Anyone snorkel and hunt ?

[ronsimha]

Hey I’ve been hunting for 15 years
Mostly snorkeling waist hight and lower
Been traveling and wonderd where are good places anyone recommend in the Caribbean?

 

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[achanceforgold]

Check old maps. I remember some old maps from the late 1700's showed a few shipwrecks on them. Thomas Jefferys, and Sawyers. They sprinkled information on their maps. They may have just been cargo ships. But might have some nice finds on them.

 

[CASPER-2]

I used to be a BIG water hunter here yrs ago - health issues over the last few yrs
have taken me out of the game
link to articles i wrote during my higher times - some might be of help
Hopefully...if anything - some will inspire

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[CASPER-2]

When i water hunt - I use a mask and snorkel about 99% of the time
I get out deeper than most - it makes recovery faster than most
I have found about $300 in paper money on bottom others have walked over
and many other non-metallic treasures wearing a mask
old bottles, nice shells, shark teeth, sun glasses, etc

 

[CASPER-2]

I used to be a BIG water hunter here yrs ago - health issues over the last few yrs
have taken me out of the game
link to articles i wrote during my higher times - some might be of help
Hopefully...if anything - some will inspire

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[brianc053]

Wow Casper-2. thanks for sharing.
I live in Delaware, and every season I tell myself "this year you should get out there in the water with a snorkel and mask (and detector)." And then I don't.
Not sure why; the lack of visibility in the water around here is probably the biggest reason.

But I'm confident there's good stuff out there just waiting to be found.
I'll give it a go eventually.

- Brian

 

[CASPER-2]

Wow Casper-2. thanks for sharing.
I live in Delaware, and every season I tell myself "this year you should get out there in the water with a snorkel and mask (and detector)." And then I don't.
Not sure why; the lack of visibility in the water around here is probably the biggest reason.

But I'm confident there's good stuff out there just waiting to be found.
I'll give it a go eventually.

- Brian

Been detecting since 1975 - age 12
lot of competition for land spots back then - specially for the old stuff...i mean you can always find fresh drops but thats not my thing - unless its new gold and silver.
before 2000 when more hunters started going into the water...most of the guys that started jumping in with
me hammered the shallows to waist deep so i started going deeper. Thats where every beach i ever hit turned out to be virgin again. I go to spots that would have 5 guys hitting from waist deep on in and I'd head out up to my neck and Id kill it where as between them that might have a small handful - especially off season. Eventually some guys would learn and try joining me out deeper - then I bought a hookah system and went out even farther. Before around 1980 every fresh water spot and a lot of fresh water spots had floating platforms in deep water. I seen many old pics of ones back into the 1800s. You find some of those spots and find away to get under then - hppkah or scuba = you will kill it!
A friend of mine -Jim - who might give his 2 cents if he sees this post - was lucky to live near a small fresh water spot with such a platform and found a large bucket full of stuff and most of it oldies
Good Luck

 

[newnan man]

PM me if you ever make it to Florida. I have a spot that may pan out.

 

[Blak bart]

I only snorkel hunt, scuba hunt, or hookah hunt. I don't even own a scoop ! Weather is just getting good, and I got 2 golds today !!

 

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[surfnturf]

I used to be a BIG water hunter here yrs ago - health issues over the last few yrs
have taken me out of the game
link to articles i wrote during my higher times - some might be of help
Hopefully...if anything - some will inspire

DON DEFORRE'

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Seriously, Casper where the hell you been sorry to hear about health issues. Miss you. I’m back in the game. If you can’t get out, we gotta hang out. Miss you, brother!!!!

 

[surfnturf]

Seriously, Casper where the hell you been sorry to hear about health issues. Miss you. I’m back in the game. If you can’t get out, we gotta hang out. Miss you, brother!!!!

Between you and big Jim you’d make excellent Navy SEALs!! WOW…… Rookie rings in my ears!!

 

[flyadive]

That’s what I do, BUT not without a “Flyadive” flag!
Be safe and good luck!