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Detecting in South Africa

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1960 on: February 22, 2012, 09:59:50 am »

Hi JbayMike,

Welcome to this mad group, some more than and don't let anyone tell you different others..... Oh, I am the sane one of the group Hello

I also have a Ace 250 that I use, and am getting into it pretty well... It is a good machine, and does well Great

The pinpointing is a bit awkward to get used to, and the depth meter is not accurate, at least that is what I have found No no!

but I do not use the meter much anyway. I have been more into Boer war stuff as Jhb does not have a beach for some strange reason Idea

X, has done some beach work as well as Viking when he comes on.... so they are the experts in that field..... If you need to know about sheep and mad cows, then X is the person Idiot

Enjoy the great fun on this forum, we could do with another nutter in the group Grin

Look forward to hearing some of your detecting stories... Great

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1961 on: February 22, 2012, 02:35:47 pm »

the poor bloke just got here and you're already scaring him away Club

NO wonder there's just a hand full off us. Any way Jaybaymike I actually live in the Marina Martinique but I'm running my brother in law's farm up in this terrible place called the golden city (There is no sea here even the mine dunes are gone) come to think of it I can't even call this place a dump any more. I'd love to have your details so that when I come down to J-Bay for a holiday (Put things back into perspective) we could meet up and go detecting together. Great

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1962 on: February 22, 2012, 03:18:36 pm »

Hi JbayMike! Welcome to the S.A. forum! I'm from the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon, in the U.S. but I drop in once in a while to hear these guys talk to each other and harrass each other. Once in a while I throw in a comment or two. Welcome

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1963 on: February 22, 2012, 03:53:04 pm »

Hi Arfieboy, like the avatar Great

looks like a great dog.... any great finds on your side of the world?

Hey X, all the dumps are disappearing so I guess it is not a dump any longer Kiss

but sure would be great if they made beaches out of them Wise

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1964 on: February 22, 2012, 06:08:31 pm »

Hi Guys, I found the post a few pages back about the bulls and cows amusing. Iv'e had a few close calls myself. One time my brother and I were fly fishing up a small stream in the country.
It had started to get dark and we left out return a bit late. Half way back to the car it was virtually pitch black and we could hear these cattle charging around us! That was a tad nerve racking.
I think they was just curious to us being on there turf ? Anyways we made it back safe Cool

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1965 on: February 22, 2012, 06:19:15 pm »

Hi Peter. Thanks for the comment on my avatar. That is the real ArfieBoy. He is a great buddy and friend! He turned 9 years old on December 11.

No great finds so far. It is still winter here! In the last three days we have had snow, heavy rains and today the wind is blowing furiously. Blow you away, it will! Grin

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1966 on: February 22, 2012, 11:09:13 pm »

Arfieboy, winter is not good.... ours is coming in the next Month or so Angry

so the hot weather we are having now is short lived. We are having one hell of a lot of rain though... Winter is going to be very cold this year Thumbs Down

Goldnboy, I think those cattle thought you were there for other reasons, mean what else do you do at night in the field Grin

I think most of us have had strange things happen in cattle fields Wise

X, just happens to like them Laughing

I am going to be seeing X on Sunday afternoon, hope he has got the sheep clearing the high grass ready for detecting?

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1967 on: February 23, 2012, 01:44:43 am »

Jbay mike, Welcome buddy.....leave your sanity at the door and come inside!
Okay guys here is a story that has given me a few sleepless nights!
My hunting buddy....Bushpig has always wanted a camper......the itch has gotten pretty bad of late and so he decided to bank all the coins he has collected.....a few 2 l ice cream tubs full,
Anyway I get a frantic call at about 11pm the other night....."Are you on the net?" he asks.......YES ....."please look up a coin for me its got a 1898 date with a funny "r" after it and it looks Russian........."
It's a flippen gold coin....5 roubels in near perfect condition............it was in amongst the 20c pieces. Why sleepless nights?......well we have no damn idea where it came from!
Not even what site.....inland or coast.
The coin shines and is 4.3g (quite heavy) and that's the only way he noticed it..........
I'm so pissed off at this point! I told him he has to catch a f*&^ wake up!
Anyway I'll get a few pics and post soon.
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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1968 on: February 23, 2012, 04:28:08 am »

Thanks for the welcomes guys!

I've been converting my clad to old silver one rands every time there's a hundred rand or so in the piggy bank. Still a long way to go for a camper though....I'm hoping to use it to upgrade my detector one day.

We're getting some good waves here in Jeff's today, hopefully some sand will be shifted. Yesterday I only managed one coin, and that was better than the previous day!

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1969 on: February 23, 2012, 05:22:05 am »

Jbaymike :No man that can't be right, is there a lot of sand up on the beach? If you want to upgrade your machine one day , let me know. I sell Fisher,Teknetics and Bounty Hunter.
We usually come away with between 30 and R100. Down at the sea, you actually want to be in the water. I don't think the ace 250 will like the wet sand though, do you have any picnic areas/ parks etc?
Also , not sure how long you have been at it, but when on the beach....dig everything....when you get a target start spiralling outwards around it....coins are not alone most of the time.....usually they spill out in a given area.
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