There is no mud involved, just nice cool clean fresh water with a gravel bottom, I'm going to work this lake, I have a few others to try. I was talking to a guy nearby who told me of a south Jersey lake where a guy back in the 20's used to rent boat rides for a dollar. I was told by this old gent that there were allot of silver dollars and halfs changing hands in the water. Haaaa.Very nice, Treb. You're wanting that Mud Master title, aren't you?
There are miles of shoreline with four sandy beach areas on this lake. Iv'e only been in one 50 yrd by 20 yrd area, if that! And only one little piece of one swimming area. I ordered a new scoop, (its like a bucket with a handle,ha lol)
Your living in the past memories of your now forever gone metal detecting career. lol (I wish I was there) Since I started this hobby, I have compared it to my old hobbies of game hunting and fishing. The big difference is with proper conservation practices those resources replenishes themselves. This hobby once you pull it out of the ground it is replaced with a cheap version of something really beautiful. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I have met metal detectors who only love LC's, some who only love silver. It's almost like playing the lottery, 9 times out of 10 your going to pull something out of the ground that's only worth a few bucks. So the question is, do I like it? I kind of look at it like the LC's Iv'e had the luck to find. When I show them to the general populous they see a old coin that can barely be read. To me it is beautiful. The corroded silver I have pulled out of that lake is worth as much as the same 1936 Merc I pulled out of someones yard (about 3 bucks?) One looks better then the other, but silver is silver and when I pulled those out of my scoop and seen what they were it made me just as excited as if I were in someones yard.
Haaaa no your not, you have been doing great finding allot of cool stuff.
I sense allot of anger. I know because there is much anger pent up inside me.Yeah, I am and consider myself very blessed that I have this opportunity. Most of the ones I grew up with are gone.
But, the coins, especially the silver ones! Yes, thy are all the same raw material. Their worth is the same. But, when I pulled a really nice, old silver from the saltwater, I just felt a bit of a drop in my mood. Oh yeah, glad even happy to find it but, so corroded!
Even so, it wasn't the real reason why I dropped out of the hobby. It was the aspect that I was young with a large family and discovered that I could help pay the bills with what I was finding. Rings/silver/etc. But, you see, I didn't start the hobby to make a profit. I wanted to KEEP all the things I found! When it became a third job, I put the detector in the attic and gave up. It hurt too much.
Everyone finds their own niche in this world, happily, I've found mine, again! At least I might be able to finish up happy. That family I worked so hard for, all my friends, relatives, etc? They moved on, without me. Makes me wonder why I worked so hard.
So, this time? It's my way!
Thanks!
I keep looking for the paranoid anonymous meeting, but they won't tell me where its at!
