Signed up for an Open Water class today!

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I am really wanting to do more under water detecting, so I signed up to get my Open Water certification. Bought a few hundred bucks in basic stuff (fins, shoes, mask, snorkel, wet suit, student books). I am really looking forward to it. Will likely get an Excalibur II or Sand Shark once I get comfortable. I am not that tall, so even in relatively shallow water, snorkeling or scuba would be a lot of fun to detect. I live in South Florida so we have great water with pretty good visibility, I can't wait!

 

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You are gonna love it. Always try to dive with a buddy but in shallow water you can snorkel just to watch what you get a beep. I used a ping pong paddle to fan the sand and you can dig with it. Tether it to you or it will float away. I also used a plastic Garrett gold classifier pan to scoop with and again you are going to attach it to you. I always carried two knives, one on chest and one on leg. I liked the flat points with a good fishing line cutter as there is lots of line rolling around the bottom and you can't break it with your hands. I found it helpful to carry a Pony tank with another regulator for safety. Your choice of detectors is excellent. I found using a Hookah more fun than always getting the tanks refilled.