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Bottle Found by Daniel B.Daniel says, I have always liked finding old bottles. This one I found in an old grove today, wrapped up with a bunch of oyster shells with what looked like carpet. The rim of the bottle looks to be hand blown and one of the oysters broke off in transportation. A good hint is, if hunting with your detector is bad, use your eyes and just walk.
You might find something interesting in a bottle like that.
I chose Daniel's submission today because it goes right along with what I was going to talk about anyhow.
I often mention scouting around, especially when conditions aren't very good. You can check out some new areas and maybe find some good new spots to hunt when doing that.
You don't always have to swing your detector. There are times when you might just want to check out a lot of area. You can always come back with your detector when you find a promising spot.
When hunting dry land, one of the first clues you'll usually see on the surface is broken glass or rusty junk. The glass might help you get an idea of when the area was in use.
But not everything will be on top of the ground. A probe can help.
Probes can vary widely. Bottle hunters often use probes, but they can be used by detectorists too when looking for new sites to hunt.
Probes come in many forms but usually are composed of a steel rod with a wood handle for pushing the rod into the ground. It is also nice to have a little cone shaped device hooked to the rod that will show some of the lower layers of earth or sand when it is withdrawn.
Some people used to use probes a lot in the Indian River around historic areas like the old forts to locate buried bottles.
Not only can you use probes to locate buried bottles, wood, tin etc, but you can also use a probe to identify areas where the earth or sand has been disturbed. Areas like that will often be less compact. You can feel that when using a probe.
You can also use a probe on the beach or in the water to locate layers of shell or rock.
When you find an area with items on the surface a probe can help you determine how far out and how deep other buried items might be.
I use different types of probes depending upon the situation and what I am tyring to do. Sometimes nothing more than a light aluminum rod is needed. At other times you might want a steel rod with a lip attached that will pull up some of the subsurface material so you can see what might be down there. Rust, black or different types of sand or other material might be revealed that way.
The monthly meeting of the St. Lucie Metal Detecting Club will be January 14th at Duffy's Sports Grill in Jensen Beach @ 6pm and the monthly hunt will be at Bathtub Beach to the St Lucie inlet on January 21st. Contact Bernie at twiprod001@att.net for more information.
Probably tomorrow I'll give you the answer to the cob that I showed yesterday. At least one person already got the answers.
The wind is from the northeast this morning. Seas are down around two feet and the waves are rolling in slow.
It is not bad for water hunting. Don't fight the waves. I've gone over this before, but it is a lot easier if you just learn to go with them.
I'm not expecting any change in conditions for the next few days.
Check out the low tide areas, or maybe do some scouting around.
Happy hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net
