schoolofhardNox Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Actually, it has been every detector that has this curse attached to it. I'm talking about situations like I had on this week's beach hunt. As I sit there religiously digging every single #1 target ID number, that after digging about 40 of them, I decide to not dig one. I dismiss it! I'm not bending down to dig another piece of minute tin foil. But being me, I decide to just kick the sand with my foot as a gesture to kind of try and not be lazy. I kick the sand and I see what turns out to be a beautiful 18 K earring starring up at me, appearing to say.....You don't want ME? . Now the curse.... I will probably dig every piece of foil on the beach for the next three years before the paranoia goes away. Another lesson learned for me, that I really need to dig that number, no matter how much foil or how many of those little black rocks that read a solid 1, are on the beach. Just dig it!!!! This hunt was all GPX (except for the gold), because the beach still has not received a good storm to clear away some sand. In a peeing contest between the Equinox and the GPX, the winner is easily the GPX. 14" coins do not read well on the Equinox at my type of beaches. I was lucky enough to hit a layer that was pre memorials and that is why I had so many wheat pennies. I wish I had my camera at the beach because the oddest find I had, was the remains of the bottom of a Pringle's (fake chips) can. Some of the plastic coated cardboard cylinder remained with the lower half of the container. It was down a good 15" and my shovel finally pulled it up. What I was not prepared for was the broken chips to spill out and still look fresh as the day it was bought. I know Pringles are not real chips, but I did not expect this!! I used to love those things. That explains what happened to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge Runner Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 When you think you know everything you find out you really don’t know anything. Some great finds you got there . Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alluminati Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 The Equinox really likes that style of earring for some reason. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzard Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 From digging All...I got a nice collection of foil , pull tabs , and bottle caps , plus other goodies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolofhardNox Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 5 hours ago, Ridge Runner said: When you think you know everything you find out you really don’t know anything. Some great finds you got there . Chuck Ain't That the truth. It's a never ending process. But that is half the fun of it isn't it? 4 hours ago, Alluminati said: The Equinox really likes that style of earring for some reason. Nice. Hollow, incomplete circle gold or silver. It hits it pretty well. Just think every beach or park has those targets, as well as gold chains still hidden there from 100+ years of losing those items. That is what keeps me going back to the areas I hunt. 3 hours ago, Buzzard said: From digging All...I got a nice collection of foil , pull tabs , and bottle caps , plus other goodies... Unfortunately that is the drawback of it, especially if you are hunting parks. But eventually you can clear the more modern trash out of an area and concentrate on the deeper targets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackpine Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 It's frustrating at times. I remember hitting and old neighborhood ball field and the first foil target dug was a gold band. 20 some pcs of foil later I hung it up and left. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachHunter Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Congrats on the nice earring. One just never knows unless you dig. Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuggetShooter Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Oh can I ever relate to this! I, too am cursed to digging foil for a long time. I frequently hunt a old large park that is full of trash. One day I hit a spot where I.’ve pulled several pieces of silver, when I hit a solid “1” that appeared to be kinda long and shallow. It didn’t give the iron grunt, but I wanted to ignore it. I actually walked away but curiosity got the best of me. I plunged my digger in and was couldn’t believe what was hanging from the plug. I sliced it in two, but I quickly found the other half. It’s plated, but sure made me aware of what I could be passing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolofhardNox Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 That would have been a heart stopper if it was not plated. Nice design too. I went out today again to a different beach. This beach is loaded with small rocks that read a solid 1. I dug those all day long because of that earring but no gold for me today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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