This weekend was the “Air & Sea Show” on Miami Beach. Normally, I avoid the crowds, but low tide was early, so like a ninja on Saturday I was in and out before the throngs of hundreds started to show up as I was leaving. Saturday was not successful. I did not go out yesterday as that was another day of the “Air Show”, and I figured I’d hunt today to take advantage of any fresh drops from both days. Merlin came off the bench today as it seems NuBlu needed a rest. I was out in the water at 7:30am. Looking north and south, I saw no other . The water was very clear and most of the seaweed and “crappaccino” seemed to be taking a respite. I was hitting a lot of juicy quarters early on that did not seem to be fresh drops. I took that as a very good sign. The tungsten carbide came early as well. Another good sign. I really thought the gold was going to come today. The targets then slowed down as I headed north. After 2 hours, I would see another 3 pirates (saw another later), so I no longer had the beach to myself. At the 3-hour mark, I headed back. I was working a bit deeper when I went through a patch that had some light seaweed on the bottom. I got a target in all-metal. I switched over to discriminate since I was in the seaweed and it now sounded like foil. Oh well, I get the 2nd scoop up and looked inside and was in shock . I knew it was gold by the design. I could also barely make out a mark. After 4.5 hours, I ended my hunt. Back at the car, I got the jeweler’s loupe and saw the “14K”. At home, I weighed it in at .96 grams. I was happy to have scored even though it wasn’t much.
Remember the fallen...
Remember the fallen...
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