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A Foolproof Way To Find More Gold?
You know, we often discus all the variables that come into play in our hobby, which is great, at least to a point anyway. Nobody knows it all and none of us can ever know too much, I think we probably all learn something new every time we go to the beach. But a while back I was reading a post by a very experienced and successful hunter and in that post he said something that made perfect sense, in fact, after some reflection I came to realize that his comment was dead-on accurate. Basically what he was driving at was that once you're on the beach nothing else matters, you have your machine, your scoop, your pouch, and that's it. These three things are all the tools you havbe on that particular outing so, “nothing else matters.” The statement kind of blows right by us because it's, well, such an obvious statement. Or is it?
I admit it, I really enjoy searching for unspoken advise in what successful hunters say. Seems like an oxymoron but its not because successful hunters often put quite a lot of good advise in very little print. The topic was finding gold, the reply was basically, “Once you're on the beach nothing else matters,” or something very close to that effect. The comment is so short and obvious it almost appears to be a totally pointless statement, and yet it isn't, instead it's a very short remark containing years and years of experience and knowledge.
When I read back through the post leading up to this guy's short and sweat remark I discovered that up to that point everyone was discussing all sorts of factors, everything from the amount of competition to the depth of the sand, etc., etc., etc. But the truth be told, “Once you're on the beach nothing else matters.” We are on that beach with one machine, one scoop, and our pouch, no sense letting all that other stuff get into our head, just take what tools you have, focus on why you came to the beach, and hunt as diligently and as thoroughly as you can. Once you're committed to being on that beach with those few tools it doesn't matter how much competition there is or what machines those other competitors are using, you're stuck with what you have in your hand so why let it get into your head because you couldn't change machines if you wanted to. Is this what that experienced and successful hunter was getting at with is short, seeming obvious and pointless remark? My, what some fantastic advise he just offered, right.
I don't have to like him and don't have to like his style but as long as he continues having all that success I might better well listen to what little he has to offer. Today I have no doubt that this questionable and knowledgeable fellow routinely finds gold in the footsteps of others, and why do I feel I know this? Because he has no other choice if he wants to find gold, so he simply never concerns himself with how much competition there is or what machines they're using or how they are/or may possibly be hunting the beach, or any of that other stuff. He just takes what he has in his hands on that given day and he hunts for gold in the most likely places on that beach, doesn’t let all that other stuff get into his head. After some reflection I'm pretty sure this is what he was getting at, if only in the most subtle manner possible. Makes perfect sense to me now.
You know, we often discus all the variables that come into play in our hobby, which is great, at least to a point anyway. Nobody knows it all and none of us can ever know too much, I think we probably all learn something new every time we go to the beach. But a while back I was reading a post by a very experienced and successful hunter and in that post he said something that made perfect sense, in fact, after some reflection I came to realize that his comment was dead-on accurate. Basically what he was driving at was that once you're on the beach nothing else matters, you have your machine, your scoop, your pouch, and that's it. These three things are all the tools you havbe on that particular outing so, “nothing else matters.” The statement kind of blows right by us because it's, well, such an obvious statement. Or is it?
I admit it, I really enjoy searching for unspoken advise in what successful hunters say. Seems like an oxymoron but its not because successful hunters often put quite a lot of good advise in very little print. The topic was finding gold, the reply was basically, “Once you're on the beach nothing else matters,” or something very close to that effect. The comment is so short and obvious it almost appears to be a totally pointless statement, and yet it isn't, instead it's a very short remark containing years and years of experience and knowledge.
When I read back through the post leading up to this guy's short and sweat remark I discovered that up to that point everyone was discussing all sorts of factors, everything from the amount of competition to the depth of the sand, etc., etc., etc. But the truth be told, “Once you're on the beach nothing else matters.” We are on that beach with one machine, one scoop, and our pouch, no sense letting all that other stuff get into our head, just take what tools you have, focus on why you came to the beach, and hunt as diligently and as thoroughly as you can. Once you're committed to being on that beach with those few tools it doesn't matter how much competition there is or what machines those other competitors are using, you're stuck with what you have in your hand so why let it get into your head because you couldn't change machines if you wanted to. Is this what that experienced and successful hunter was getting at with is short, seeming obvious and pointless remark? My, what some fantastic advise he just offered, right.
I don't have to like him and don't have to like his style but as long as he continues having all that success I might better well listen to what little he has to offer. Today I have no doubt that this questionable and knowledgeable fellow routinely finds gold in the footsteps of others, and why do I feel I know this? Because he has no other choice if he wants to find gold, so he simply never concerns himself with how much competition there is or what machines they're using or how they are/or may possibly be hunting the beach, or any of that other stuff. He just takes what he has in his hands on that given day and he hunts for gold in the most likely places on that beach, doesn’t let all that other stuff get into his head. After some reflection I'm pretty sure this is what he was getting at, if only in the most subtle manner possible. Makes perfect sense to me now.
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