Big Boys Hobbies

I'm getting real close to catching that sucka!

My last 5 hunts found enough zincolns to fill a small peanut-butter jar. On the Explorer, the new ones have the same consistant id, but once it starts to deteriorate.....it's all over the board.

I haven't cleaned any of them, so maybe I'll shoot a video to show just how much variation in ID they will display.
 
I know who it is and the sad thing is he a member of a metal detecting club in Jacksonville. They are called the "Historical Recovery Association of North Florida. Sad to say he detects. Not everyone who does is ethical. What goes around comes around. It will come back on him one day. It always does. Do bad you get bad. Karma is one bad a$$ that bites.
 
Ok, seriously, so I'm still trying to wrap my head around just why anyone would do that... I mean, aside from wanting to be a pain in the neck... Is he just seeding beaches he doesn't detect, or trying to mess up other guys on a beach he wants to himself (which seems self-defeating), or what... I mean, what the heck?
 
BBsGal said:
Ok, seriously, so I'm still trying to wrap my head around just why anyone would do that... I mean, aside from wanting to be a pain in the neck... Is he just seeding beaches he doesn't detect, or trying to mess up other guys on a beach he wants to himself (which seems self-defeating), or what... I mean, what the heck?
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If someone gets their undies in a bunch, they can seed your beach. Or if they use a screen they can spread pennies and use the screen so they don't worry about the pennies. But they eliminate anyone not using a screen with numbers or you'll spend all day digging 3 bucks. Inland a few morons use B.B.s:mad:
 
itsaring! said:
If someone gets their undies in a bunch, they can seed your beach. Or if they use a screen they can spread pennies and use the screen so they don't worry about the pennies. But they eliminate anyone not using a screen with numbers or you'll spend all day digging 3 bucks. Inland a few morons use B.B.s:mad:
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Gotcha, what a butthead that guy must be...
 
Could be folks from the Santeria or Yemaya religions, they throw pennies into the ocean as an offering...dc426 told me about it awhile back cause there's an area we both hunt that's carpeted with pennies! Or, it could be someone messin with ya!:laughing:
 
Digsalot said:
I just figured it was so bleak over there you were giving yourself something to dig :lol:
If I can ever get away from work again, I'll come over and help you guy's clean out those penny's.
I am a penny magnet you know :lol:
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He has done this twice in 2 months. He seeded and we noticed. We left them there. About a week ago he was back with more pennies. There is now a stretch about 100 feel long where you can swing and get 3 pennies per step. My guess is he tossed about $10 in pennies at least. That is a thousand pennies. I just walk past. It helps me. I hear the high tone over and over then a slightly different one. That one is silver or a quarter. Quarters warble in the GT. Any other tones like gold are really easy to tell now. I like it!
 
clearwatermike said:
Could be folks from the Santeria or Yemaya religions, they throw pennies into the ocean as an offering...dc426 told me about it awhile back cause there's an area we both hunt that's carpeted with pennies! Or, it could be someone messin with ya!:laughing:
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Damn they must be having a convention? Or don't like me? Or both!:laughing::lol:
 
clearwatermike said:
Could be folks from the Santeria or Yemaya religions, they throw pennies into the ocean as an offering...dc426 told me about it awhile back cause there's an area we both hunt that's carpeted with pennies! Or, it could be someone messin with ya!:laughing:
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Someone needs to tell them that dollar coins are a much better offering.
The older the better :lol:
 
Dig Wars taught millions this on a cable episode.

As seen on dig wars a few weeks ago. One episode of this Dig Wars show that was on cable tv last season showed this stupid trick. Dig wars pits teams of two detectorists on hunts in a competitive mode. A guy on one team had his partner distract another team as they passed by their chosen hunt site. While his partner spoke to the oposing team, the dude was pitching zincs all over their site. Later on the culprits were laughing it up as the victims appeared on a overhead and threw the pennies at them...So you maybe getting the zincers from just about anyone.
Have a pal with a small video camera watch you detect through the zincs and act it up a bit so the culprit sees you being frustrated. You maybe able to spot him, its probably the person who's watching you a little more than usual....
 
Could it be someone who lives close by that thinks they own the beach? Any local residents/dog walkers make comments to you?

Your wife is not mad at you, is she?
 
If it's in the dry sand just send some kids out there with the BH Juniors or something they can swing and have them clean everything up. They would have a field day. Where the zincs would drive the seasoned MD'ers nuts a bunch of 5-10 years olds would be in heaven finding them with every swing. Who knows, may even find something good and have a hobby for life.
 
H Desert Digger said:
Im not up on the new PI machines....what is it about them that makes hitting zinc pennies such a pain?

HDD
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You'll dig them all. Even the little flakes that don't set off some detectors when they rot. Plus you'll be digging zinc pennies at 18" for months.
 
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