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Post by flmermaid744 on Oct 30, 2017 7:57:37 GMT -5
Told ya you would like this site Liz. You have distinct advantage of doing day trips. Ann will keep right up with you on expeditions, gals a trooper. Bob will set you up tumbling. Really helps to have someone show you in person. Hard to describe in words at times. I go and stay for several days, day trippers sometimes meet me at the river or I just go alone. I can meet anyone anytime just about. My work is fairly flexible as long as I have a few days notice. Heck I still have 12 vacation days left for this year.
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Post by jamesp on Oct 30, 2017 8:13:14 GMT -5
Told ya you would like this site Liz. You have distinct advantage of doing day trips. Ann will keep right up with you on expeditions, gals a trooper. Bob will set you up tumbling. Really helps to have someone show you in person. Hard to describe in words at times. I go and stay for several days, day trippers sometimes meet me at the river or I just go alone. I can meet anyone anytime just about. My work is fairly flexible as long as I have a few days notice. Heck I still have 12 vacation days left for this year. On those hot days when the river is low it takes little to twist my arm. Suwannee/Withlacochee/Pasco county Never got a chance to ask permission from this orange orchard owner. New River flows thru his property. The small corals in this area are world class in color and patterns.
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Post by flmermaid744 on Oct 31, 2017 7:35:21 GMT -5
I can meet anyone anytime just about. My work is fairly flexible as long as I have a few days notice. Heck I still have 12 vacation days left for this year. On those hot days when the river is low it takes little to twist my arm. Suwannee/Withlacochee/Pasco county Never got a chance to ask permission from this orange orchard owner. New River flows thru his property. The small corals in this area are world class in color and patterns. OMG what a fence!!! What part of the country is that in?
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Post by jamesp on Oct 31, 2017 7:47:29 GMT -5
On those hot days when the river is low it takes little to twist my arm. Suwannee/Withlacochee/Pasco county Never got a chance to ask permission from this orange orchard owner. New River flows thru his property. The small corals in this area are world class in color and patterns. OMG what a fence!!! What part of the country is that in? North of Zephyr Hills. Close to this creek which crosses under Handcart Road. Creek full of fine coral. Area has fine coral but but lack of exposures. Hope you will visit this creek on your next visit to Zephyr. I did not secure or try to get permission where that coral gate is. My bad. Coral vein begins where charcoal colored clay meets white clay and deeper.
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Post by flmermaid744 on Oct 31, 2017 10:14:23 GMT -5
OMG what a fence!!! What part of the country is that in? North of Zephyr Hills. Close to this creek which crosses under Handcart Road. Creek full of fine coral. Area has fine coral but but lack of exposures. Hope you will visit this creek on your next visit to Zephyr. I did not secure or try to get permission where that coral gate is. My bad. Coral vein begins where charcoal colored clay meets white clay and deeper. You're killing me, I am going to figure out when I can go down there. I at least MUST see that fence if nothing else.
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Post by jamesp on Oct 31, 2017 10:28:08 GMT -5
North of Zephyr Hills. Close to this creek which crosses under Handcart Road. Creek full of fine coral. Area has fine coral but but lack of exposures. Hope you will visit this creek on your next visit to Zephyr. I did not secure or try to get permission where that coral gate is. My bad. Coral vein begins where charcoal colored clay meets white clay and deeper. You're killing me, I am going to figure out when I can go down there. I at least MUST see that fence if nothing else. You gotta get down in that creek and haul out 5 gallons please. I could find that fence by using Google Earth, it was north and slightly west of that creek. You need to find the fence and get permission to collect that New River flowing thru his property. He is a serious orange grower. I collected only at the bridge easement at his property line, found some of the darndest corals. I know they are there.
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Post by flmermaid744 on Oct 31, 2017 13:29:18 GMT -5
You're killing me, I am going to figure out when I can go down there. I at least MUST see that fence if nothing else. You gotta get down in that creek and haul out 5 gallons please. I could find that fence by using Google Earth, it was north and slightly west of that creek. You need to find the fence and get permission to collect that New River flowing thru his property. He is a serious orange grower. I collected only at the bridge easement at his property line, found some of the darndest corals. I know they are there. So does one need to physically dig with a shovel? Is it mostly dense coral? I can't remember what you said about the colors other than outside is more white. Serious orange grower well I might could use my southern Florida native charm lol.
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Post by jamesp on Oct 31, 2017 16:38:54 GMT -5
You gotta get down in that creek and haul out 5 gallons please. I could find that fence by using Google Earth, it was north and slightly west of that creek. You need to find the fence and get permission to collect that New River flowing thru his property. He is a serious orange grower. I collected only at the bridge easement at his property line, found some of the darndest corals. I know they are there. So does one need to physically dig with a shovel? Is it mostly dense coral? I can't remember what you said about the colors other than outside is more white. Serious orange grower well I might could use my southern Florida native charm lol. Yes the native Florida charm. If you get on his place it would be better if the river were low but maybe not mandatory. Looks like all the coral will be on the bottom. The river is not 2o feet wide there and looks shallow, but not sure. Ask him where he has rock on his place. Most don't know it is coral. He may have a pile already or even better a natural exposure. That creek. It helps if you have a 16 to 24 inch pry bar. Lot of the coral is sort cemented into the clay. This one does fine and is lightweight. Home Depot/Lowes
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Post by flmermaid744 on Nov 6, 2017 13:24:27 GMT -5
I'm new to this site and new to collecting. Someone recommended this to me. Right now I'm obsessed with agatized coral and have about a ton of it. Now needing to learn. Withlacoochee coraling was awesome yesterday. Anyone wanting to meet me there let me know but you will need a kayak because it's low.
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Post by captbob on Nov 6, 2017 14:15:00 GMT -5
whaddya get?
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Post by flmermaid744 on Nov 6, 2017 14:27:12 GMT -5
Coral lol. Actually I don't know, I'm a novice and I just picked up "pretty" things and some swamp mud looking stuff. I got home late, unloaded and will have to wait until I can go through and clean. Thanks to Jim I found more spots. I'm truly amazed at the different coral in different spots. I noticed a lot more red color yesterday where I was at. Busted my tail twice, it was not pretty lol.
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Post by captbob on Nov 6, 2017 15:17:01 GMT -5
whaddya get? means ...
PICTURES !!!
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Post by flmermaid744 on Nov 6, 2017 15:38:38 GMT -5
whaddya get? means ... PICTURES !!! OK lol....I'll take pics of the swamp muck covered coral before I clean then! Are you a coral voyeur?
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Post by captbob on Nov 6, 2017 17:47:45 GMT -5
Who isn't!
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Post by jamesp on Nov 7, 2017 7:22:03 GMT -5
whaddya get? means ... PICTURES !!! OK lol....I'll take pics of the swamp muck covered coral before I clean then! Are you a coral voyeur?LOL. BOLD FONT DISCUSSION between Floridian's. I think the sulfur water makes you guys feisty. captbob, I believe she bites back. Fair warning Liz, that coral shoal is probably the source of a third of my coral. From the bridge to that shoal probably 2/3 of all my coral. In warm weather you can go just above the shoal like 50 to 200 feet in 2 to 4 feet deep water and simply lift corals off the bottom. No big gators in that area. No need to worry about them there. The bottom of the river above and below that shoal has mega coral supply underwater that most have never collected. It is piled deep. Some of the finest. When that seaweed is not growing on the exposed shoal you can collect these. Many of these are hammer broken from bigger pieces for the tumbler. c1.staticflickr.com/9/8492/8294899562_d91dbb5c1e_c.jpgIt was very low that day and I collected darn near a 5 gallon bucket of these botryoidal chunks in a few hours on that bar. I can tell you the river was at 60 cuftsec that day I did so well, you were there this weekend and river was at 150 cuftsec. I can take my little swamp boat down there with river at 50 cuftsec; that is why I made the boat so lightweight. But your kayak will easily get you to that spot with river at even 30 and 40 cuftsec. That is really the time to go. Kayak #1 boat for the job at low water. Often in Dec/Jan that river is the driest. so do 'no rain' dance About 500 yards upstream in a deep stretch of the river the bottom is covered giant corals ave. 3 feet across.
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Post by flmermaid744 on Nov 7, 2017 9:05:29 GMT -5
OK lol....I'll take pics of the swamp muck covered coral before I clean then! Are you a coral voyeur? LOL. BOLD FONT DISCUSSION between Floridian's. I think the sulfur water makes you guys feisty. captbob , I believe she bites back. Fair warning Liz, that coral shoal is probably the source of a third of my coral. From the bridge to that shoal probably 2/3 of all my coral. In warm weather you can go just above the shoal like 50 to 200 feet in 2 to 4 feet deep water and simply lift corals off the bottom. No big gators in that area. No need to worry about them there. The bottom of the river above and below that shoal has mega coral supply underwater that most have never collected. It is piled deep. Some of the finest. When that seaweed is not growing on the exposed shoal you can collect these. Many of these are hammer broken from bigger pieces for the tumbler. c1.staticflickr.com/9/8492/8294899562_d91dbb5c1e_c.jpgIt was very low that day and I collected darn near a 5 gallon bucket of these botryoidal chunks in a few hours on that bar. I can tell you the river was at 60 cuftsec that day I did so well, you were there this weekend and river was at 150 cuftsec. I can take my little swamp boat down there with river at 50 cuftsec; that is why I made the boat so lightweight. But your kayak will easily get you to that spot with river at even 30 and 40 cuftsec. That is really the time to go. Kayak #1 boat for the job at low water. Often in Dec/Jan that river is the driest. so do 'no rain' dance About 500 yards upstream in a deep stretch of the river the bottom is covered giant corals ave. 3 feet across. Lol I'm feisty that's for sure, I'm Scottish what do you expect. When I collect I actually do collect from what is in the water because I figure dry land is more picked through. I noticed more red/orange color in the ones I found down that way. Have them soaking in bleach water right now but really need to put some muriatic on them. I wanted so badly to snorkel around but seriously when I'm by myself that place is a tad bit creepy. I'm actually like a fish in the water but not when I'm alone in water I'm not familiar with. I plan on going back sometime this weekend, just will depend on the weather. I have Friday off if ANYONE wants to join me I'd be thrilled to have the safety of company and others with more knowledge. I was in AWE of how much coral there is in that area, I was about to hyperventilate lol. I just was in a tizzy not knowing where to start and hard a very difficult time making myself stop to paddle back before dark. At least this is a good addition
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Post by jamesp on Nov 7, 2017 9:32:23 GMT -5
flmermaid744There is so much coral in that stretch. And so many varieties. I have little pockets up and down that section. That stretch should keep you occupied for years. The coral in the middle of the river and especially in the shoals has the most color. The fast shoal to the left of that spot(on left looking downstream) has some of the most colorful of all. It is the fast moving river water over 1000's of years that changes it's color. And the coral that has been soaking in the river water for 1000's of years in the center of the river.
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Post by flmermaid744 on Nov 7, 2017 11:03:22 GMT -5
flmermaid744 There is so much coral in that stretch. And so many varieties. I have little pockets up and down that section. That stretch should keep you occupied for years. The coral in the middle of the river and especially in the shoals has the most color. The fast shoal to the left of that spot(on left looking downstream) has some of the most colorful of all. It is the fast moving river water over 1000's of years that changes it's color. And the coral that has been soaking in the river water for 1000's of years in the center of the river. Jim you have such a wealth of knowledge, can't wait to go back this weekend....I hope if the weather is good.
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Post by jamesp on Nov 7, 2017 11:18:57 GMT -5
flmermaid744 There is so much coral in that stretch. And so many varieties. I have little pockets up and down that section. That stretch should keep you occupied for years. The coral in the middle of the river and especially in the shoals has the most color. The fast shoal to the left of that spot(on left looking downstream) has some of the most colorful of all. It is the fast moving river water over 1000's of years that changes it's color. And the coral that has been soaking in the river water for 1000's of years in the center of the river. Jim you have such a wealth of knowledge, can't wait to go back this weekend....I hope if the weather is good. On the right hand side a bit further than half way down to that shoal there is a shelf about 120 feet long in the bank with a spring fed hole about 30 feet round. That shelf and that spring hole has some real nice coral. People got smart to all that a few years back and started digging on that shelf. You may see holes.
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Post by flmermaid744 on Nov 7, 2017 13:53:01 GMT -5
OK lol....I'll take pics of the swamp muck covered coral before I clean then! Are you a coral voyeur? LOL. BOLD FONT DISCUSSION between Floridian's. I think the sulfur water makes you guys feisty. captbob , I believe she bites back. Fair warning Liz, that coral shoal is probably the source of a third of my coral. From the bridge to that shoal probably 2/3 of all my coral. In warm weather you can go just above the shoal like 50 to 200 feet in 2 to 4 feet deep water and simply lift corals off the bottom. No big gators in that area. No need to worry about them there. The bottom of the river above and below that shoal has mega coral supply underwater that most have never collected. It is piled deep. Some of the finest. When that seaweed is not growing on the exposed shoal you can collect these. Many of these are hammer broken from bigger pieces for the tumbler. c1.staticflickr.com/9/8492/8294899562_d91dbb5c1e_c.jpgIt was very low that day and I collected darn near a 5 gallon bucket of these botryoidal chunks in a few hours on that bar. I can tell you the river was at 60 cuftsec that day I did so well, you were there this weekend and river was at 150 cuftsec. I can take my little swamp boat down there with river at 50 cuftsec; that is why I made the boat so lightweight. But your kayak will easily get you to that spot with river at even 30 and 40 cuftsec. That is really the time to go. Kayak #1 boat for the job at low water. Often in Dec/Jan that river is the driest. so do 'no rain' dance About 500 yards upstream in a deep stretch of the river the bottom is covered giant corals ave. 3 feet across. Jim, how do you clean yours up?
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