Skippy SH13
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Spent a long hunt today, hitting a massive soccer field complex at the east end of a nearby city (Translate, the place "farthest from" me.).
I usually don't find a whole bunch, when I hunt there, but with enough hours in soccer field edges, I usually will pull a ring or two (best I've ever done here is is silver rings, though)
Today, I struck gold! I spent 5 total hours at the field, and was barely squeaking by $1.00 an hour in change (which is pretty poor for me, and my 14.5" coil). But I was there for 5-hour duration, having taken the day off. In fact, I was there, BECAUSE I needed a day off. Work has had me slammed, and I just needed a bit of a break, and to be isolated from people. This park usually will see 1 person an hour walking 1/4 mile away. Today was no different.
2 hours into the hunt (and only $1.60 in change) I hit the first tiny kid's ring... but at least it was a ring... That boosted my spirits, and I got out of my "work head" into my "zone." Very relaxing.
About 90 minutes later, (3.5 hours into the hunt), I hit a solid 60 signal on the AT Pro. I even noted to myself, "Self, that's really weird... solid 60..." I dropped to my knee and cut the plug, actually saying out loud, "Oh, PLEAAASE be a ring.. Please be a ring, please be a ..." And then the gold showed.
I literally SCREAMED "YESS!" With both arms lifted into the air. I made myself laugh... I looked around, and there wasn't anyone anywhere. 3/4 of a mile in any direction (beyond that was trees)... So I did it again, just for kicks and giggles.
14K Gold band. Weighed up at 4.59 grams. Totally made my day. At today's spot, that's about $107.
I pulled another ring out not 2 minutes later at at 54 signal (but it turned out to be junk...
But still. A three ring day, with gold in the middle? That's success in my book!
I was sending in a shipment to ARA tomorrow anyway, to pay for my oldest son's Christmas presents and this just boosted what he'll get out of me. LOL
I was super stoked the rest of the day. Just what I needed after a long hard week.
Gold #14 FTY, & Ring #187 FTY Just 15 more to go. Getting colder out though... was 22 today, when I started, and topped out at 36.
UPDATE: Here's the video of just after I found it. (still in the hole)
DIRECT LINK IF VIDEO DOES NOT WORK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsPtIhf0yvo
Cheers!
Skippy
I usually don't find a whole bunch, when I hunt there, but with enough hours in soccer field edges, I usually will pull a ring or two (best I've ever done here is is silver rings, though)
Today, I struck gold! I spent 5 total hours at the field, and was barely squeaking by $1.00 an hour in change (which is pretty poor for me, and my 14.5" coil). But I was there for 5-hour duration, having taken the day off. In fact, I was there, BECAUSE I needed a day off. Work has had me slammed, and I just needed a bit of a break, and to be isolated from people. This park usually will see 1 person an hour walking 1/4 mile away. Today was no different.
2 hours into the hunt (and only $1.60 in change) I hit the first tiny kid's ring... but at least it was a ring... That boosted my spirits, and I got out of my "work head" into my "zone." Very relaxing.
About 90 minutes later, (3.5 hours into the hunt), I hit a solid 60 signal on the AT Pro. I even noted to myself, "Self, that's really weird... solid 60..." I dropped to my knee and cut the plug, actually saying out loud, "Oh, PLEAAASE be a ring.. Please be a ring, please be a ..." And then the gold showed.
I literally SCREAMED "YESS!" With both arms lifted into the air. I made myself laugh... I looked around, and there wasn't anyone anywhere. 3/4 of a mile in any direction (beyond that was trees)... So I did it again, just for kicks and giggles.
14K Gold band. Weighed up at 4.59 grams. Totally made my day. At today's spot, that's about $107.
I pulled another ring out not 2 minutes later at at 54 signal (but it turned out to be junk...
But still. A three ring day, with gold in the middle? That's success in my book!I was sending in a shipment to ARA tomorrow anyway, to pay for my oldest son's Christmas presents and this just boosted what he'll get out of me. LOL
I was super stoked the rest of the day. Just what I needed after a long hard week.
Gold #14 FTY, & Ring #187 FTY Just 15 more to go. Getting colder out though... was 22 today, when I started, and topped out at 36.
UPDATE: Here's the video of just after I found it. (still in the hole)
DIRECT LINK IF VIDEO DOES NOT WORK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsPtIhf0yvo
Cheers!
Skippy
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