How Many Scoops?

dirtydog · Jul 24, 2014

itsaring! said:
On the East coast of Florida, you are sometimes just getting started at 10 scoops. Waves pushing you around, throwing you back off the hole, etc. I didn't count. But that grill I just dug probably took 20 scoops while getting hammered. You know its rough when your headphones get knocked off your head often Other than who I used to water hunt with. I only see one water hunter a year.

+1--- I'm on the east coast as well and do a fare amount of water hunting. And itsaring is correct. If you stop digging in the east coast, you'll never get anything but wet.
Gary

jtb2017 · Jul 24, 2014

I hardly give up. Unless its a safety thing. It can be infuriating when scooping neck deep. Part of the problem is you usually move the target. So you gotta pinpoint again. Once an a whilde I do lose a signal because it sinks too deep. Theres nothing worae then that...obly something heacvy lol. hh an gl -Joe

WildDigger · Jul 24, 2014

BentRod said:
Ten sounds about right. Usually depends on the characteristic of the signal on how tenacious I'll be. Frustrating, but I tell myself it's probably junk anyway.

I agree 100%

Gold Digger 2 · Jul 24, 2014

I dig until I get that trickling noise a can gives,,,,,I remember the heaviest and nicest find I ever had was a deep bottle cap sound that had me dig for 10 minutes, didn't count the number of tries but was happy to see what I dug up,,,, :lol:

GL HH

Mikeguard01 · Jul 25, 2014

I keep going until the water is up to my chin.
Mike

GIGS is 90X · Jul 25, 2014

fsa46 said:
This is a true story.... A couple years ago while using my DFPI ,I hit a whisper in about 4' of water, after a couple scoops I had a nice narrow, sharp signal. I don't know how many scoops I had but when I gave up I had a hole the size of a bushel basket and deep. I gave up and move on.

The next day I went back to the same spot , entered the water and was moving pretty fast to get past the area I hunted the day before. I passed the monster hole, for the heck of it I passed my coil over it. There it was, a nice narrow, sharp sound. I put my scoop in the hole, pulled up a scoop full of mud, dumped it in my sifter and low and behold there is a gold ring in my sifter.

If I hadn't gone back the next day that ring would still be there. I often wonder how many rings ( if any ) I may have left behind.

That's why I will dig till I bleed...

DixieLandMan · Jul 25, 2014

I will usually dig until I get the target.

cntrydncr1 · Jul 26, 2014

I'll dig till it is too deep for me...I almost never give up on a target.

Briman05 · Jul 26, 2014

As long as the signal is still strong and crisp I'll continue to dig

Mirlen · Jul 26, 2014

Until my wife yells at me saying it's my turn to watch the kids and save them from drowning. Man I need to get out by myself sometime.

Chipk · Jul 27, 2014

itsaring! said:
On the East coast of Florida, you are sometimes just getting started at 10 scoops. Waves pushing you around, throwing you back off the hole, etc. I didn't count. But that grill I just dug probably took 20 scoops while getting hammered. You know its rough when your headphones get knocked off your head often Other than who I used to water hunt with. I only see one water hunter a year.

So true. I spent about 15 minutes getting beat up because every wave refilled my hole and I was knocked about 5 feet with every one in waist deep water. But it was a solid signal on my Sand Shark and I didn't give up. Finally pulled out a beautiful beer can. I was exhausted and moved to dry sand. On several occasions I have left other signals because the waves rolled in too fast to compete with.

ohiochris · Jul 27, 2014

Ive scooped 20+ times trying to get some targets. My patience does wear thin on some though and I just move on so I dont waste all day trying to get what may end up being a worthless piece of junk. I have to rely on a gut feeling , but you just get to a point where you just cant spend any more time on it or you wont cover any ground. Might miss the best find of the day but its a calculated risk, spend all day trying to catch that elusive possible pulltab or move on and have a better shot at a ring up ahead of you ? ......giving up on it may either be the worst decision or the best decision of the day.

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