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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 17, 2016 18:55:44 GMT -5
It was a beautiful afternoon here, so I headed to the beach with the newest addition to my rock huntin' gear. It was too rough for it today, but it didn't hinder carrying the bucket. I took pictures just on the leeward side of a small point. This is going to be an arm saver on calmer days. I also just bought a used wetsuit. I tried snorkeling for Petoskeys earlier this summer, but I had to keep going to shore and walking back to my bucket. I plan to just tie this to my waist next summer. This was my favorite Petoskey today.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Sept 17, 2016 20:17:07 GMT -5
That one petoskey stone would have been worth the trip for me. That is as good as they come.
I liked the tube idea too. A couple outrigger arms hanging off with styrofoam on the ends might make it more stable in rough water.
Chuck
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Post by ziggy on Sept 17, 2016 20:48:26 GMT -5
Sure, that's a really nice Petoskey, but I'm drooling over the puddingstone. You find those in Alpena? I was up in Petoskey at the Govt. Pier. today. Found a mess of Petoskeys but would have traded them all for some puddingstone. (I found one that must have weighed 10 lb. It's about 3/4 Petoskey, 1/4 mud.)
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 17, 2016 21:22:51 GMT -5
Yep, there are a few around here.
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Post by orrum on Sept 18, 2016 4:00:37 GMT -5
Rob sent me one that good!!! It sits by the Kings chair on my table. Gets a lot of comments too!
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Post by Intheswamp on Sept 18, 2016 7:37:07 GMT -5
That one petoskey stone would have been worth the trip for me. That is as good as they come. I liked the tube idea too. A couple outrigger arms hanging off with styrofoam on the ends might make it more stable in rough water. Chuck Outriggers may help but I'd bet that once there is some ballast in the bottom of the bucket that it's not tipping over. Of course, I could be wrong...the captain of the Edmund Fitzgerald was. The heavier it's loaded the lower it will ride in the water. Nice rig, Rob! Nice petoskey, too!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 18, 2016 8:14:00 GMT -5
That one petoskey stone would have been worth the trip for me. That is as good as they come. I liked the tube idea too. A couple outrigger arms hanging off with styrofoam on the ends might make it more stable in rough water. Chuck Outriggers may help but I'd bet that once there is some ballast in the bottom of the bucket that it's not tipping over. Of course, I could be wrong...the captain of the Edmund Fitzgerald was. The heavier it's loaded the lower it will ride in the water. Nice rig, Rob! Nice petoskey, too! That was quite a bit of ballast. The problem was not tipping, the problem was waves were breaking over the top of the bucket. This will be great in a little calmer water. You can't tell in this picture, but it was pretty rough.
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Intheswamp
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Post by Intheswamp on Sept 18, 2016 8:56:45 GMT -5
Drill some drain holes in the bucket.
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Post by unclesoska on Sept 18, 2016 8:57:26 GMT -5
I have a friend that used your technique with a gold pan instead of the bucket. He would use a gold sucker to bring up black sand from potholes in the stream, and very quickly transfer it to his floating pan (before it leaked out) He claims it's all in the hips...
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Post by captbob on Sept 18, 2016 9:05:45 GMT -5
Drill some drain holes in the bucket. That would allow the bucket to fill up to the waterline. Good idea Rob. Have you tried anything similar with a clear (or cut out) bottom to make looking into the water easier?
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 18, 2016 9:34:57 GMT -5
Drill some drain holes in the bucket. That would allow the bucket to fill up to the waterline. Good idea Rob. Have you tried anything similar with a clear (or cut out) bottom to make looking into the water easier? I thought about drilling holes, but yesterday I wS alternating between carrying the bucket and floating it. Filling it with water would are carrying it much harder. It would eventually drain out (all over my leg), but it would take a minute or two. I made a bucket with a clear bottom a year or two ago and I just tested it yesterday. The problem is that in very rough water, the bottom gets all stirred up and is could and the waves slam into the bucket. In calmer water with ripples, it works ok, but the field of view is extremely small. I hunt in shallow water because out deeper there is algae. I've dragged that bucket up to the U.P. and then never saw a good time to use it. I think snorkeling will be much more effective than the clear bottom bucket.
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Intheswamp
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Post by Intheswamp on Sept 18, 2016 20:54:16 GMT -5
Ok, don't drill some drain holes in the bucket....
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Post by 1dave on Oct 7, 2016 13:00:04 GMT -5
It was a beautiful afternoon here, so I headed to the beach with the newest addition to my rock huntin' gear. It was too rough for it today, but it didn't hinder carrying the bucket. I took pictures just on the leeward side of a small point. This is going to be an arm saver on calmer days. I also just bought a used wetsuit. I tried snorkeling for Petoskeys earlier this summer, but I had to keep going to shore and walking back to my bucket. I plan to just tie this to my waist next summer. This was my favorite Petoskey today. U B SMART !
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