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| John Brooks Around Noon Saturday. |
The surf got a little rougher today, as was predicted, however it didn't improve beach conditions much - at least not the ones I saw.
Above and below you can see John Brooks as it looked around noon Saturday.
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| John Brooks Around Noon Saturday. |
I moved on to take a look at Frederick Douglass beach. It wasn't much different.
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| Frederick Douglass Beach Around Noon Saturday. |
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| Frederick Douglass Beach Around Noon Saturday. |
Later in the day I was in the Vero area and had time to stop at Turtle Trail.
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| Turtle Trail Saturday As the Hide Tide Was Receding. |
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| Turtle Trail Saturday Well After High Tide. |
DJ visited Frederick Douglass and Middle Cove today and made his first find of a fossil horse tooth.
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Fossil Horse Tooth Found by DJ.
Photos by DJ.
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Congratulations DJ. Its always great to get a first.
Keep your eyes open for fossils. Check areas with shells.
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I didn't get any opinions about DB's beautiful shell artifact find, however found an illustration of a hafted gorges fish hook that could be relevant.
Here it is.
I didn't get any opinions about DB's beautiful shell artifact find, however found an illustration of a hafted gorges fish hook that could be relevant.
Here it is.
A gorges fishhook is meant to be swallowed and catch deeper in the fish rather than hooking his lip. The size of the hook would be dependent upon the size of the targeted fish.
A lot of sinkers and weights are one sided and meant to hang down, however DB's item was doubled ended. That doesn't mean that it couldn't be a net weight or simply ornamental, however it also would allow hafting, as shown in the above illustration. You can see where a sharp pointed object is attached to the bottom of the double ended carved shell.
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Fort Pierce was alive Saturday. Pirate Fest was in full operation and well attended. It will continue Sunday.
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Sunday the surf will decrease slowly from the 5 - 7 feet we had today.
A lot of sinkers and weights are one sided and meant to hang down, however DB's item was doubled ended. That doesn't mean that it couldn't be a net weight or simply ornamental, however it also would allow hafting, as shown in the above illustration. You can see where a sharp pointed object is attached to the bottom of the double ended carved shell.
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Fort Pierce was alive Saturday. Pirate Fest was in full operation and well attended. It will continue Sunday.
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Sunday the surf will decrease slowly from the 5 - 7 feet we had today.
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Surf Forecast for Fort Pierce Area.
Source: MagicSeaWeed.com.
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I'm not expecting much new to happen tomorrow, but next Friday looks interesting. Hope it doesn't fizzle out.
Happy hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net
Happy hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net
