Hi! I'm a new member and I've been metal detecting and sort of prospecting for a couple of years. I live in Vacaville California (about an hour east of San Francisco and a half hour west of Sacramento), sort of in the middle of nowhere for metal detecting. I really would like to find more people to both detect with and prospect with, especially closer to me. I spent some time detecting with groups from Sacramento and from Santa Rosa, but have not tried Concord yet. I use a Garrett AT Pro, which is waterproof and plan on purchasing a pair of submersible headphones soon. It seems that everyone around me does better than I do, which is a bit annoying. Not that I'm not happy for them. I mostly enjoy looking for jewelry and gold. I have been hoping to get some opportunities to get into the water more. Trying to get up the nerve to enter the ocean near Santa Rosa beyond my knees since it's quite cold, and to go underwater in the Sacramento and American Rivers in Sacramento, but that I think is even colder. I got up to my chest in the Sacramento River in just a tank top and shorts though, but it was close to a hundred and ten degrees at the time. I've only found one piece of gold jewelry--a gold charm--and I think four or five silver rings. As far as coins, I found a nickel from the 1800s and a penny from 1921. I'm in the process of looking for work, but Vacaville and nearby don't have much in the way of professional or semi-professional employment I don't have a lot of money to travel around, unfortunately at this time. Strong preference for those with positive and friendly demeanors. Thanks!