have a friend I can ask, I need to go visit him. 92 years old and has so many great stories. 

4 minutes ago, GB_Amateur said:

 

Amazing what a week of the wrong direction winds can do. Keeping tides very high and pushing sand in...Not Good. But luck was with me the last two hunts and I was able to get into a small section out in the middle of no where and dig some treasures. Four Gold rings and eight silvers.

Cygnus? From what I know....It's still coming, but with possible delays.

2 hours ago, LE.JAG said:

quieter
and therefore deeper = on gold

  I'm hoping it's that Silent in the deeper salt water. A very big plus when working with a new "helmet".....head phones.

Thank you for the information provided. Both You and Alex T.  Seems to be several little delays going on but hopefully we will see it by summer....

Of all the video's this one has to be my favorite.

The lack of any other noise, other then the target.....Then..... in Almetal...you can shape, size, and hear depth on the targets............................. AT 30 seconds one can hear the nail at a distance, but faint...this is telling me there is so much beyond that......Not a "here I am dig signal" but one that will need help to be heard.

After the two year warranty is up, it's going to be hard not to make changes to the "AQ"...other then the head phones.

Come on "AQ"..

Not a lot of targets for three hours.....First Gold a hematite Intaglio Roman Soldier Ring, I believe this one is dated late 1800's to early 1900's. Second Gold ring a nice 14k monogram signet
ring early 1900's. 12.5 grams. Water is a chilly 41, air temp 46..with N winds at 23 mph.

Had the best January I've ever had with 15 gold rings.

1 hour ago, strick said:

Nice I need to get one of those pirate flags!..Thought you used to use a Jet Ski? or was that for the summer time 😀

strick

The Ski I use for short hopes, around 2 miles. And if I'm going into a congested area. Anchoring the boats in the congested area's kind of alarm people for some reason, the ski they hardly notice....... The boat I use for distant beach's. I have 4 ramps I can launch from in the bay, ....in area's I hunt. Some of the spots can be up the rivers and over 8 miles distance. So those I use the boat...I feel safer.

Here is a jetski spot, very tight quarters..so the ski is perfect. Video from late last year.

I'm Waiting and Dreaming also but Opportunity waits for no man. Winds and Tides are shaping up for next week, I'm not going to miss this because I don't have the "AQ"........

That was a great hunt with treasure and some good communication with the Ranger. Just about all Rangers I have come across have been very friendly, even if they were asking me to leave. Which is rare. I would say you really helped clean the place. 

I like the straight shafts on my Excaliburs, but with a curved handle which makes it easy to carry to the beach. I do like the control pod under the elbow with a very tight cuff. Gives me better coil control in the water. I keep my cables trimmed short and tight to the shaft, one thing I hate is a sloppy cable.

22 hours ago, UtahRich said:

Joe,

In water temps like that, I bet you check the water depth carefully before slipping off the back of the boat.

Another great find.

Rich

Yes, Very careful. I have a long Telescoping Boat Hook I use to check the depth as I'm drifting in...and. I do have a nice ladder off of the back which really helps me slowly get off...and makes for a easy get back on. The boat has been a great tool that has helped me get to spots no one else can being many of the old closed beach's are now private and have no way to get to from land.

1 hour ago, GaryC/Oregon Coast said:

What's your competition like, with that chilly water and air temps?  Can't be too many souls willing to do what you do!  GaryC/Oregon Coast

It took me a few years to get my gear right for hunting these conditions, but as it stands I have no competition from Dec to about mid May. I did guide my one hunting partner thru all of the stuff needed but since I've gone solo I never see him. I will start seeing a few hunters in June, many in July, Aug, Sept...but then it starts to thin out. ..Also most of the beach's here are Private so that makes it tough for everyone to get into them, but I've set myself up with water transport...jetski and boat.

Chilly at the crack of dawn but had a nice Lowtide, found in about 5 foot of water. 13.25 gram 10k Gold Class ring..1965....Airtemp 26 water temp 40....... 23 MPH winds