stewart73
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Finally. Silver, gold, and platinum. And it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. 
Despite the thermometer reading 0 degrees celsius and the lure of my nice warm bed calling me I decided to head out into the dark night and try my luck at a new beach. It was clear, starry night and the moon lit up the bay. Shivering, I donned my drysuit, strapped on the Excal and headed into the dark waters of the Pacific.
From the very beginning this night was charmed and I knew I had made the right decision. I found one pulltab in 5 hours...one. There was the odd corroded can lid but other than that almost every target was a coin or a ring. On the first 18k I pulled my scoop out of the water and a 6-inch fish flipped out of the basket and nearly gave me a heart attack. I dropped my scoop like a little girl and almost fell backwards. After retrieving my scoop I shook it out and there it was, shining in the moonlight. From then on it was just ridiculous as I pulled ring after ring, coin after coin. The bottom was very rocky which made digging hard and if I hadn't run out of time and tide I'm sure I would have found a lot more. My body is destroyed but my mid is happy. Total hunt time was 5 hours. For anybody wondering if they should get an Excal or not, I think you should probably get one.
Here are the totals:
6150 yen in clad ($71.16)
4.47 grams of pt900 ($198.92)
4.54 grams of pt1000 ($224.49)
6.45 grams of 18k ($257.61)
approx 2 grams of 18k ($79.88)
135 grams .925 silver ($120.44)
TOTAL: $952.50
I'll be updating my Excal thread too so sorry for the double-post!
Despite the thermometer reading 0 degrees celsius and the lure of my nice warm bed calling me I decided to head out into the dark night and try my luck at a new beach. It was clear, starry night and the moon lit up the bay. Shivering, I donned my drysuit, strapped on the Excal and headed into the dark waters of the Pacific. From the very beginning this night was charmed and I knew I had made the right decision. I found one pulltab in 5 hours...one. There was the odd corroded can lid but other than that almost every target was a coin or a ring. On the first 18k I pulled my scoop out of the water and a 6-inch fish flipped out of the basket and nearly gave me a heart attack. I dropped my scoop like a little girl and almost fell backwards. After retrieving my scoop I shook it out and there it was, shining in the moonlight. From then on it was just ridiculous as I pulled ring after ring, coin after coin. The bottom was very rocky which made digging hard and if I hadn't run out of time and tide I'm sure I would have found a lot more. My body is destroyed but my mid is happy. Total hunt time was 5 hours. For anybody wondering if they should get an Excal or not, I think you should probably get one.
Here are the totals:
6150 yen in clad ($71.16)
4.47 grams of pt900 ($198.92)
4.54 grams of pt1000 ($224.49)
6.45 grams of 18k ($257.61)
approx 2 grams of 18k ($79.88)
135 grams .925 silver ($120.44)
TOTAL: $952.50
I'll be updating my Excal thread too so sorry for the double-post!
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Best ring hunt I've ever seen 
I mean, maybe it's time you came back out in the water
Remember it is so secret excal guys don't even have a secret handshake
Excellent haul! When you said zero degrees the skin on my face started burning.Guys don't realize water getting on you in that cold feels like battery acid.Do they make a dry suit cap
