Treasure hunting....fresh water lakes...

wgw04024 · Apr 13, 2014

Greetings! My question is two fold. I'm thinking about making a summer hobby of treasure hunting in two fresh water lakes. I have one very large lake with residences all around it within 5 mins from my house. The second is about an hour away, if I have success at the first, maybe will consider going there eventually.

I will be looking for two things. Jewelry and bottles. Both could be covered by god only knows how much silt. Thinking bottles might be lucrative at depths over 15-20'. For jewelry, was considering a metal detector. Any suggestions? I don't expect a ton of success, but one never knows. I'm thinking steep dropoffs close to shore as opposed to away from shore. Swimming beaches (under the water), etc.

Thoughts?

Cheers! Bill

---------- Post added April 13th, 2014 at 11:40 AM ----------

Ok, I did a search after posting this. I think I found all my answers.

agesilaus · Apr 13, 2014

If you haven't seen this site, it has some info on what you are planning. Lot's of worthless material too so you have to filter it as you read it:

Treasure Dive Sites

BK

Bob DBF · Apr 13, 2014

Don't overlook anchors, fishing tackle, rods & reels, nets, sunglasses and so on. I've picked up a lot of gear off the bottom of lakes, some hits the trash, some gets traded or sold and a few things I keep.

Good luck

Bob
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PeterNBiddle · Apr 13, 2014

soldsoul4foos:
Ok, I did a search after posting this. I think I found all my answers.

Well share!

wgw04024 · Apr 13, 2014

PeterNBiddle:
Well share!

Well, I haven't decided on which detector yet. There are alot of models, features, etc. Will do some homework over the next few weeks. As far as treasure hunting, for me it's about having something to do while diving. The second largest lake in the state is 5 minutes away, and there are 7 beaches that I can think of that get ALOT of people swimming all summer long. So those would be a good start in the jewelry department. I'm more interested in bottles myself, old ones. That is a technique that does not include a detector. We shall see how it goes. Maybe I can reply to this thread in the fall, with a picture of any valuables I might have found.

Wouldn't that be cool!

Bill

Kharon · Apr 15, 2014

soldsoul4foos:
The second largest lake in the state is 5 minutes away, and there are 7 beaches that I can think of that get ALOT of people swimming all summer long.

You might find it problematic to try detecting while the swimming area is in use.

DaleC · Apr 15, 2014

Here is a video of a few dives I did awhile ago. You can FF through it to find the "Dive Booty" I acquired after each one:

[video=youtube;YGp5R-4m3Rw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGp5R-4m3Rw[/video]

zooshooter · Apr 15, 2014

That was pretty dang cool! I still have a long way to go, I think, before I'm scouring lake beds for treasure, but this is certainly motivational.

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