Buellride
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This is the update I put in the water/beach hunting section....
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Well update from my SNUBA "check dive". First problem was my wet suit zipper decided to quit while putting it on. Completely exploded in my hands while zipping up. No worries I had a second surfing wetsuit that I decided to put on over the broken one to hold my body heat in. In short it didn't work.
Second error on my part was I didn't bring enough weight on my belt to hold me in a decent "hover" while in the water. Thus I was fighting to get down to every target I hit on.
Lastly the lake silt was so bad that when I fanned back and forth I got such a cloud of silt in the water I couldn't even attempt to see the target after fanning.
After 45+ minutes, cold (from the suit leaks and inadequate coverage), and a little dejected from not being able to recover a target (due to the silt and inability to hover over the target) I left.
Tomorrow is round 2 with new air, new wetsuit and more weight.
Good check dive though..... I did find some coolness land hunting for a bit after the water.
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Once I warmed up from the water "check dive" I hunted an older town on the way back home. I have hunted this tiny park before but decided to really focus on "faint" tones.
Ended up just a few coins in the course of a very short 35 minute hunt...but I did find my oldest wheatie in Washington State (1920(S)), a 1930s era sales tax token (my first), and a WWI era Army button on a threaded post.
Pics are included...if anyone that has more knowledge about old military buttons that could help me with any additional info I would appreciate it.
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Well update from my SNUBA "check dive". First problem was my wet suit zipper decided to quit while putting it on. Completely exploded in my hands while zipping up. No worries I had a second surfing wetsuit that I decided to put on over the broken one to hold my body heat in. In short it didn't work.
Second error on my part was I didn't bring enough weight on my belt to hold me in a decent "hover" while in the water. Thus I was fighting to get down to every target I hit on.
Lastly the lake silt was so bad that when I fanned back and forth I got such a cloud of silt in the water I couldn't even attempt to see the target after fanning.
After 45+ minutes, cold (from the suit leaks and inadequate coverage), and a little dejected from not being able to recover a target (due to the silt and inability to hover over the target) I left.
Tomorrow is round 2 with new air, new wetsuit and more weight.
Good check dive though..... I did find some coolness land hunting for a bit after the water.
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Once I warmed up from the water "check dive" I hunted an older town on the way back home. I have hunted this tiny park before but decided to really focus on "faint" tones.
Ended up just a few coins in the course of a very short 35 minute hunt...but I did find my oldest wheatie in Washington State (1920(S)), a 1930s era sales tax token (my first), and a WWI era Army button on a threaded post.
Pics are included...if anyone that has more knowledge about old military buttons that could help me with any additional info I would appreciate it.