I'm glad I can give you some variety in terms of the currencies being pulled out of the sand and soil :) We've got some gorgeous coins out this way! Cheers. :)
Thank you! The pin is just beautiful, there's a lot of fine detail in the workmanship, I do suspect it is 1960's-ish or possibly even earlier. The black sand here preserves items really well. Cheers!
Mish, those .303 rounds were so popular I’m guessing. I found one here in Chino, California also dated from the early 1900’s. I seen them now on several programs on television and computer.
I like your videos because they are interesting and real hauntings and you show what tones and numbers the Equinox shows in each one of them. Keep going, thanks for your tips !!!
Yeah, this place has never given me coffee money but it always gives me good surprises like that one. Quite possibly gold plating on the pin too. Cheers Levi :)
Hi Mish, good to see you out and about. You had some great finds, especially the sea horse pin. It's so beautiful. Take care and Be Safe till next time. ❤
Hi Mish, I'm glad to see that you have phone and power again. You posted the video just in time, I made it back from my walk, and the rain is going to start soon. Another TH-camr that I watch mentioned that he made a video about new tools, gear that he uses, just to have something in the bag in case he couldn't get out and about because of weather etc. Stay safe. John
I've been very keen to make a gear video (will probably have to make a couple since my kit varies a lot between beach/land/water), hopefully I can do one over winter. Cheers John :)
Great to see you out and about . The waders are a good idea I haven't been out for a few weeks due to weather , work or lockdown hopefully I can sneak out tomorrow
It's a little wild out there! Calm conditions ahead for me in the next few days, I've got my plans all laid out. The waders are great - I kept toasty, warm and dry. Hope you get out hunting, cheers!
Hello Mish. I have the same SITO scoop and carbon fiber handle set up you have. I probably mentioned that in one of your other videos. I don't remember. I had to drill a hole dead center in the scoop to accommodate the screw for the handle. I also had to wrap duct tape around the part of the handle that attaches to the scoop, to make it fit snug. Works great.
Hi Luis! I used tape around the handle as well, you might spot it in my videos (it’s silver tape so fairly subtle against the steel). Works a treat. Have a great weekend 😁
Nice hunt Mish , that Sea horse Pin is very special hang on to it, a bit of history there. I live in the middle of nowhere and found a brass pin four leaf clover and it says " Always be Prepared" ( from the Girl Guides) what was it doing way out here God knows but it is a keeper, its those little special finds that make this Hobby so much fun!
Sorry Harry, this comment only just showed up for me! That's such a cool find! I've found a Scouts pin at the beach before, and a Junior Red Cross badge, but am yet to find a Girl Guides pin. Nice work. :)
Isn't it just crazy how shiny they come out here, takes me back to when I was spending them as a kid! They do dull off a little afterwards but then they look right (as opposed to the tumbled coins which are artificially shiny). Cheers Jim :)
Good to see you back out swinging great hunt nice pin congrats. That weather down there was unreal my misses said it was pritty bad . I'm stuck at work till this covid thing cleares up but i have my detector with me and last weekend i went out for 2 quick hunts 4 hours total and got $106 not bad and am going out again this weekend hopefully get alot more 🍺🍺👍👍
Cleaning up there mate, that's an insane amount for the time! Well done!! Sorry to hear you're stuck but we will go for that hunt together eventually. 😄 Cheers Scott!
G'day Rusty! Glad I could put my 'land legs' back on for you in this video. Yes, I'd love to do one of those videos, I really must tidy up my collection first (there's a lot of unsorted coin piles going on 😂) but it is on the cards. Cheers!
Hey Mish. Good hunt. That sea horse badge rang alarm bells. Couple of weeks ago I was working at a mates place and detected when I finished, as you do, and found a badge for the Castlemaine football club made by Swan and Hudson Frankston. How cool. Oh , those waders do look rather fetching 😁👍
Hah! There you go, small world. It was tricky to find some history on them, though I didn't look too hard. Glad you liked my fashion sense, I do try to stay on top of the latest trends in aquatic wear. 🤣 Cheers Dad & V!
Nice one Mish!! Good to see you back at it 😁 you guys copped it pretty bad over the past few days in the East of the state. Hope all is well and all the best on your next adventure. Cheers Ant & Glenn 👍⛏😁
Keeping it real Mish, enjoyed the hunt 👍 and I remember those Jellys and especially after a storm they'd be everywhere. Good idea with the waders, you may as well be comfortable as possible while doing what you love.
If my GoPro hadn't died prematurely I would've had a great shot of several of them moving along in a cluster - they were everywhere! Hopefully they're still around when I next go diving and I can get some clearer underwater shots. The waders worked an absolute treat and will allow me to go out more often without soaking all my gear. Cheers!
A-ha, there's my 1970 comment! The wellies did a great job, so awkward to crouch but I'd rather stay dry and warm for a few hunts this season (last year I'd just get drenched in whatever clothing I wore). Cheers Clive! :)
Aww cheers Deb! I didn't have the big mic on today funnily enough, since I figured it might rain... I just had a foam cover over the GoPro. Didn't cut everything out but drastically reduced the noise. Hope you're just about out and swinging again mate. x
SO GOOD to be back out there. If all goes well, I'm going for a proper dive tomorrow.. chilly, but otherwise perfect conditions. Cross your fingers for me. :) Cheers mate!
Must have felt good to be out of lockdown. You didn't get rich today but finding that pretty little pin would be enough for me to feel like the hunt was a success. No mention of being cold so I guess the waders worked for that. Thanks for the great video.
The waders worked surprisingly well for warmth because I wasn't getting any wind chill. I was nice and toasty! The pin is beautiful and I do suspect it is on the older end of the scale - 1950's/1960's at a guess. It may possibly have gold plating too. Thanks Roelf! :)
Cheers Brad, I didn't realise the pin had that much age to it at the time, I do suspect it is on the older side of the date range. Potentially gold-plated too. Thanks mate!
hehehe, definitely not the first rodeo at the beach. I stole the container idea off my mate Downunder Dan Diving who uses a much larger variation, also if there's anyone fishing nearby I usually hand them the decent hooks so I don't have to carry them. Cheers!
Summer has landed here with all the heat and humidity the Deep South can muster. 200+ miles to the coast, so water hunting is only a sometimes thing (save the lakes, of course). Extra water, a good absorbent headband, patience and maybe an hour less hunting. Make the best of it, as you do, piling out of lockdown. This hobby supports us all, init?
I do wish I had a decent lake nearby to play in - they'd be a lot calmer than my surf coast - sadly I'm not near any of the popular swimming holes! It is great that we can adapt the hobby to so many different environments for sure. Enjoy that beautiful Summer weather, Dug :)
Hey mish. Did minelab repair you’re Nox . Or is that a new machine with a new console cover. Con grates on the sauber dive course the team at seal diving are great. . Looking forward to see u do more dives when weather permits. 👏💰🐡☀️. Heading to Poowong tomorrow ta hit an old homestead site with the vanquish. Wish me luck. Ok champ happy hunting.. Brad Dove...
Hey Brad, the control unit was replaced a few months back, this is the same one I've been using in recent hunts but I finally put the sticker back on (ML saved it for me when I sent the old unit in). SEAL are awesome. I won't be able to SCUBA anytime soon but I'm definitely getting back in that water with the Nemo before long! Best of luck on the hunt :) Cheers.
Nice day out! I got one of them snake skin cable protectors. I love the sound when the wind goes through it. Like someone playing pan pipes or the flute. Any advice on the Seto scoop? I see they have a few types.
So, don't laugh... but I was wondering what was making the noise, I hadn't actually worked it out... that makes so much sense. Oops. 😂 Re: the scoop, yes I can help you there - I've been meaning to include this discussion in a future gear video. I own two types - the 170mm hex hole and the 200mm mixed hole (in this video). The smaller one is lighter, scoops sand much more efficiently but is far more fragile (be careful around rocks!). The larger is obviously heavier, but thicker and more durable steel and it is great for water hunting as it will hold on to smaller targets without them falling through the scoop holes, but less efficient to sift in dry/wet sand. I'd still avoid levering rocks where possible, but it is forgiving if you accidentally push it against one a little. Hope that helps!
@@DirtFishMish to be honest I was only 100% confident in the sound when I heard it in your video. The first time I heard it I was detecting a beach near a wedding so I though it COULD be from that but now I'm sure and I love it! My attention span clearly failed and I forgot I asked you. Must be seeing jelly fish too! I ended up going for the pointed bigger scoop for the smaller holes combo, also got the 2-piece 1300mm carbon fibre rod. After reading you're reply though I'm glad I went bigger because I tend to be a bit heavy handed in digging and prob would have broke the smaller ☺️
17:44 This moment made me actually laugh out loud because you reminded me so much of a Far Side cartoon. In it there are some Vikings attacking a fortress with lots of action going on, and as they are crossing the drawbridge assaulting the gate, one of the Vikings notices goldfish in the moat. He yells out "Oh, Goldfish, everyone, Goldfish!" I can relate to that so much since I have been known to do the same thing and get totally distracted from an important task because a small thing gets my attention. Nature is beautiful and it's funny how something so tiny can be so remarkable and engrossing, and removes us from those things that we are thought were important. Loved this video. I could hear the excitement in your voice when you said nothing was going to keep you from hunting that day! And as always, I was as anxious as you were to see what you would find. Not much in coins, but plenty of time in the sand and water, and for me that was fun to watch. Great time! Looking forward to you next adventure, Mish! Later, friend! Oh, and by the way, I LOVED the music!! Please keep doing that amazing editing that you do!
I'm somewhat like Dory in Finding Nemo - very easily distracted! Just as well I found the ocean again. (Sorry for short answers tonight, having another rough patch) Cheers mate :)
The silly thing, when I got it home and plugged it in there was still 30% battery so the camera had actually wigged out on me instead! I have more batteries at home but I got lazy that day and didn’t bring ‘em 😂 Cheers!
Awesome videos and great to see you back out there swinging. but could you help me as im a newbie here in Perth and let me know or even do a video of the settings you have on your nox. Im new to this and got myself the nox`s 800 but im having trouble with wet sand and waves. its giving off a lot of chatter and false readings so any help that you could give would be much appreciated for me and many newbie fans out there :) Dave
Hi Dave, thanks for the comment! I'm only a few years in myself so I tend to refrain from advising people on settings, but if I'm in wet sand/wave conditions I'm typically in Beach 2 with the sensitivity turned down a little - typically maxing out at 20/21, I'd recommend you start a little lower than this and just gradually increase until you find the highest 'stable' point for your detecting. Many newbies tend to have the sensitivity turned way too high in these situations which will cause all sorts of falsing. Make sure you ground balance on the wet sand first as well before entering the water (refer to the manual) to further minimise the chatter. I will probably do a settings video eventually :) Cheers!!
Busy watching on the tv today so this is my only comment. I’m wondering if the difference from signals could be due to the black sand? We are still in lockdown and I am out of vids. There you go!
Yep, the black sand does all sorts of crazy business to targets, generally makes them sound pretty bad in my experience as there's lots of mineral chatter. Oh dear, you might need to hunt down some more TH-camrs to binge watch! 😂 I've been watching a lot of Aquatic Monkey & Merman Mike's back-catalogue lately, they're diving treasure hunters if you wanted a few suggestions for pleasant content :) xx
Hey Mish great vids! Been finding them very helpful to watch as I'm fairly new with an equinox 600. Any tips on how you research to find older beach area?
Hi there Trent and thanks for taking the time to drop a comment! Glad to hear you're on board with the hobby. Are you in Australia? If so, I recommend looking up a site called 'Trove'. It is run by the national library. Pop in your towns of interest and check out historical maps, photos, articles and the like. You'll soon work out where the 'older' sections of a region are, and where/how people used to gather. There's some very funny articles in old papers sometimes as well. Cheers!
@@DirtFishMish thanks for the info Mish yes I'm in between Sydney and Newcastle the central coast area. I've used trove to research it's a great tool I'll have to dig deeper to see what I can find in the area I love finding the older stuff just hard with everywhere getting so developed.
Thanks so much Tony! The brand I use is Sito Scoop - in this vid I’m using the 200mm mixed hole scoop (heavier duty), the other one in some vids is a 170mm hex hole scoop (lighter and less durable but sifts more efficiently). Both from sitoscoop.com - if you purchase from there I’d greatly appreciate you letting them know that Mish sent you 😊 cheers!
G'day Colin, thanks for the comment and for watching! I recently published a Q&A video which actually contains several bits of info about my camera setup, how they're mounted, software I use etc. You can find it here: th-cam.com/video/CAsW1f0HPOA/w-d-xo.html Let me know if there's any other questions beyond what's covered in the vid. Cheers! :)
I think the mystery item is the back of an old Round light 💡 switch we will miss your hunt this week must be hard for you with COVID the weather and a Family you are a power house mish
@@philliphaggarty7640 it has been a busy and stressful time for sure, but I'm finding my routine again! You won't need to wait a full week for the next video - just a day, it'll be up tomorrow. See you then :)
Hey Mish... Im an avid metal detectorist from South Australia... I know where you are coming from and absolutely sympathise with you about your lockdown woes..my son and I were stranded in Victoria for 11 months last year during lock downs waiting for borders back into SA to open... which part of Vic are you from.. I was in Wedderburn for 4 and a half months (lockdown) then Mildura for 4 months (lock down )... was so happy to get back to SA :)
G'day Lorraine! Ouch, that's quite a length of time - I hope you found suitable accommodation etc for such a long period. Glad you're back home now. I don't narrow my locations down much further than the state unless I'm specifically travelling to a location I'm showcasing, sorry :) Happy hunting to you!!
@@DirtFishMish Hey Mish..thanks for your reply, and I totally understand about your location..my son and I are permanent travellers, so stayed in our caravans in caravan parks during the lockdowns... Im really enjoying your videos keep up the good work :)
Wasn't it cute? It's potentially gold-plated too, there's still some gunk I can clean off but I'll have to be careful around the remaining enamel which is quite fragile. Cheers!
Depends on your definition of cold, but yeah it snows and gets cold enough that you gotta rug up and use heating in your house for sure. But ask a Canadian and they might say we're being pathetic.
Andrew summed it up beautifully, William - it is somewhat dependent of which part of the country you're in, I'm on the south-east end of the mainland which is much colder than the north. Doesn't snow where I live as I'm at lower altitude, but the mornings can be frosty. Cheers!
well good for you Mish. You got that nasty fish hook out of the sand. That could have ruined some little kid's day at the beach. You done good don't get offended if I sound mysoginistic---- but you get an "ATTABOY"
I'm not offended by that at all! :) A lot of the beaches I go to are used just as much for fishing as they are for swimming, so sadly the hooks are a common find. I give the good ones to fishermen that I see during the hunt, as it gets them out of my bag nice and quickly. Cheers :)
@@1tr1ck There's a dowel in the middle of the shaft that the screw goes through as well, and I make sure that the scoop is stored in a position that any moisture can drain away after I've rinsed it following a hunt. I've got a layer of electrical tape between the shaft and scoop as well to eliminate any wiggle. So far so good! :)
Absolutely you can! Go check out the good folks at Trshbg.com - I believe their pricing is in Euro so just use a conversion tool online to work out the cost. They ship from Indonesia so it won't take long to get to you - and if there's a comments box, let 'em know I sent you :) They're a lovely small team. Cheers!
Unless you meant the other bag, of course - that's the Treasure Pouch 2.0 from Detect-Ed (also online): www.detect-ed.com/products/detect-ed-treasure-pouch Same deal, tell 'em Mish said hi 🤣
Plenty of trash here too unfortunately, I do tend to pick the cleaner areas for video but sadly sometimes I’ll come across areas completely full of foil, aluminium and plastic waste. I’d like to think us detectorists are leaving areas better than we found them and making a small difference 😊 Cheers.
Hi Mish, just stumbled across your channel. Judging from the Seahorse pin, I'm guessing you may be from VIC. Do you follow Vogus Prospecting? th-cam.com/users/VoGusProspecting Chris is a really beautiful human being. He is also a coil swinger. You guys should do a colab. Two vids. One in the gold fields of Northeast Vic and one on the Southern beaches. He'd love it! And you could easily end up going home with some virgin gold!!! Take care buddy!
Hey mate, just saw this, the spam filter automatically hides any comments with web links in them :) welcome to my channel! Yes I know of Chris, and he is very highly spoken of for sure, his videos are very professional too. Cheers :)
@@DirtFishMish You should get his arse down to the beach. (He's from Northeast Vic, they don't see much water up there.) I guess your from the valley. I'm trying to be discrete. I used to live in VIC before I moved to NZ. Chris would love your channel and I reckon he would so help you out with advice and tips. His cameraman is awesome! Checkout Gadzee at th-cam.com/channels/GvVaFV1buV4SKDOl6mcG7g.html I think you are doing a great thing. Take care buddy.
Hi there Hunter Hawk, thanks for taking the time to let me know why you stopped watching - it's always good to get the feedback. I'll admit I put more music in this episode than usual because there was a lot of background wind - and I thought that might be more irritating than a rhythm. I have gaps between the tunes where it's just the hunt. I will take that on board though. Cheers! :)
I love beach ⛱ hunts. Thanks for the treasure hunt today Mish.
Me too! hehe. No worries at all - it felt SO good to be able to get on the beach again. :)
@@DirtFishMish I can't wait to get out of this back brace And start detecting again.
Great finds!! The sea horse pin is really nice!
Thanks mate, it was such a dodgy signal due to the shape but I just had an inkling that it'd be a good target! Cheers.
It is interesting seeing coins from other places...thanks for sharing a nice little hunt!!!
I'm glad I can give you some variety in terms of the currencies being pulled out of the sand and soil :) We've got some gorgeous coins out this way! Cheers. :)
Really good to see you back out there Mish - and loved the little sea horse pendant / pin. Thanks for sharing! Best wishes, Marcus
Thank you! The pin is just beautiful, there's a lot of fine detail in the workmanship, I do suspect it is 1960's-ish or possibly even earlier. The black sand here preserves items really well. Cheers!
Mish, those .303 rounds were so popular I’m guessing. I found one here in Chino, California also dated from the early 1900’s. I seen them now on several programs on television and computer.
They were very popular in my area around the WW2 era, I do find them all the time. Thank you for your comment 😊
I like the seahorse pin. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Philip! :)
I like your videos because they are interesting and real hauntings and you show what tones and numbers the Equinox shows in each one of them. Keep going, thanks for your tips !!!
Thank you very much! I do try to present 'real' hunts for my viewers, as many are learning about their machines. Cheers :)
Great hunt Mish - feels good to be out of lockdown and super glad you have power ! Cheers Lisa
Thanks Lisa! :) 👍
Good to see you back out again Mish no coffee but a nice seahorse
Yeah, this place has never given me coffee money but it always gives me good surprises like that one. Quite possibly gold plating on the pin too. Cheers Levi :)
Hi mish I enjoy your videos - quick question where did you get the bag strapped to your right leg
Hi Mish, good to see you out and about. You had some great finds, especially the sea horse pin. It's so beautiful. Take care and Be Safe till next time. ❤
The more I look at it, the more detail I can see - it's a lovely little thing! Thank you Skye :)
Hi Mish, I'm glad to see that you have phone and power again. You posted the video just in time, I made it back from my walk, and the rain is going to start soon. Another TH-camr that I watch mentioned that he made a video about new tools, gear that he uses, just to have something in the bag in case he couldn't get out and about because of weather etc. Stay safe. John
I've been very keen to make a gear video (will probably have to make a couple since my kit varies a lot between beach/land/water), hopefully I can do one over winter. Cheers John :)
@@DirtFishMish looking forward to them ... You are into winter and we in the U.S. are beginning our summer .... The "armchair detectorist"😊
Nice beach hunt again and great finds out that and good hunting. Enjoyed watching
Thanks mate :)
It was a fantastic time out with you today, thank you so very much Mish !
Cheers Steve, glad I could get a video out at last! :)
Great to see you out and about . The waders are a good idea I haven't been out for a few weeks due to weather , work or lockdown hopefully I can sneak out tomorrow
It's a little wild out there! Calm conditions ahead for me in the next few days, I've got my plans all laid out. The waders are great - I kept toasty, warm and dry. Hope you get out hunting, cheers!
Hello, yes you found and old ignition switch probably from an old boat.
Like your videos, very interesting finds!
Stay safe down under.. ; )
Thanks so much, K :)
Hello Mish. I have the same SITO scoop and carbon fiber handle set up you have. I probably mentioned that in one of your other videos. I don't remember. I had to drill a hole dead center in the scoop to accommodate the screw for the handle. I also had to wrap duct tape around the part of the handle that attaches to the scoop, to make it fit snug. Works great.
Hi Luis! I used tape around the handle as well, you might spot it in my videos (it’s silver tape so fairly subtle against the steel). Works a treat. Have a great weekend 😁
Nice hunt Mish , that Sea horse Pin is very special hang on to it, a bit of history there. I live in the middle of nowhere and found a brass pin four leaf clover and it says " Always be Prepared" ( from the Girl Guides) what was it doing way out here God knows but it is a keeper, its those little special finds that make this Hobby so much fun!
Sorry Harry, this comment only just showed up for me! That's such a cool find! I've found a Scouts pin at the beach before, and a Junior Red Cross badge, but am yet to find a Girl Guides pin. Nice work. :)
Had to come back and watch you for the second time you are on the top of my list
Aww thank you Susan! 🥰
Great hunt Mish, great to see the luster on the brown buggers,
Who needs a coin tumbler lol,
Isn't it just crazy how shiny they come out here, takes me back to when I was spending them as a kid! They do dull off a little afterwards but then they look right (as opposed to the tumbled coins which are artificially shiny). Cheers Jim :)
Glad to hear your lockdown is over and you can get back out. Good luck on your next hunt. 👍
I feel for people in extended lockdowns, a week was enough for me! Cheers mate.
Good to see you back out swinging great hunt nice pin congrats. That weather down there was unreal my misses said it was pritty bad . I'm stuck at work till this covid thing cleares up but i have my detector with me and last weekend i went out for 2 quick hunts 4 hours total and got $106 not bad and am going out again this weekend hopefully get alot more 🍺🍺👍👍
Cleaning up there mate, that's an insane amount for the time! Well done!! Sorry to hear you're stuck but we will go for that hunt together eventually. 😄 Cheers Scott!
Great stuff mish nice hunt 👍
Cheers Tomo!
Wow good one
Glad to see you back. Great hunt! Cheers 🍻 Jon
Thanks Jon, great to BE back! :)
Glad to have you back
Cheers Susan, glad to BE back!
Always good to see you Mish,, nice finds there.
Was thinking of your Q&A. Personally I'd love to see a video on your coin collection. What you reckon?
G'day Rusty! Glad I could put my 'land legs' back on for you in this video. Yes, I'd love to do one of those videos, I really must tidy up my collection first (there's a lot of unsorted coin piles going on 😂) but it is on the cards. Cheers!
Hey Mish. Good hunt. That sea horse badge rang alarm bells. Couple of weeks ago I was working at a mates place and detected when I finished, as you do, and found a badge for the Castlemaine football club made by Swan and Hudson Frankston. How cool. Oh , those waders do look rather fetching 😁👍
Hah! There you go, small world. It was tricky to find some history on them, though I didn't look too hard. Glad you liked my fashion sense, I do try to stay on top of the latest trends in aquatic wear. 🤣 Cheers Dad & V!
Nice one Mish!! Good to see you back at it 😁 you guys copped it pretty bad over the past few days in the East of the state. Hope all is well and all the best on your next adventure. Cheers Ant & Glenn 👍⛏😁
Yeah it's a bit wild down this way! Things have settled where I am, good looking couple of days coming up for having a swing. Cheers guys :)
@DirtFishMish that’s good to hear 😁⛏👍
Mish , your friend the Coffee Bush Kid has been making a killing on the old silver coins !
Hasn't he just! I just finished watching his latest video earlier this evening. Some amazing history over his way. Cheers Wayne :)
Keeping it real Mish, enjoyed the hunt 👍 and I remember those Jellys and especially after a storm they'd be everywhere. Good idea with the waders, you may as well be comfortable as possible while doing what you love.
If my GoPro hadn't died prematurely I would've had a great shot of several of them moving along in a cluster - they were everywhere! Hopefully they're still around when I next go diving and I can get some clearer underwater shots.
The waders worked an absolute treat and will allow me to go out more often without soaking all my gear. Cheers!
Glad you're out of lockdown. So, it's high humidity high heat in Florida and it's cold there. Go figure.
Good old hemispheres and their opposing seasons! It’s cold but not awful here at the moment, still getting some nice clear days. Cheers 😄
Good to see you've escaped lockdown and have been back out hunting and rocking the wellies. 1970 was a good year ;o)
A-ha, there's my 1970 comment! The wellies did a great job, so awkward to crouch but I'd rather stay dry and warm for a few hunts this season (last year I'd just get drenched in whatever clothing I wore). Cheers Clive! :)
@@DirtFishMish uk rain gets in every nook and crannie no matter how much waterproof gear you wear
Loved watching the hunt Mish, your wind mike is great as no noise could hear you fine. :-)
Aww cheers Deb! I didn't have the big mic on today funnily enough, since I figured it might rain... I just had a foam cover over the GoPro. Didn't cut everything out but drastically reduced the noise. Hope you're just about out and swinging again mate. x
@@DirtFishMish 10 days until I see if I can get out of the cam boot, might try and have a swing though need it for my mental health. xo
Great to see you back out Mish. Cool pin
SO GOOD to be back out there. If all goes well, I'm going for a proper dive tomorrow.. chilly, but otherwise perfect conditions. Cross your fingers for me. :) Cheers mate!
Must have felt good to be out of lockdown. You didn't get rich today but finding that pretty little pin would be enough for me to feel like the hunt was a success. No mention of being cold so I guess the waders worked for that. Thanks for the great video.
The waders worked surprisingly well for warmth because I wasn't getting any wind chill. I was nice and toasty! The pin is beautiful and I do suspect it is on the older end of the scale - 1950's/1960's at a guess. It may possibly have gold plating too. Thanks Roelf! :)
Nice to see your out of lock down. Always like seeing that lead being removed and that's a cool pin. ATB keep warm HH Brad
Cheers Brad, I didn't realise the pin had that much age to it at the time, I do suspect it is on the older side of the date range. Potentially gold-plated too. Thanks mate!
my favorite is the sea horse pin.
Thank you Lori, I'm with you on that! Cheers. :)
Awesome video! Thanks for the adventure!
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers. :)
Amazing hunt nice to see you out of lockdown that pin was cool few cool coins aswell top hunt 😎
Thanks bud! :)
Nice hunt mish ! 👍🏴☠️
Smart, carries a plastic container for hooks. Not your first rodeo. Happy hunting. Love the beach.
hehehe, definitely not the first rodeo at the beach. I stole the container idea off my mate Downunder Dan Diving who uses a much larger variation, also if there's anyone fishing nearby I usually hand them the decent hooks so I don't have to carry them. Cheers!
Nice hunt in a very beautiful beach.... nice little seahorse pin. GL&HH
Thank you so much! :)
Summer has landed here with all the heat and humidity the Deep South can muster. 200+ miles to the coast, so water hunting is only a sometimes thing (save the lakes, of course). Extra water, a good absorbent headband, patience and maybe an hour less hunting. Make the best of it, as you do, piling out of lockdown. This hobby supports us all, init?
I do wish I had a decent lake nearby to play in - they'd be a lot calmer than my surf coast - sadly I'm not near any of the popular swimming holes! It is great that we can adapt the hobby to so many different environments for sure. Enjoy that beautiful Summer weather, Dug :)
Hey mish. Did minelab repair you’re Nox . Or is that a new machine with a new console cover. Con grates on the sauber dive course the team at seal diving are great. . Looking forward to see u do more dives when weather permits. 👏💰🐡☀️. Heading to Poowong tomorrow ta hit an old homestead site with the vanquish. Wish me luck. Ok champ happy hunting.. Brad Dove...
Hey Brad, the control unit was replaced a few months back, this is the same one I've been using in recent hunts but I finally put the sticker back on (ML saved it for me when I sent the old unit in). SEAL are awesome. I won't be able to SCUBA anytime soon but I'm definitely getting back in that water with the Nemo before long! Best of luck on the hunt :) Cheers.
Nice day out! I got one of them snake skin cable protectors. I love the sound when the wind goes through it. Like someone playing pan pipes or the flute.
Any advice on the Seto scoop? I see they have a few types.
So, don't laugh... but I was wondering what was making the noise, I hadn't actually worked it out... that makes so much sense. Oops. 😂
Re: the scoop, yes I can help you there - I've been meaning to include this discussion in a future gear video. I own two types - the 170mm hex hole and the 200mm mixed hole (in this video). The smaller one is lighter, scoops sand much more efficiently but is far more fragile (be careful around rocks!). The larger is obviously heavier, but thicker and more durable steel and it is great for water hunting as it will hold on to smaller targets without them falling through the scoop holes, but less efficient to sift in dry/wet sand. I'd still avoid levering rocks where possible, but it is forgiving if you accidentally push it against one a little. Hope that helps!
@@DirtFishMish to be honest I was only 100% confident in the sound when I heard it in your video. The first time I heard it I was detecting a beach near a wedding so I though it COULD be from that but now I'm sure and I love it! My attention span clearly failed and I forgot I asked you. Must be seeing jelly fish too! I ended up going for the pointed bigger scoop for the smaller holes combo, also got the 2-piece 1300mm carbon fibre rod. After reading you're reply though I'm glad I went bigger because I tend to be a bit heavy handed in digging and prob would have broke the smaller ☺️
17:44 This moment made me actually laugh out loud because you reminded me so much of a Far Side cartoon. In it there are some Vikings attacking a fortress with lots of action going on, and as they are crossing the drawbridge assaulting the gate, one of the Vikings notices goldfish in the moat. He yells out "Oh, Goldfish, everyone, Goldfish!" I can relate to that so much since I have been known to do the same thing and get totally distracted from an important task because a small thing gets my attention. Nature is beautiful and it's funny how something so tiny can be so remarkable and engrossing, and removes us from those things that we are thought were important.
Loved this video. I could hear the excitement in your voice when you said nothing was going to keep you from hunting that day! And as always, I was as anxious as you were to see what you would find. Not much in coins, but plenty of time in the sand and water, and for me that was fun to watch.
Great time! Looking forward to you next adventure, Mish! Later, friend! Oh, and by the way, I LOVED the music!! Please keep doing that amazing editing that you do!
I'm somewhat like Dory in Finding Nemo - very easily distracted! Just as well I found the ocean again. (Sorry for short answers tonight, having another rough patch)
Cheers mate :)
just good to be out the house , nice trip lots coins , no gold but one day
Any day out on our beautiful shores is a good one! Thank you :)
Smashing it great work 🇦🇺🤿👍 might be time to buy a second battery 😂
The silly thing, when I got it home and plugged it in there was still 30% battery so the camera had actually wigged out on me instead! I have more batteries at home but I got lazy that day and didn’t bring ‘em 😂 Cheers!
@@DirtFishMish I have about six batteries 😂 congratulations on your views I’m very jealous
Awesome videos and great to see you back out there swinging. but could you help me as im a newbie here in Perth and let me know or even do a video of the settings you have on your nox. Im new to this and got myself the nox`s 800 but im having trouble with wet sand and waves. its giving off a lot of chatter and false readings so any help that you could give would be much appreciated for me and many newbie fans out there :)
Dave
Hi Dave, thanks for the comment! I'm only a few years in myself so I tend to refrain from advising people on settings, but if I'm in wet sand/wave conditions I'm typically in Beach 2 with the sensitivity turned down a little - typically maxing out at 20/21, I'd recommend you start a little lower than this and just gradually increase until you find the highest 'stable' point for your detecting. Many newbies tend to have the sensitivity turned way too high in these situations which will cause all sorts of falsing. Make sure you ground balance on the wet sand first as well before entering the water (refer to the manual) to further minimise the chatter. I will probably do a settings video eventually :) Cheers!!
Busy watching on the tv today so this is my only comment. I’m wondering if the difference from signals could be due to the black sand? We are still in lockdown and I am out of vids. There you go!
Yep, the black sand does all sorts of crazy business to targets, generally makes them sound pretty bad in my experience as there's lots of mineral chatter. Oh dear, you might need to hunt down some more TH-camrs to binge watch! 😂 I've been watching a lot of Aquatic Monkey & Merman Mike's back-catalogue lately, they're diving treasure hunters if you wanted a few suggestions for pleasant content :) xx
Hey Mish great vids! Been finding them very helpful to watch as I'm fairly new with an equinox 600. Any tips on how you research to find older beach area?
Hi there Trent and thanks for taking the time to drop a comment! Glad to hear you're on board with the hobby. Are you in Australia? If so, I recommend looking up a site called 'Trove'. It is run by the national library. Pop in your towns of interest and check out historical maps, photos, articles and the like. You'll soon work out where the 'older' sections of a region are, and where/how people used to gather. There's some very funny articles in old papers sometimes as well. Cheers!
@@DirtFishMish thanks for the info Mish yes I'm in between Sydney and Newcastle the central coast area. I've used trove to research it's a great tool I'll have to dig deeper to see what I can find in the area I love finding the older stuff just hard with everywhere getting so developed.
WOW, shiney 1 cent piece ... 1970!!! Ok, younger than I am ... 1969! ;-)
They come out super shiny at this location but by the time I take their photo afterwards they dull off a bit. Ooh, one year off 😁 Cheers!
Awsome vid 😀
Bom dia amiga parabéns pelo seu vídeos
Thank you so much! :)
@@DirtFishMish 👍🙏
Boa tarde amiga você é de qual País
Greetings from Tenerife good video my support for your content👍4️⃣2️⃣
Thank you very much!
Great Mish!🇮🇹😁
With all of these sinkers you find you will be able to make your own weight belt for your under water adventures.
For sure, I have a tonne of them accumulating in tubs! Working on a deal to exchange them for gear at the moment. Cheers :)
PS. At least half of the weights on my dive belt were found while I was metal detecting, no melting required. 😂
Love your videos, could you tell me where you bought the sand scoop please regards tony
Thanks so much Tony! The brand I use is Sito Scoop - in this vid I’m using the 200mm mixed hole scoop (heavier duty), the other one in some vids is a 170mm hex hole scoop (lighter and less durable but sifts more efficiently). Both from sitoscoop.com - if you purchase from there I’d greatly appreciate you letting them know that Mish sent you 😊 cheers!
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Siemanko Przyjacielu 😁👊
Very nice! Can you tell me a bit about your camera setup?
G'day Colin, thanks for the comment and for watching! I recently published a Q&A video which actually contains several bits of info about my camera setup, how they're mounted, software I use etc. You can find it here: th-cam.com/video/CAsW1f0HPOA/w-d-xo.html
Let me know if there's any other questions beyond what's covered in the vid.
Cheers! :)
@@DirtFishMish Thank you, I found the answers there :)
Congratulations , found coins and even ammo , hunting show
Lots of ammo on my old beaches José! Thank you :)
That is a trailer light plug, well half of it.
Ah, so that explains why it looks so familiar! A very odd spot for it indeed but glad to have it out of the ocean. Cheers Mitch 😊
Nice to hear you Laughing again mish it seems like ages ago good hunt though finding a couple of coins 🍟 !
I was 1¢ off affording a petrol station instant coffee! ha ha... yes it was great to get out and laugh again. Cheers Phillip :)
I think the mystery item is the back of an old Round light 💡 switch we will miss your hunt this week must be hard for you with COVID the weather and a Family you are a power house mish
@@philliphaggarty7640 it has been a busy and stressful time for sure, but I'm finding my routine again! You won't need to wait a full week for the next video - just a day, it'll be up tomorrow. See you then :)
Hey Mish... Im an avid metal detectorist from South Australia... I know where you are coming from and absolutely sympathise with you about your lockdown woes..my son and I were stranded in Victoria for 11 months last year during lock downs waiting for borders back into SA to open... which part of Vic are you from.. I was in Wedderburn for 4 and a half months (lockdown) then Mildura for 4 months (lock down )... was so happy to get back to SA :)
G'day Lorraine! Ouch, that's quite a length of time - I hope you found suitable accommodation etc for such a long period. Glad you're back home now. I don't narrow my locations down much further than the state unless I'm specifically travelling to a location I'm showcasing, sorry :) Happy hunting to you!!
@@DirtFishMish Hey Mish..thanks for your reply, and I totally understand about your location..my son and I are permanent travellers, so stayed in our caravans in caravan parks during the lockdowns... Im really enjoying your videos keep up the good work :)
Aí sim é só Vitória hein
Just Victoria had this lockdown, yes. We are back out metal detecting again :)
Good times
Mish , you go girl !
Sexy waders !
I have two pair , one for summer and one for winter.
I don't think I've ever heard "sexy" and "waders" in the same sentence before! 😂 They kept me toasty and dry, which was fantastic. Cheers Wayne :)
Nice little seahorse
Wasn't it cute? It's potentially gold-plated too, there's still some gunk I can clean off but I'll have to be careful around the remaining enamel which is quite fragile. Cheers!
The pin is gorgeous. And you missed my birth year by one. June 22 I will be 50 😳😱.
Thank you Dawn! An early Happy Birthday for then. 🎂
@@DirtFishMish Thank you.
It is summer in the Netherlands
Lucky! I miss the warmth! Thank you for watching :)
Of course...love youre vids
Black sand, is the best chance to find gold
we must insist !!!
Absolutely! I have found gold in black sand before. Thank you for watching :)
Does it get cold in Australia
Depends on your definition of cold, but yeah it snows and gets cold enough that you gotta rug up and use heating in your house for sure.
But ask a Canadian and they might say we're being pathetic.
Andrew summed it up beautifully, William - it is somewhat dependent of which part of the country you're in, I'm on the south-east end of the mainland which is much colder than the north. Doesn't snow where I live as I'm at lower altitude, but the mornings can be frosty. Cheers!
nice , super like..
saludos desde chile
Hello back from Australia! :) Thank you so much for watching.
Great video enjoyed
well good for you Mish. You got that nasty fish hook out of the sand. That could have ruined some little kid's day at the beach. You done good
don't get offended if I sound mysoginistic---- but you get an "ATTABOY"
I'm not offended by that at all! :) A lot of the beaches I go to are used just as much for fishing as they are for swimming, so sadly the hooks are a common find. I give the good ones to fishermen that I see during the hunt, as it gets them out of my bag nice and quickly. Cheers :)
How long is the handle on your sand scoop?
Cool seahorse
Thank you, that was quite the surprise to find! Cheers. :)
1981, got me.
Boom! I really should call out the years more often, every time I do there's at least one match in the comments. Cheers :)
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Future lead to melt for more hard diving weights!
Indeed! Looks like I might be working out a deal with a local dive shop dealer to swap some lead for gear too. Works well for me. Cheers!
@@DirtFishMish oh that's a great deal.
Is that the 200 mm scoop ?
Yep, that's the 200mm mixed hole scoop from Sito :) Cheers.
Excellant . Do you just install the 1 screw to the shaft ?? If so . Is it holding up with just the 1 screw ?
@@1tr1ck There's a dowel in the middle of the shaft that the screw goes through as well, and I make sure that the scoop is stored in a position that any moisture can drain away after I've rinsed it following a hunt. I've got a layer of electrical tape between the shaft and scoop as well to eliminate any wiggle. So far so good! :)
Hi mish can you help out a beginner with some beach setting, not many people want to help thankyou for your time
Hi Adrian, I've just responded to your other comment. Cheers :)
I like your mesh finds bag. Can I get one online?
Absolutely you can! Go check out the good folks at Trshbg.com - I believe their pricing is in Euro so just use a conversion tool online to work out the cost. They ship from Indonesia so it won't take long to get to you - and if there's a comments box, let 'em know I sent you :) They're a lovely small team. Cheers!
Unless you meant the other bag, of course - that's the Treasure Pouch 2.0 from Detect-Ed (also online): www.detect-ed.com/products/detect-ed-treasure-pouch
Same deal, tell 'em Mish said hi 🤣
@@DirtFishMish Thanks Mish just ordered.
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Like amiga 👍👍👍🤝🤝
Thank you :)
Your lucky, here in the states you find 10x more trash than anything else. We have a culture that just doesn’t respect the beauty of our world.
Plenty of trash here too unfortunately, I do tend to pick the cleaner areas for video but sadly sometimes I’ll come across areas completely full of foil, aluminium and plastic waste. I’d like to think us detectorists are leaving areas better than we found them and making a small difference 😊 Cheers.
Hi Mish, just stumbled across your channel. Judging from the Seahorse pin, I'm guessing you may be from VIC. Do you follow Vogus Prospecting? th-cam.com/users/VoGusProspecting Chris is a really beautiful human being. He is also a coil swinger. You guys should do a colab. Two vids. One in the gold fields of Northeast Vic and one on the Southern beaches. He'd love it! And you could easily end up going home with some virgin gold!!! Take care buddy!
Hey mate, just saw this, the spam filter automatically hides any comments with web links in them :) welcome to my channel! Yes I know of Chris, and he is very highly spoken of for sure, his videos are very professional too. Cheers :)
@@DirtFishMish You should get his arse down to the beach. (He's from Northeast Vic, they don't see much water up there.) I guess your from the valley. I'm trying to be discrete. I used to live in VIC before I moved to NZ. Chris would love your channel and I reckon he would so help you out with advice and tips. His cameraman is awesome! Checkout Gadzee at th-cam.com/channels/GvVaFV1buV4SKDOl6mcG7g.html
I think you are doing a great thing.
Take care buddy.
ditch the music, very irritating, didnt watch the rest.
Hi there Hunter Hawk, thanks for taking the time to let me know why you stopped watching - it's always good to get the feedback. I'll admit I put more music in this episode than usual because there was a lot of background wind - and I thought that might be more irritating than a rhythm. I have gaps between the tunes where it's just the hunt.
I will take that on board though. Cheers! :)
@@DirtFishMish I love the music...lol.
@@slayer8actual I'll never please everyone, and I'm OK with that. TH-cam is a big place and there are videos to suit everybody out here 😊