Joe Beechnut OBN Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 2 hours ago, rvpopeye said: WOW Joe ! You said that beach had a rep for rings so it must have been hit hard already..... And that kind of a rep usually means people were finding more than a few. Hmmm Maybe it was some kind of initiation or graduation tradition and everybody just tossed 'em on purpose ?????? ANYWAY... Guess you showed THAT beach who's da boss ! Id be crazy happy to have a pile like that in a lifetime of hunts , so I guess you showed me too ! Thank You! Funny I never tell anyone the right place where I am finding the gold. So I talking to this old hunter and telling him I hunting beach (A) and finding several class rings.. about half way thru he said, We never found many at beach (A) but we use to find a lot at Beach (X) all the time.... Oppps .. I never confessed he was right but it did confirm what I had heard before. This beach I was told... if it was sanded in they would take the Jetboat and go up and down it a few times to find gold.. Not uncommon for them to walk out with more then 7 gold rings a hunt. The way I see it I am getting the crumbs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Beechnut OBN Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 49 minutes ago, Slimpickuns said: Wow Joe! Killer summer haul ya got there! Amazing how many class rings you pulled out! Congrats!! Thanks You! I'm stunned also and kind of thinking this is to good to be true. But when things do settle down, then the next round will be to take the AQ in.. One of the crazies digs I have had so far, most rings are about 3 scoops deep, guess 12 to 15 inches? I dug a pig of a gold ring, almost right on the surface..(1 scoop) I am still trying to figure out are they moving, or are they being uncovered? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D. Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Always a pleasure to hear how you are doing, gold or not, you never disappoint!? Keep your feet firmly on the bottom! And stay safe out there!!???? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 5 hours ago, kac said: Now if all those class rings had the same year and same school name you may want to look for the bus! Dude you are just one sick puppy, what makes you think they took a bus. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 The "leftovers" sure looked mighty tasty ! Definitely would have another heapin' helpin' off THAT menu ..? Just one @ 20 grams OOOO TAY !? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Beechnut OBN Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 16 hours ago, Flydog said: Yikes! If I understood it correctly air in the suit was giving you trouble in regards to swimming, or staying upright, head above water? I could see how that might be a problem but not insurmountable if you were 100%? At that time were you incapacitated from sucking water? I've only had one near drowning and hopefully no more. Several factors, stuck in the dead man float position because of the drysuit .....took water in the lungs, about 700 foot out in 5 foot of water, tried to paddy in ... Got tangled up in my tethered gear. Scoop, sifter, detector, 40F water coming in my neck seal thru a bleeder tube. Feet more buoyant and head less, luckily I was able to pull the sifter under my shoulders and head. When paddling in I kept going in circles, tried pushing myself with the scoop.. circles. So the best after 15 minutes, stay calm.. Yell help ever 10 seconds. Not the first time happened, stepped in one of my holes and had a tumble in close to shore, about 3 feet of water. Was able to spin around and get control.. happens at 1 min 40 seconds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYAnQDeMqWo I now carry these items all the time. A Coast Guard Beacon and Manual inflate Life jacket. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 The sea can be the devil himself but she will give up her riches if you play all yer cards right.....(I guess detecting is included under the dirt fishing category ) . Good to hear you got a beacon Joe , love your videos ,,,happy hunting you ol' beach pirate .. I wrote a song back in me "pirate" days. Yer welcome to it for your theme. "All The Gold's For Me ARRRRRRRRRRRRRR" ! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flydog Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Swimming with icebergs? Dude, your nuts ; ) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvr Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/9/2021 at 7:53 PM, Flydog said: Swimming with icebergs? Dude, your nuts ; ) LOL ... winter can be the best time to hunt the bay and tributaries. Have broken up the surface freeze with the scoop many times to get to more of a beach. OBN has a full dry suit; I go with chest waders and layers with full length trapper's gauntlets. I have an auto / manual inflate life vest that I feel is just a little cumbersome when in the water so normally don't take it ... but after OBN's experience ... I take it more often. This fall and winter might be my last in the bay ... bought a house near the beach in South Carolina. I pray OBN has some more good bay years in him! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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