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In my yesterday's post I posted comments from Dale J. about buried cables being the cause of noisy metal detector operation in some locations on the Treasure Coast. Steve M. then sent the following message.
Today’s post you talked about buried cables, most boat GPS chart plotters will show submarine cables, so anyone anchoring, dredging etc, will know it is there. If you have a boat with one you just cursor to the beach and check to see if there is a cable. I will do that and get back to you about that. Some are not being used and some are. With my PI detectors I pick regular power lines at a fairly close range and the huge cross the state ones pretty far range. I suppose that a submarine cable coming under the beach would do the same thing.
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Rio Mar Cable Location
Submitted by Steve M.
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That certainly does match up well with the noisy area at Rio Mar.
Thanks Steve.
One other consistently noisy location is just south of the Fort Pierce inlet. Those that are south of Rio Mar and Turtle Trail are very consistent. I also mentioned a less strong and more sporadic noisy spot at Pepper Park.
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I was watching a recent episode of Oak Island ( I think it was episode 5 of seascon 6 ) and one of the Laginas said that the metal detector finds always raised more questions rather than answering them. I once wrote that would be the case. Isolated near-surface finds that are part of no particular strategy will very seldom answer any big questions. Just think about it. The island has hundreds of years of history and therefore has tons of metal objects left behind by many people doing many different things, most of which have little nothing to do with the Money Pit or any major treasure activity, and even when they do have something to do with those things, it will be difficult to interpret or prove. I also conjectured that they were using metal detecting finds to fill air time and have something to talk about since they didn't have much of anything else in the way of significant finds to talk about. Otherwise it would seem that the metal detecting efforts were only symptomatic of a generally disorganized search strategy.
One thing they really need is a well-defined goal with specific objectives. I've heard different people on the show describe the goals in very different ways. The TV guy once said for him it was all about the story. One of the Laginas said what he wanted to find out is if "anything" happened on Oak Island. I interpret that to mean "anything big or treasure related." Somebody else said they wanted to find out what is in the money pit. Viewers might think the show is actually about finding some huge treasure. If you listen to what different people on the show say, they have different views of what it is all about, and that shows up in how they search. Their goal is not clearly defined and therefore their search is unfocused.
Different detectorists have different goals. Some are out for a little leisure. Others want some exercise, and a nice day in the sun. Some go out and stroll around and hope to be lucky enough to find a little this or that. Some hunt coins. Others hunt jewelry or caches. Some say it is all about the hunt. They just like the activity.
Every detectorists should have a good idea of what it is they want to accomplish. It is not so important for those who want a little recreation or exercise, but it is very important for those who really want to maximize the return on their time or who want to find something big.
What do you want to accomplish? I mean really!
Writing down your goals and objectives can be a big help but isn't always necessary. If you want to improve your rate of success, the first most helpful step will be defining your goal in very specific terms. Your search strategy can not be focused unless your goals are well-defined. Well designed goals will also help you develop theories and test hypotheses.
I won't get into the details of what makes a well-defined goal. That would take too long. As a consultant, I used to teach that to Fortune 100 companies and graduate school students.
To give an example, lets say your goal might be to find 100 pieces of gold jewelry in a year. That defines a specific type of target, gives a quantity and a time frame. Those are some of the things you might want to include. That will help you to assess your progress and stay on target. It will help you remain focused.
Goals can change. Lets say your goal is to locate and identify the Atocha. Once you have accomplished that, your goal might become recovering all the treasure of the Atocha. Or if during the search you discovered another worthy target, you might change your target.
Although it might seem very basic and unnecessary, well defined goals will help anyone who wants to accomplish something difficult.
Poorly considered and poorly defined goals will result in a disorganized search. Without well designed goals, searches will not be focused and will seldom answer significant questions.
Besides well-defined goals I highly recommend the development of theories that can be tested, but I'll have to talk about that some other time.
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On the Treasure Coast will have around a two foot surf for at least a few days.
Happy hunting,
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