Metal Detecting

Had a decent morning today. Had to leave before low tide but for 2 hours detecting i got a decent haul. £2.49, 14 fishing weights and 2 macky spinners.
Found a few weights that were really rotten even though i dont think that they were in the water very long, not sure what the lead substitute is but its poor and hope it doesnt catch on.

Well done matey. Some time ago I was fishing near my home(Paull) whenthis guy approached me selling fishing weights he said he found the detecting bought a load of him for a fiver.

Nice going trappa. You'll be taking up fishing next

Im sick of finding weights! I would love to find a nice gold ring or a sovereign or something!
Im even chucking the poor weights back! I found another 10 or so that were eroded, and i know would have gone into a scrap tub or something but im getting frustrated at finding the same things week in, week out.
I know that plenty are not getting out due to weather/illness etc so it sounds arrogant but if i looked at my history on here every beach photo would look the bloody same- weights and a few coins.

well my day was crap . 4.5 hours for 67p and got soaking wet.

I must dug 100 weights last week, some going back years when I used the fish there. Come to think of it some are probably mine lol

zxadi wrote:well my day was crap . 4.5 hours for 67p and got soaking wet.

That sounds like a BAD morning.
Tomo, some of these weights could well be yours, £1 each and you can have them back!

I am very new to detectoring and am sick of finding silver ... i dont get why pennies and such aren't turning up ... my collection so far looks like this
1914 3d
1921 canada 5c
1923 12d
1944 6d
1944 3d
thats literally it 5 coins ... 4 being silver
If anyone can tell me the settings i need to get into proper money I would be obliged !!!
also all advice on getting into the bling would be appreciated!!

must be a nightmare...... all that silver and no pennies!!!

id take the detector back... must be faulty....

welll as the saying gpes you always get what you pray for...
pennies .... bloomin loads of them the oldest being 1912 ,,, i think the AT has an affinity for George V!!!! so now the scales are more balanced!!! but do love the silver!!! a bit of gold would be nice thou!!

trappa wrote:Im sick of finding weights! I would love to find a nice gold ring or a sovereign or something!
Im even chucking the poor weights back! I found another 10 or so that were eroded, and i know would have gone into a scrap tub or something but im getting frustrated at finding the same things week in, week out.
I know that plenty are not getting out due to weather/illness etc so it sounds arrogant but if i looked at my history on here every beach photo would look the bloody same- weights and a few coins.

Don't throw em back in
Then there will be less chance of you finding the same thing over n over