More Small Lake Gold

[Dan(NM)]

I hit a lake 20 minutes from my house today for about 3 hours. The water level is about 1/2 of what it was 2 yrs ago, so, I'm hunting the dry areas. The spot where I took the picture would have been under 3-4 ft of water normally. We've been in a severe drought situation since 2021. I was using the D2 in a modified General mode and was digging everything from 28 and up with the 9" coil. Nothing is very deep and I'm able to recover the targets by simply scraping an inch or 2 of sand and rocks off the hardpan.  I ended up digging a lot of trash, but, that's just the way it is at these spots. I ended up with 3 rings, 1 10K 1.3 grammer, 2 junkers and a silver earring. The weather in Central Texas is perfect for hunting right now. Thanks for looking.

[Joe Beechnut OBN]

That's a Nice Gold!! Looks like it may have some age on it by the design...👍

[Dan(NM)]

6 minutes ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said:

That's a Nice Gold!! Looks like it may have some age on it by the design...👍

 Thanks Joe. 

  The lake was formed in 1937, the park next to this spot opened in 1938. It looks like an older design to me too.

[CPT_GhostLight]

Congrats on the gold and silver, Dan! Well done!

 

[Valens Legacy]

That had to be a lot of work, but it came with a nice reward for you.

Great save and good luck on your next outing.

[rvpopeye]

WTG for the win !

[Dan(NM)]

6 hours ago, Valens Legacy said:

That had to be a lot of work, but it came with a nice reward for you.

Great save and good luck on your next outing.

Thank you, thank goodness I'm not having to dig deep holes for the targets lol. Otherwise, this place would be a major PITA ;)