Skull diver Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Nothing so special here, just a common 18k wedding band, really usual in Europe. I'm satisfied to see again gold after over two months of Covid Lockdown😷. The amazing thing is from where I pulled it out. I've been totally shocked by the use of a compass today, cause I found too much times myself uncapable to keep straight lines underwater in murky or windy conditions. So today I was testing not only the use of the instrument, but also a new weight harness I maked to relax my poor back and what a relief! I'm now doing snorkeling without fins and a neutral buoyancy trim. The place was a terrible one, rocky, aluminum infested, uncovered bottom by months and deadly pounded by competition of other locals... Before the lockdown I cleaned up the last drops of gold remained, when they were saying me "is over..don't do it again" and laughing,leaving me alone there: (terrible mistake💀😉)... At a certain point I was next to leave, when I decided to follow another line on the compass to come back to the shore... Thicker Sand, freshly deposited, no referral things to take note of, but......Bang! When I heard the CTX to punch a solid 12.24 I was amazed and already sure about the shape of the thing...In the middle of nowhere.... The end of the story is...I've been fooled by myself dozen of times, never been really able to cover entirely hot points in patterns and potentially leaving lot of good stuff behind..I'm sure about it cause I frequently passed again like in a circle from same spots already checked... To hunt wading is another thing than snorkeling or scuba diving. I have proof now that a compass can make the difference when I need to cover bottom in the right way. I'm noticing this fact after "only" 15 years😭....Take note and apply.....Hard payed experience.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Valen Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Good find and nice story with it, thank you very much for sharing with us. Good luck on your next hunt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Beechnut OBN Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Good to see your back in the water! Stay safe and Good Luck! Get us some more Gold to look at... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull diver Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said: Good to see your back in the water! Stay safe and Good Luck! Get us some more Gold to look at... Between the two, You're doing already better than me for sure🤣...To feel an old sensation and to hope for the next days, I'm posting a picture of one of the few memorable days in the last years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull diver Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, phrunt said: You make beach hunting seem far more profitable for gold than prospecting! I'm playing the wrong game! Thanks for the compass tip, makes sense to me. Excellent post. Water hunting is a bit more easier cause of a different trash/value ratio. On the wetsand is another story, on the dry is a movie for patient mens. If you think to the factors involved to have results on the beach, is probably easier to find a nugget with some luck, even a small grain. I started to find gold when I quitted to search for gold... Since 2012, I hunt for conditions, from a desk with a PC... Before even to think to go downthere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Beechnut OBN Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 That is a Killer day there my friend!! Very nice Color!! Wow!! Thanks for sharing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Italians love their gold...I'm half Sicilian and my grandfather brought lots of gold jewelry over...I'd love to go for a hunt over there some day..Nice finds strick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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