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Since our lake is empty, I decided to buy a metal detector...

The lake was dammed in 1954 or so, so I likely won't find much of too much value. Maybe jewelry around the beaches or near docks.

So far, I have found railroad spikes at 18", coins down to 6 or 8 inches.

Haven't been on the lake bed yet. So far, just playgrounds with sand or mulch, where it is easy to dig and learn the machine.

I am a counselor, and today took one of my kids to the city park, and showed him how to use the machine. Found 4 quarters and 4 pennies in 45 minutes, with ear-to-ear grin the entire time! Found a quarter first rattle out of the box BEFORE he started to find trash.
 
Will these things find items in water?
Can the "disc" be submerged at all?

This sounds interesting as a hobby.
:cheers::cheers:
 
The one I have has a submergible disk, and the pole is aluminum, so it should be fine. So technically, I could go about 4 feet deep into the water, and still pick up a signal another 3 feet down into the sand.

not that I would ever do that. Maybe ankle deep, for me.
 
They make some that can go 200+ feet deep in the water. Mine can go 10 ft deep. It is a all condition metal detector. I figure also
I will take it on the boat with me. Lake lanier has islands people camp and party on. I I know a bunch of bottlae tops but also I have heard of people dropping coins and rings around one.
 
The wife wants to try it out this morning. We will probably hover around the people's docks and boat houses. They are all over dry land right now, due to the drought. If we find keys or personal items like that, we may even offer to give them back to the owners.
 
I need to hit the lake that is down here also. Watched a video from a local medal detectorist and on sept the 9th of this year he found a rather large silver bracelet.
 
I stayed near the boat piers and bulkheads, and was VERY surprised at how much nails and bolts, and construction materials they just left in the water. That was about all I found. Oh, a stainless steel cigarette lighter cover, some sinkers, fishing lures, etc. mostly junk. I can tell a couple people have been here before me, since there are hundreds of little turned over areas.
 
Yes, but they are not accessible. The main swimming beach is on the other side of the lake, and only accessible by boat. Cannot launch a boat because water is too low.

As soon as it comes up enough to launch, I will hit it hard and heavy and try to find lost jewelry. And pick up the dropped aluminum cans. Clean the beach, recycle, and make a little money at the same time.
 
The private docks on this side of the lake are all only 2-3 years old, so not finding much except leftover construction stuff (nails, bolts, etc.).

If I drove around to other side, much older docks.
 
If the lake it as low as you are saying,, sounds like you can nearly walk to where ever you want... :).

Sounds like you are having some fun with it. Really that is all you can ask for.

I do scuba diving and will occasionally retrieve an anchor or keys for boaters that anchor and the local beaches. I normally find MORE that just their anchor.. LOL
 
Scooper here is the scoop for Texas.

Texas Drought Turns Weekend Warriors Into Looters of Artifacts, Fossils
Friday, September 30, 2011 8:15 am
Written by: Ben Maller

When the weather is right, Lake Whitney State Park in Texas is a wonderful place for outdoor weekend athletes to get their fix. From boating, fishing, scuba diving and water skiing, the lake offers it all.

But with Texas locked in a record setting drought, the sinking water levels have turned the lake into something Indiana Jones would love. Texans have recently uncovered 8,000-year-old secrets, reports WFAA Dallas.

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Both fossils and Native American tools have turned up at Lake Whitney. You have to go back at least 20 years since anyone has seen the formally remote underwater caverns that have been exposed by the historic drought. For some visitors it has been exciting and new. But for others it has been a lesson in criminal law.

It's against Texas and federal regulations to remove Native American artifacts from archaeological sites. But WFAA reports burial sites from ancient times have been disturbed.

The 955-acre park is located near the ruins of Towash Village, an early Texas settlement named for the chief of Hainai Indians, who moved into the region in 1934.

So far, law enforcement has arrested 30 people for committing the crimes against history. Each was fined thousands of dollars and placed on probation.

Some of the dig sites have been repaired at a huge cost -- as much as $30,000.
 
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So far metal detecting I found a ring. Not sure what type of metal it is the insides have been filed down. It was not at the lake either. I found it at a totlot.
 
totlot = playground?

That is where i have done most of my hunting. The ground is too dry here to do any digging, so I stay in sandy and mulched playgrounds. Under swings and the little merry go rounds have been my best spots so far. Lots of lost change.

Under the end of slides all I find are buttons broken off kids' pants.
 
Yes totlot is a playground. I have not found a ton like others have but it is fun. And next spring when the boat comes out we are going to some of the islands that people hangout on.
 
Yeah, kinda creepy.

I try not to can under the swings while they are ON them!!!:o

Actually, if there are any kids there, I either don't scan or stay way to the other side, and even then only if parents are with them.

Often, they (the parents) will come by after hearing all the beeps and ask "Find anything good?"

Also, most of the time, I have a kid with me. I am a counselor for emotionally disturbed and autistic children in a private school, and I often bring them along. They love to scan for money, and whatever they find, I let them keep. I just pinpoint for them and dig the treasures up!
 
Found my first GOLD ring Thursday then got the permission to hunt the goldmine. We will go do that next weekend. We have company this weekend.
 
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