I found the Biggest Agate of my Life in Lake Superior
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- Nancy and I spent a very windy day at the mouth of the Blind Sucker River near Grand Marais, Michigan hunting for agates and other rocks. I found a big agate and we both found plenty of other nice rocks.
I didn't get a chance to add close ups of my big agate in the video, but I posted it on my Instagram page. www.instagram....
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I didn't get a chance to add close ups of my big agate in the video, but I posted it on my Instagram page. instagram.com/p/CdO-8n4rzsY/?
I dnt know how to tag u with pictures 🙁
Checked them out thnx
lol I came to the comments section to DEMAND pics! Thanks for sharing; that's a beaut! What are your plans for it?
Nice big agate! I agree with Nancy, A++!
@@SyntaxMSU I plan to keep that one as is. I don't usually do anything to my own agate finds.
Outstanding finds..it still amazes me on the infinite number of farout rocks there are up there in Michigan..I would keep everything you guys put back and then some..lol..thanks for sharing..🙏✌️
At least Nancy and I are on the same page about what to keep.
I want all those rocks you are putting back, we don’t have rocks like this ☹️
Where ever I’ve ‘picked’ or found rocks, nothing ever seems to compare to the brilliant colors and designs of Lake Superior stones.😍👍I get antsy when it’s been a while since I’ve been able to be UP there- nothing ever seems to quite measure up to what Lady Superior produces.😊🪨🌊🌬💥💗
Hi there - I really enjoy your videos. I just discovered your channel last week and have looked a quite a few of your rock hunts. I am wondering what the stone is that had the round looking hole in it toward the beginning of this video. You mentioned it was from Canada? How do those holes get in? is is a fossil or man made? Anyway thanks for bribing us along on your trips. I live in NYC and your vids give me bit of relaxing out in nature virtually! lol
That's an omar or omarolluk. Here's an article about them: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omarolluk
@@MichiganRocks Wow so amazing ! thank you!
🙋♀️❤❤🌷🌻Another great outing! THANK YOU!
You're welcome, Margaret.
Dude!!! That big chonker agate is awesome!!! I haven’t been rockhounding for like two weeks… I’m starting to get the shakes 🤣 We have had SO MUCH rain here. I’m sure there’s great stuff washing out in the creeks.
It has been a rainy, cold spring here too, but this week looks like it's going to be beautiful.
Oh man! Nice agate! Did you find it wet, or in the water, or up on a dry stretch? Thanks for sharing another excellent video!
Although I said that the dry rocks are a better place to look, I found that right at the edge of the water.
Excellent video Rob! Great day out on Lake Superior. Hopefully one day I make it up there. I love the unikite and agate finds. Sweet seam agate Nancy! Great variety of rocks, beautiful views and peaceful waves. Thank you!
I'd call this a very successful day.
Gr8 video. Luv the woods walk, beach is lovely, rocks are always awesome. Nice finds both of u. That Omar would have made a cool display piece for one of your creations. maybe the agate look a likes.. are skip an atom agates I'm not sure.. keep rockin.
I have brought Omars home before, but then I don't know what to do with them, so I leave them behind now. They're pretty common in that area.
@@MichiganRocks I'd probably use it for a ring or jewelry dish
@@seashoremudlark3916 I could see using it for that.
That was so satisfying to watch! Always nice to see Nancy, she rocked it today! I‘ll be coming to Michigan in July to spend a week with my husband in Christmas rock hunting and celebrating our 25th anniversary so I live seeing what to look for!
Christmas in July! How fun!
Great hunt, guys!!! Loves all the Unakite and other green rocks. The big agate is FABULOUS! 😃💯🙌🏼
I am attracted to green rocks too, for some reason.
Great beach with lots of beautiful rocks. My bucket would have been quite full. :)
Those Lake Superior beaches are awesome. I love it up there.
Cool!!! Awesome rocks!!! You guys are hard core rock finders!!! Thanks for sharing! Happy Mom's Day Nancy!! 🤗♥️🙏🏼
I just relayed your Mother's Day wished to her.
The checker board unakite is really pretty! ❤️❤️😃
Speaking of large agates....I was fortunate enough to come across one the size of an over inflated basketball! Some people have told me I should have it made into a polished sphere. So one of these days I might try to find someone to do it.
Was it a Lake Superior agate or some other kind? That's huge.
@@MichiganRocks no...from out west. I would love to someday visit your great lakes!!! The rocks there are incredible!!
@@yourneighborhood Ok, because if you found a Laker that big it would be worth thousands of dollars.
It was great to see Nancy getting her hound on too! It looked cold - but so worth it. I hope we can see that agate cut someday.
I won't be cutting that agate. That's a trophy that I'll keep as is. Sorry!
Congratulations on finding the biggest agate so far , who knows you may find a bigger one in future 👍
I sure hope so. It wouldn't be any fun going out without dreaming about hitting the jackpot along the way.
When I saw you guys all bundled up I thought this was an old on that I'd missed. :) 90 degrees down here in west Texas. :) I'm glad you've monetized this channel. I've learned so much from you that I'm grateful for a way to pay is back a little. :)
It has been a very chilly spring here. We saw a big iceberg in Lake Huron on our way up there. Today was nicer, almost 60!
Great rock hunt Rob! Nancy's striped rock at 13:50 was great. I usually don't mention the ones you throw back, but I was disappointed in a few of your returns. Your "catch and release" policy needs to be examined! LOL!
Sorry to disappoint you, Mark. I'll take a look at my policy and see if it needs to be tweaked.
@@MichiganRocks Lol! Much appreciated Rob! Then I won't have to worry about being disappointed! Haha!!
Really nice finds! Great to see you both out braving the cold and enjoying time together!
It was chilly but fun.
I don't know if you're a King fan, but that banded rock @13:00 reminds me of the stone Flagg gives his henchmen in The Stand. Great video, nice to see the shoreline and enjoy the views. Keep up the great work!
I do like his stuff, but I haven't read the book or seen the miniseries. I just looked it up and see that it's considered his best book, so maybe I need to read it some day.
Just this week I found what I believe is a glacially transported Lake Superior Agate in a central Iowa creek bed. I thought it was a piece of gray smokey quartz, but after washing it saw translucent reds, greens, white, black, shades of gray, about the size of my fist. I've got a couple slabs almost credit card thin, and a couple at 1/4" and one 1/2".
That's awesome! According to this map, almost the whole state of Iowa is agate country. orrenfrances.blogspot.com/2018/09/lake-superior-agate-map.html
Honestly I dont know much about rocks but these videos are still very pleasant
Keep watching them and pretty soon you'll know a little more about rocks!
I think Nancy needs a warm and waterproof pair of gloves for Mothers Day! : D
Rob, if you sliced down some of those decent sized granite pieces, they would make nice counter tops and table tops for some ritzy doll houses.
Nancy had on some winter gloves and I offered her a pair of neoprene gloves. She was mostly just taking the gloves off for the video. She still has all of her fingers.
I'll keep the granite idea in the back of my mind in case I start making doll houses someday.
That's my kind of beach. Congrats!
The kind with huge agates? I like those beaches too.
keepin warm! haha - it’s already into the upper 80s lower 90s here in baton rouge so I’m waiting to ride my bike for another hour-
loved seeing you guys chow down on the suet pudding - never had it that i know of :) 👍
I don't like the nineties much, but that sounds pretty good right now. It was sunny and almost sixty here yesterday which was really nice.
Do you have any plans for the big agate?
I put mineral oil on it and that's how I plan to keep it.
Thanks guys! This video has me excited! We’re headed up to Lake Michigan next weekend for the summer 😍
That sounds exciting too!
Nice finds. Were those 2 "nice colors" that Nancy found Mary Ellen Jasper or whatever the local name for those would be?
I'm not sure what those two were, but they weren't Mary Ellen jasper. We brought the smaller one home for the tumbler.
Beautiful finds, is still so cold?
That was filmed on Monday, so it's not old at all. I'm four hours south of there and today it is 56° as I type this at 3:50 pm. It's at least sunny this week and feels much warmer than it did that day.
Hey Rob can you do a close-up video of the biggest agates you have found I’ve been following you for a while and I just want to see them closer I remember the last one you found. Thank you so much.
I should have included a close up in this video, but I was in a rush to get it edited. There are close ups on Instagram. instagram.com/p/CdO-8n4rzsY/?
@@MichiganRocks thank you!
THANK YOU! I enjoyed going along the river with you and Nancy and not feeling the cold. Nancy needs gloves. You both are very pleasant to watch! Love the sound of water! I cried, you let go of gneiss, quartz and granite. I am adding on my bucket list "Michigan rock rounding"
Nancy has gloves, but she kept taking them off for the video. she was wearing normal winter gloves, but I did offer her some neoprene gloves.
Me too!!
For a U of M guy, you sure like green rocks ! Lol
Yep, you caught me. I do like green rocks. I taught for Alpena Public Schools for 30 years and the school colors are also green and white, so I can always claim that's why I like them.
That’s a fine agate! Nice rocks Rob and Nancy! Nicely done!
Thanks!
Your gonna have to get some gloves like that for Thomas 99 rockhounding. I just watched his video before this one and… My hands are cold! 😂
He's on his own! Maybe his hands are acclimated to cold since he lives in a colder place. My hands got pretty cold a couple times along the way, but I was able to warm them up and keep going.
@@MichiganRocks LOL yep! Bring on the warm weather!
Another great video, you and your wife make a great team. Any plans for out of state travel this summer? I'd really like to see how you would do on the Yellowstone River area.
We are going to make one trip out of state for sure, but not to that area. You'll have to just wait and be surprised.
@@MichiganRocks Sounds good, thanks!
Rob, you went to one of my favorite agate hunting places on lake superior, mouth of the blind sucker river, this year I had to sit out early agate hunting there because of back surgery, bur it was nice to see that you got there, I have found a few small agates there, but this year had to be in my mind only, congrats on finding your biggest agate ever!
Thanks, Garylee. Last year was the first year I went to this location. I have hunted Perry's Landing or the Lake Superior State Forest Campground and Muskallonge before, but not this spot. I like it too, especially after this year's find.
Thanks for braving the cold and the wind. Nancy’s prediction came true. You did find a big agate. That large unusual stone was really cool too. Thanks for sharing.
As she was saying that I was thinking, "What are you promising??? That's going to be hard to live up to!" I guess I need to bring her along more often to make wild predictions.
@@MichiganRocks She was definitely your good luck charm that day !
Nice agate find! Do you have a weight for it?
14.6 ounces, just missed joining the pounder club.
@@MichiganRocks you didn't have a thumb you could put on the scale?
@@carmenevans7651 It's probably about the weight of a thumb that I'd need to put it over the edge.
Michigan shorelines are such beautiful areas to hunt stones
You've got that right!
It was another striped rock day. I love those. You found quite a few nice ones. I would love to see the big agate slabbed, so we can see what’s inside. Isn’t May late in the year to have that much snow still? Brrrrr. At least no competition for the rocks. Nancy looked toasty warm in her blue jacket. That’s her color.
I'm not planning to do anything to the big agate. I'm pretty excited about that one just the way it is.
This is the earliest I have ever gotten up to Lake Superior, so I don't know what it's usually like this time of year. It has been a really cold spring where I live though. I assume it's the same up there. I wish I could get up there as soon as the ice is off the beach, but it's hard to know when that is when I live four hours away.
Nancy doesn't like to be cold, so I was lucky she went with me. She didn't complain though.
Toasty warm wasn’t exactly the experience I had. I did appreciate the various layers though. Brrr!
Esta bonito todos las piedras oye guante color igual piedra agaté. Hola buenas noches 👍👌
Oye (manualidades 17 no creera lo que hacen con esta piedras de rio,es increible el proceso parafabricar esta belleza de obras de arte ) yo lo vi el facebook esta bonito piedra 😍👌👍
Congratulations on the agate! Nice to see Nancy joining you. 😊 Some really cool rocks on this trip.
Thanks! That agate made my day.
Love rock findings in Arkansas creeks for fossils and to look for arrow heads love your all rocks so pretty.
I haven’t looked for arrow heads yet, but that would be a really fun find.
Hi Rob.Grats on the agate! by the way have you changed something recently on your camera or during your editing? you're getting a fair amount of blocking in your videos where the water is. This may be due to a couple of things, lower bit rate recording in the camera you're using - check your video settings make sure everything is at maximum, the other thing could be bitrate of your video when you're rendering for youtube. Another thing could be recording in a lower screen res and bitrate and stretching to 1080 for the output. i'm fairly sure it's bitrate related though as theres a lot of visual detail what with the rocks and the water and the effects of that on the footage. basically theres too much data and thus the computer is having to cut corners and reduce and block things to maintain the rules defined by the software or camera that's causing it. but if you watch back through this video or the last one, you should spot the squares in the water. mostly when theres lots of detail and fast moving stuff :)
I'll have to check the settings on my camera, but I wasn't doing anything different on purpose. I'm using the same GoPro 9 that I used all last summer. I record in 1080 to save disk space. I do crop occasionally to get a little closer views of rocks in my hand, but I don't usually crop the wide shots. I should probably shoot in 2k to get a little more data to make cropped videos look better.
Can you give me a spot in the video that looks pixelated? I just looked at a few spots and didn't notice anything. I appreciate you bringing this to my attention.
@@MichiganRocks Sure thing i'll pop them across in email to you
So what exactly am I looking AGATE here?
Hahahahahahaha get it??!
You can use these befallen puns, though they are a little rocky I’ll be honest.
Gee, thanks. That’s gneiss of you.
Lol!
Wow ! Looking at your videos, Michigan really does rock !!! Thanks for sharing !
I love my channel name because it can be taken several ways. I graduated from the University of Michigan too, so that fits in well too.
May 7 from Keewenaw Peninsula and still have bits of snow here and there
I'm not surprised because we saw snow in the woods in quite a few spots on the way to Marquette.
You two are lovely. Nice video! Never would have thought I'd like watching stone hunting videos, but I sure do now!
I never thought I'd be making rock hunting videos, but here we are.
Thanks so much. I really enjoyed our walk.
Thanks for tagging along.
It's really cool that you and Nancy like to go on long drives to check out beaches for rock hunting. My hubby and I like to go on long drives to nowhere too. Most people don't understand why we do it, think we're wasting time and gas. Duh... Look at ALL that beautiful scenery and the peace of mind you enjoy in return!
I never mind driving in the U.P. We ended up in Marquette and stayed with my sister and brother in law, so there was more than one reason for the trip. My mom lives in Marquette too, and it was nice to see her.
Great video Rob and Nancy.
Sooo many pretties on that beach.
Just a few that I'd love to put in my tumbler.
Love the really pretty glassy green rock.
No end of tumbler feed here, that's for sure.
@@MichiganRocks I'm tumbling some really pretty stuff at that moment.
Southland beaches, and Gemstone beach New Zealand.
Iv just uploaded another video of the process
@@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 I'll have to check it out.
12:50 great stripey rock nancy!
I just wanted to say that it was our extreme pleasure to meet Rob in person and he is gracious and kind ! My husband was absolutely thrilled to meet him in person.
Were you the couple I met at Netta's?
Yes, my husband is just thrilled to meet you. He retired and was bored until he found your videos. Now I seem to spend a lot of time walking in cold water with him.
Beautiful founds! Tomorrow morning, I should be on St-Laurent's shores, maybe in Becancour, maybe at Pointe-du-Lac!
I don't know where you're from. Is that a long way from home? Are you rock hunting?
Sure! I'm nearby Trois-Rivières in Québec.
@@nathaliebergeron9573 Ah, ok.
I'm going to try to go to that location this summer! It'll be a great day trip.
I think you’ll like it.
Absolutely fantastic Rob! I know what you can get Nancy for Christmas... a pair of gloves! Thanks for letting us tag along!
She was wearing normal winter gloves and I offered her a pair of neoprene gloves. She kept taking her glove off to show the rocks. Probably better that way, but I have to put too many things down to take off my gloves. I carry a rock scoop, a camera, and we took turns with the bucket.
@@MichiganRocks I love your gloves! Are you wearing neoprene gloves? Also, what about the magnify scoop. Where did you get that. I have one but it's big to carry.
@@irockgneiss2740 I really like my neoprene gloves. Both the gloves and the loupe are in my Amazon storefront. You can find it in the description of my videos.
I am very happy I stumbled upon your channel recently. I have been enjoying your hunting and tumbling videos. Thank you for the great content!
You’re welcome!
Big Daddy....Best of Show! But boy, do I love Nancy going down with that huge bucket. That's a woman after my heart....she knows!
And an "eh"? Yooper talk!
There was an "eh?" Me or Nancy? I don't remember either of us speaking yooperese.
@@MichiganRocks you!
Thanks for the video...
7:50 checkerboard something-kite 👍🏻
Unakite.
What a lunker!!!! I would’ve passed out . Lol
I wasn't even sure it was an agate at first. I was having a hard time believing that I found one that big.
Great hunt Rob. I always enjoy it when Nancy comes along. Lots of beautiful rocks on that beach. I’m glad you provided some close ups of your big agate but as an aficionado more is always better. We’re never satisfied are we?😜
Did you see my Instagram pictures? I should have put them in the video, but I was rushing a bit to get it edited. instagram.com/p/CdO-8n4rzsY/
I'm moving in with you guys. It was 100 here yesterday. Congrats on your big find. A lot of really pretty rocks there. TFS 💖💔🦅🦅
I'll take 40 of 100 any day.
Good rock hunting! Hello from the shores of Lake Erie in Ohio. I’m heading up to the
Keweenaw on 5/16 for a few weeks.
A few weeks up there sounds like a really good time. how’s the hunting on Lake Erie in your area?
@@MichiganRocks not good, most of the shore is private residential property and bluffs without any beach. The rocks are “clean fill” dumped to offset erosion. The UP shoreline on the big lake is has much better access and less people. Also I’m a total novice to rockhounding but my son who lives in Calumet is the knowledgeable one. A common find on the small beach near me are old red bricks with concrete filling that are polished by the waves to look like strange confectionary.
@@trep53 Well none of that is very encouraging. I knew it wouldn't be as good as Lake Superior, but I was hoping you were finding naturally occurring rocks at least.
I was hopping you’d have some pictures of that agate at the end. Awesome find man
I know I should have, but I was rushing to get the video edited. I did post pictures on Instagram. instagram.com/p/CdO-8n4rzsY/
@@MichiganRocks that thing is awesome, it reminds me of a planet
I would have a wheelbarrow and keep them all. We don’t have rocks like that in Texas.
Hello van
You have some other good rocks there though.
Rob,
I'm relatively new to your webpage so watching you put back some of
those really colorful rocks, I wanted to know what your criteria is for keeping them.
Does value mean much, I just wondered because cutting and polishing add so much to the look.
Cheers,
Rik Spector
I try not to bring home more rocks than I have time to do something with. I like to either tumble them or make something out of them. I've been doing this for a long time and I've gotten more selective over time. For example, I love unakite, but I have tumbled a lot of it over the years and it has to be a really interesting piece for me to bring it home these days.
Yowser! What an agate! (8:50) “Rob wins!”
I was having a hard time believing that I found one that big.
Fantastic find guys xx
Absolutely awesome finds, that big agate was really cool! What a beautiful spot.😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I was pretty excited to find such a big agate.
I'd need a wagon on that beach. I like everything.
Get one with big tires so it rolls over the rocks.
Haha! I love it! 1:58 “any keepers yet?” “Keepin warm…” man it’s so rad to see you both enjoying the hobby. Carly gets out with me if we’re camping, but one day I reckon she’ll be excited about hounding. 😬🤞🤪
Edit: still watching. Had to see your biggest one Rob. Of all people this is an achievement I have to see mate!
Sorry, hopefully not to many comments to bother you bud, but is the Omar rocks basalt where a nodule has fallen out? It may be a silly question but I had to ask.
I love the way you guys interact together. Poor darlin is all rugged up but still lovin it. You can see when she looks at you how much she admires you mate. I know that sounds corny and I almost didn’t write it but I had to. That in itself is a massive treasure Rob! But I’m sure you fully know that 😊🙏
8:34! There it is man! Yesss!
Man I know I’ve said it before. But there’s a calmness that comes from watching you videos and rock searching with you. I won’t lie, again, I just feel the peacefulness you capture n share. Thank you man. You and Nancy. What a hobby mate!
It's graywacke that had a concretion that weathered out. They're from the Belcher Islands in Hudson Bay, Canada. Since that's the only place they come from, geologists have been able to track the movement of glaciers based on where they're found. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omarolluk
You two make a fun pair and fill in each other's rock knowledge. What a fun hunt. Cold, but fun.
I think Nancy knows more than I do. She taught eighth grade earth science.
Wow! It looks cold! You are super brave to walk that beach in that weather! That big agate is super cool! You guys have the coolest rocks! Every rock is so colorful, and super pretty! Whether its collectable or not, they sure are pretty!
I guess they're all collectable. Some are more sought after, but all that really matters is if you like it.
this beach looks like the pinery in Ontario Canada but the beach isn't as wide :)
I had to look that spot up. The closest I have been to there is Port Huron. Do you find Petoskey Stones and puddingstone there?
@@MichiganRocks its a no to those stones , i havent seen any but some times i might see something close to a petoskey stone but not anything as nice like what you find . i did find a white stone the size of my hand and when i put a flash light up to it ,it glows ? not sure what it may be but it looked like a white quartz to me :)
@@jenniferwilkes8230 That surprises me because I find both of those near Port Huron.
@@MichiganRocks i guess i'm going to try and go further north :)
any specific beach i should know about to look for some rocks ?
Amazing finds. I'm jealous. Lol. I'd love to be there looking at all those stones and crystals. I still need to figure out why my stones don't tumble to a shine. Thank you for all you do in helping.
Have you watched my videos on how to tumble? They might help.
Thanks for sharing very nice adventure .
You're welcome, John.
I would love to go there just for the trail and the bridge. I love visiting two hearted river just for the bridge. I love bridges. But I have never seen this one. Do you share location?
I almost always share the locations of my hunts. There are a few places that I don't share, but I don't mind telling you where this is. The road doesn't have a name, but it's pretty easy to find if you just look for the mouth of the river on the GPS. I think the bridge is new because it doesn't show up in the satellite view.
goo.gl/maps/VT7Zy7YS1H4mRYkR7
@@MichiganRocks thank you. I always love new places to explore. Sure I like rocks. I'm a picker when I can. But this drew me because of the walk to the beach and bridge :)
@@shannonpersky4366 The bridge at the mouth of the Two Hearted is more fun, but this is a nice little bridge too.
That black rock with the circle hole in it was so cool! I see a lot of nice rocks that I'd keep but you throw them back! You get to visit such nice deserted beaches! That would be so amazing. I'm down in Illinois. Have to go over to SW Michigan beaches to find nice stones. But then there are a lot of people!
It helps to go on freezing cold days. There was a vehicle parked there when we arrived and we could see a couple people down the beach, so we went the other way. When we got back a different vehicle was there but they must have gone in the other direction too.
Thanks for the video, I needed a fix! Lol!
You'll be seeing a lot of outdoor videos for awhile now.
Emocionante !!! Tantas piedras...me da envidia porque quisiera estar con ustedes en ese hermoso lugar 😊😅😂.. Saludos 🤗🇪🇦
It’s about time you found a big one!
I know! How big is your biggest find? Have you found one over a pound?
Some people are fascinated by rock's and I'm One as well 😳🙂 TY for sharing !
Time stamp 14:15: in the shape of a smoked ham hock… love the colors (of the stone) …
Now I'm hungry for ham.
@@MichiganRocks , split pea soup with ham hock…mmmmmmm
13:50 another cool one!
Good finds! No Petoskeys on that beach?
There aren't any Petoskey Stones in Lake Superior. They're found south of a line from about Harbor Springs (on Lake Michigan) and Rogers City (on Lake Huron).
The checker board unakite was cool.
I have never seen one quite like that before.
Thanks!
Thanks, Juli! I turned that button on but I didn't really think anyone would use it. I appreciate the support. Thanks so much.
I loved all the rocks you tossed back. Great video as always.
Thanks, Stacey.
Very pretty rocks.
Fun day with lots of wind. Yeah on the big agate
I could have done without all the wind, but it sure was a fun day.
I miss the cool temps in Michigan.
It's 85 right now in Florida.
I'm not a fan of really hot weather. 85 is about the limit for me. It does sound sort of nice compared to the windy day we had on the beach, but it was 56 today and I didn't mind that at all.
@@MichiganRocks I'm a fan of cooler temps, but I don't miss having 3 feet of snow on the ground 6 months of the year.
@@DavidMarvin I don't mind winter for awhile, but it's just too long.
Nice rocks! Did you keep the awesome big rock (not the agate) to slab? It would have been interesting I bet.
That one probably would look good slabbed.
Another Catch and Release Day, I see. Congrats on that almost-one-pounder agate -- will be interested to see it when polished or slabbed. @10:59 Did you take home that brecciated stone? It was gorgeous. You both found some beauts!
I don't plan to do anything with the big agate. I oiled it with mineral oil, but other than that, I'm leaving it as is.
@@MichiganRocks That's my kind of rock hounding, Rob -- leave 'em as they are. Specimen rocks are my favorites! There is something satisfying about that in a display....brings back memories of the day.
@@salishseaquest7952 It's not what I usually do, but I keep my agates as is and also some other really good finds are left alone.
Loved the video! I would want to take them all home! So beautiful.
I like the spaghetti ladle on a stick
My little scoopers work well. I like them because they are very lightweight to carry too. If you want to make one, I have a video showing what I did. th-cam.com/video/94qD2d34Ge4/w-d-xo.html
Nice haul from that beach! Can't wait to see what you do with that chunker of an agate!
Hey Jason! I oiled it with mineral oil, and that's all I'm doing. Those are so few and far between that I like to just keep them as I found them.
Nice finds.
Awesome hunt, congrats on the agate! You find some awesome rocks!
I don't find many agates, so this was a really good find for me.
Nice agate!