Curse Of Oak Island aired 12/27(spoilers)-rant

[b3y0nd3r]

First, I am a big fan of the show and I am excited to see if they will find anything.

Second, I know that it could all be staged, so no need to bring that up.

Lastly, if we all can keep this related to metal detecting in the above mentioned episode, I would greatly appreciate it!

Spoilers below!

They have Jack with a CTX 3030, which is a machine I used since it was released and I own two of them. So suffice it to say, I know this machine.

So I watch Jack get a hit in the mud pit about 3 feet down, then the dig another foot or so and no hit.

It didn't even occur to anyone that the hit he got may have been from the bucket of the digger(which was too close to where Jack was swinging).

So they fill the hole in and, bring in Gary Drayton(metal detecting "expert"(subjective term IMO)) with the same CTX machine. He finds an iron spike just a few inches I dont' see how that can be, seeing that when he found it, he nearly sank up to his waist. It really feels like a plant job.

That 300 year old spike in fluid mud should have been a lot deeper. In a recent dig of mine in a muddy area coins were a foot deep and they were dropped in the forties(the only reason I found them was because there were dozens of coins in lump clusters).

It just seems fishy to me.

 

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[cooper1841]

Millions of $$$$ spent on the money pit,..........nothing, and their metal detecting "expert" finds large coppers 5-6 inches deep. Glad I don't lose any sleep, and DVR this, loosing intrest fast..............Lost Dutchman part two?

 

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[sandnsea49]

Did you notice when Gary Drayton was detecting that wooded area you could hear iron signals and he passed over them looking for coin signals? If you were looking for any signs of habitation from the 16 or 1700's wouldn't you dig all signals just to see what it might be? I would. Yes, I watch it too, but glad I have a DVR. And I agree if they have found anything of value it would already be in the news.

 

[RobRieman]

Yeah it's like a car wreck. You have to look.

 

[Traveling- Lite]

John Wayne even lost a ton of money in it . money pit

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

WOW! Thanks for all the responses! It's hard to believe that people think there is nothing that happened there when there is concrete proof that there was activity on the island pre-1750.

The Portuguese had fishing & fish processing in the area before Columbus (kept secret because the Pope forbade it). And the Norse were in the area before that.

Does not mean anything of value was buried there. Most of the interesting historical bits that might have been found were very near the surface and completely destroyed by treasure hunters.

 

[KandiKlover]

First, I am a big fan of the show and I am excited to see if they will find anything.

Second, I know that it could all be staged, so no need to bring that up.

Lastly, if we all can keep this related to metal detecting in the above mentioned episode, I would greatly appreciate it!

Spoilers below!

They have Jack with a CTX 3030, which is a machine I used since it was released and I own two of them. So suffice it to say, I know this machine.

So I watch Jack get a hit in the mud pit about 3 feet down, then the dig another foot or so and no hit.

It didn't even occur to anyone that the hit he got may have been from the bucket of the digger(which was too close to where Jack was swinging).

So they fill the hole in and, bring in Gary Drayton(metal detecting "expert"(subjective term IMO)) with the same CTX machine. He finds an iron spike just a few inches I dont' see how that can be, seeing that when he found it, he nearly sank up to his waist. It really feels like a plant job.

That 300 year old spike in fluid mud should have been a lot deeper. In a recent dig of mine in a muddy area coins were a foot deep and they were dropped in the forties(the only reason I found them was because there were dozens of coins in lump clusters).

It just seems fishy to me.

Are they sponsored by Minelab? I notice the narrator man makes a big deal about pointing out he's using a CTX3030

 

[NWMP]

I recovered these from dredgings that were deposited on a lake Huron beach. I showed them to a friend, who is a former Museum Curator, and he said they were hand forged ship spikes, used during the building prossess. From an old documented wreck in the area where they were dredging View attachment 1396795View attachment 1396796View attachment 1396797

I have come across the exact same nails and spikes from rotted away 1800's Hudson Bay Company steamers, as the fur trade was winding down. I just saw the episode in question, it is obviously a railroad spike.This show is just one long slow circle groin massage.