My take on those events, why pay for something when you can find the same if you just get out and dig. Our old club had those, I would go and watch than they always put me in charge of distribution of the target for the seeded hunts. Those guys loved the silver..
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When I bought a metal detector it was not for going to seeded hunts . Save yourself so time and money just go to a coin shop and buy what you like . Spend the money that you spent on the detector for more coins you will be farther ahead .
As to finishing in the top 5 percent I bet a pro like CD was not there lol . Most people at a seeded hunt are there because there to lazy to find their own place to hunt lot of rookies . I am proud you finished in the top 5 percent .
So people go there to meet other hunters I get it but saying you finished in the top 5 percent in a seeded hunt I am amazed your even talking to a rookie like me .
As to Garrett good luck to them . sube
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Same here. In So.Cal back in the 80s , Very , very few had Garrett's. More for the dirt I think , which I didn't really hunt. It was all about Whites and Fischer. And I've NEVER been on a seeded/clown hunt. Nor do I plan on it. Maybe when I'm 85 !
Coin-Saver
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Everyone with a metal detector is no expert much like everyone with a Corvette is no race car driver. There is a skill level to each but most that own them. Ehhhhh
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FreeBirdTim
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The seeded hunt is a very small part of the event. The events I've paid to enter also included detecting on many acres of farmland near a home built in the 1700's. That's what makes it fun. I rarely spend more than 15 minutes on the seeded hunt part of the event.
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Read the above post and you'll understand. It's always best not to give an opinion about something you know nothing about. Makes you look very foolish.
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Not at all from my experience (or lack thereof). I have been recruited many times to joins clubs. Why , idk. But I've been right at spots where they have taped off sections of a beach. Small areas mind you , with like 30,40 people freaking out. So yes , to me it's a clown show of a bunch of circle jerks. Look that punk band up ! So I do know what I'm taking about. Just not willing to participate OR willing to personally guide the bozo show to my favorite hunting spots.
Coin-Saver
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I can see it now. KOB enters the seeded hunt and three people end up in the hospital with coil marks on the side of the head. EMT's feverishly trying to get two people out of the quicksand and one poor guy and two other EMT's trying to figure out how a detector could get shoved THAT far up one of those. Yep, I'm saying for the seeded hunt guys it's better KOB goes solo or stays home. 
FreeBirdTim
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I actually like KOB. He's just like me, doesn't play well with others!
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I've seen some hunts advertised for like $100 and what seem like great prizes , big festival kind of deals. The comeraderie would be OK , but just not something I'm into. I can see how others might enjoy it. Especially older hunters that may have trouble getting out.I can see it now. KOB enters the seeded hunt and three people end up in the hospital with coil marks on the side of the head. EMT's feverishly trying to get two people out of the quicksand and one poor guy and two other EMT's trying to figure out how a detector could get shoved THAT far up one of those. Yep, I'm saying for the seeded hunt guys it's better KOB goes solo or stays home.
Here on the beach , they typically seed it with tokens. Then you turn those in for these lame azz prizes. Grand prize is usually decent. But the way these guys charge out of the shotgun start is hilarious. They are hardcore serious about these things. And I'm not gonna snap my shaft on some aggressive old farts leg just to win a buffalo nickel or silver merc. I know there are videos out there of these hunts. They are funny and disturbing all at the same time.
cellrdwellr
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That would be one of the 10 KOBmandmentsMore words of wisdom to live by from the sacred book of KOB
We should have directed the nudist couple Calabash's way, as a token of our appreciation for all the kind words he has said about us in the past 
We banned them last night.... they had quite a internet history advertising their sleazy X rated pictures all over other websites that were not just metal detecting related, they posted nude pictures of themselves on a religious forum... real scum..That would be one of the 10 KOBmandments
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Thank you so much for the efforts to keep "Friendly" friendly. It is much appreciated. That picture she posted is next to the definition of "Sleaze" in the dictionary.
Mudwhale how many people do you have at your house watching now
sube
Looks like their thread over on TNet is also gone now, good riddance! Don’t know if they hit Findmall or Steve’s forums?
I spoke with one of the mods last night about what Rudy found on the net about them... maybe that is why they deleted it as well...
