the 1st best finds that started it all!! whats ur story??

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so in the early years it all started with the passion to find a point after seeing a few, a good friend had found.. so after striking out the back door some odd years ago to find one i was rewarded :icon_thumleft: with a sweet woodland point. well that leads to a few years of hunting and trekking about 90+ now in points. but during one of these trips doing some river shore hunting i spot a odd shape.. well it turns out to be a Germans Mothers cross. ( missing the insignia ) so i bought the Bounty hunter 202 to try and find it.. well one thing lead to another, and things slowed down for a few years.. but with the lead to this site ( T-Net ) from a golden friend. that helped put me back in full swing. especially seeing all the neat stuff that was being found by the rest of my fellow hunters. so i have been hard core ever since!! what is Ur story of how it started for u?? MR TUFF
 

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Re: the 1st finds that started it all!! whats ur story??

hello mr tuff back in the 70s my friend (which i mainly hunt with today) put one in my hands the end krazyhorses scott
 

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Nice Post :icon_thumleft:
 

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KRAZYHORSES said:
hello mr tuff back in the 70s my friend (which i mainly hunt with today) put one in my hands the end krazyhorses scott
we were doing parks yards schools and places of attraction pulling silver out like it was candy paying for gas grass and all u can drink those days are over we were young didn't do relic hunting back than because silver and gold was everywhere kinda got forced into relic hunting because all the schools parks etc... went dry. man do i wish i could have been the first relic hunter around here! oh well there is still good relic hunting. that's it good luck and keep digging krazyhorses
 

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Great Topic Idea!
I Purchased my first MD in March of this year, after discovering the T-Net site and seeing all the great finds.
After a week or two of learning the machine, I made my 2 Best Finds to date in the space of a few days.
I think that these would give anyone the fever!
Massachusets Cent & Dutch Trade Ducat.
Best Digs to All! :thumbsup:
 

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Back in the 80s, my brother had purchased a White's DL 6000 (I think that's the name). Then a few years later he found himself in a bit of a financial bind and wanted me to buy it from him. So, to help him out I did.

Several years later, my wife was concerned about the number of nail heads etc that were in a round pen she used for training her horses. Of course by this time the batteries were long gone and I had to call several dealers before I found one that would order and ship me the batteries. Having done that and then spending most of a summer afternoon picking up bits and pieces of nails from the round pen, (should have used a strong magnet but we aren't all genius's) I was reasonable pleased with the results and my wife was happy.

I then got to wondering about the latest technologies and did some searching around to see what all was available. Expressed my interest to a fellow employee and he said, "Hey, I have a Garrett detector in the closet that I can let you use to see if you like it better than that old White's"

After using the Garrett in my yard, and finding everything from minor coins to a small bronze or brass buckle, I decided I could enjoy this hobby.
It was so easy to use, showed how deep you need to dig, and what the potential target might be, I was blown away at the differences. Of course, if I'd spent any real effort on the White's, I'd have learned a lot more there as well.

With one thing and another I ended up first getting Tesoro Bandido Umax, then a White's XLT spectrum, then an MXT, then........... today I have three water machines, two Tesoro's and at four Garrett's, and not much time to hunt.............. :)

It's been a lot of fun and good clean exercise, all because I wanted to help my brother out of a financial bind. That's my story without too much detail.

Be blessed!
 

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