2007 Big Isle of Hawaii Water Hunting finds 90+ rings etc..

[Aloha to my fellow T-neter's. Here are my results from 2007. I got out a total of 45 times last year, (expecting to quadruple that this year). To me the money toal is imaterial as it's the jewelry I'm after total was $88.85. There was 35 Gold rings, 1 being a Cartier Trinity ring (counts as one). 3 Platinum rings,1 with 70 diamonds, retail $3-4000. 59 Sterling pieces of jewelry, and 1 Tungsten carbide ring. Of these there were 7 Diamond rings. Numerous other "junk" jewelry pieces that I don't count. PILES OF PULL TABS, there's a pic at the end so no one thinks these goodies come easily. Many pairs of sunglasses including Oakley and Armani, my friends made off with the good ones... Just thought I'd share these numbers with my friends and Hope all of us have an even better 2008 year. Happy Hunting to all. See ya on the Beach.]

Aloha to my fellow T-neter's. Here are my results from 2007. I got out a total of 45 times last year, (expecting to quadruple that this year). To me the money toal is imaterial as it's the jewelry I'm after  total was $88.85.
There was 35 Gold rings, 1 being a Cartier Trinity ring (counts as one). 3 Platinum rings,1 with 70 diamonds, retail $3-4000. 59 Sterling pieces of jewelry, and 1 Tungsten carbide ring. Of these there were 7 Diamond rings.
Numerous other "junk" jewelry pieces that I don't count.
PILES OF PULL TABS, there's a pic at the end so no one thinks these goodies come easily. 
Many pairs of sunglasses including Oakley and Armani, my friends made off with the good ones...  Just thought I'd share these numbers with my friends and Hope all of us have an even better 2008 year. Happy Hunting to all. See ya on the Beach.

It doesn't get much better than that!!!

What a great year you had:)
Congrats!
That plat ring in your avatar is TO DIE FOR!!!!!!!!!
yum

Truly amazing finds my friend, continued success throughout the New Year.

Dang, i need to get myself stationed over there so i can get in on the fun   Great finds u have there.

[WoW! Double WoW!]

WoW! Double WoW!

What some fantastic finds!  The only thing missing from your posts are the site pics! 

                                               

    Just remember....you're on a beautiful island...and we're stranded on the mainland. 

                 ;)

                                               

 Congratulations on a super year of hunting!!!!   Aloha! Nana  ;)

What a fantastic year you had.   

 How about some pics of the beaches there, would love to see what its like from a local view.  All I ever really see is whats on the travel channel.  Thanks

Oh Yeah!!  That is a phenomenal year!!  Those rings are gorgeous!!   

Congratulations on a great year, those rings are incredible!

Nat

You'd have to put all those sunglasse's on just look at them all......My hat's off to ya finderzzs.....Awesome job and Best of Luck in 08'....

ALL I CAN SAY WHAT AN AWSOME YEAR!

Keep us up to date.

HH

sparkymaster

Ditto......to all the previous comments..you truly have a trove of treasure there..WTG..
Just wondering where you found the good stuff ..was it on Waikaki beach in the water or where.. 

Best of luck in 2008 to all

HH to all

Woo-hoo!  Those are some great rings finds!  HH 2008

Dang, i need to get myself stationed over there so i can get in on the fun   Great finds u have there.

Just don't ask to be on this Isle, the base is at the foot of Mauna Kea and the temp at night is in the 30's even in the summer. Not what most people think of when they think of Hawaii. 

Ditto......to all the previous comments..you truly have a trove of treasure there..WTG..
Just wondering where you found the good stuff ..was it on Waikaki beach in the water or where.. 

Best of luck in 2008 to all

HH to all

Waikiki is on Oahu, I'm on the Big Island of Hawaii. That is the name Hawaii Island.

Congrats for all this nice rings.WTG my friend.When you come back to the home town call me.

WOW!!!    

Outstanding!  Congrats on the finds AND the banner!   

those are some very nice rings...way to go...and such a gorgeous backdrop to do your detecting in...

HH Vrent

If that's all the junk you've dug I think that's a pretty good ratio to treasure found.

Great 07 hope your 2008 is better---KINGPULLTAB

If that's all the junk you've dug I think that's a pretty good ratio to treasure found.

That pile is deeper than it looks and if I were to count each and every bobby pin, piece of a pull tab etc. you'd think I'd have Popeye arms by now. 

SUPER COLLECTION....Those are some Gorgeous Rings! and very deserving banner photo.

Can't wait for 2008's collection.

Kona? Hilo? beaches

HH Joe

Great finds - I guess the rings make up for having to live on an island in the middle of the Pacific  ;)

Ok I’m jealous.
Nice job.

KONA SIDE, THERE ISN'T MUCH IN THE WAY OF BEACHES ON THE HILO SIDE, AND WHAT THERE IS IS VERY HARD TO HUNT.

SUPER COLLECTION....Those are some Gorgeous Rings! and very deserving banner photo.

Can't wait for 2008's collection.

Kona? Hilo? beaches

HH Joe

now that's what I call a collection.
you had a awesome year.
congrats on the banner

crikey!
great job!

i went detecting at the beach yesterday , i was shocked to see the place packed when we got there ,
so i went further along the beach and didnt even get a hit... i'm yet to find anything of value at the beach.. but it's all a learning curve and oneday i know i'll find something!

cheers AJ.

    Great collection of rings......One day I hope to find one of those , but when your hunting colonial sites 99% of the time, finding one of those would really be tough.   HH

Beautiful finds, what equipment are you using and is there any special maintenance to keep it trouble free? Hard to beat a good detectorist with a good detector in an obviously rich area. Are these finds mostly in the drink or is some beach finds? Regardless, "You da Man" ,Mahalo.

Beautiful finds, what equipment are you using and is there any special maintenance to keep it trouble free? Hard to beat a good detectorist with a good detector in an obviously rich area. Are these finds mostly in the drink or is some beach finds? Regardless, "You da Man" ,Mahalo.

I've been using the Whites PI Pro, no maintenence just hose it down at night. All of it is from the water, anywhere from ankle deep to put on a snorkle and mask deep...

Mahalo to all for your kind words.

Between you Crack and a few others you all are making it so much easier for me to move to florida(I know you arent in florida)  I had already been planning on it and i would be living a mile and a half from Pompano Beach.  Anyway Thats a great haul look forward to seeing what else you find:-)

-K

Between you Crack and a few others you all are making it so much easier for me to move to florida(I know you arent in florida)  I had already been planning on it and i would be living a mile and a half from Pompano Beach.  Anyway Thats a great haul look forward to seeing what else you find:-)

-K

I moved here from Palm Beach, Florida... I love the beach at Pompano, that one and Deerfield are my personal favorite beaches. Unless you like young South American women sunbathing topless, than South Beach is the place to be. 

Yeah im all for topless.  Though I think that may be alittle bit of a distration if I were trying to do some serious md'ing lol

My friends who i would be living with are on Atlantic blvd about a mile and a half from the beach so it would be perfect.  once you get to the beach the peir is just up the beach a bit.  I was there in july  but there wasnt a whole lot of other people there.  Did you have alot of luck hunting there?  If so what are soem of the best places?

Thanks
-K

HOLY CRAP!! Awesome year you had. Keep up the great work! Thanks for sharing!

HH,
Moon

Thanks and Mahalo for all the great replies. That was a rebuilding year  Kinda like my Ol' Dolphins.. LOL..  My best year so far was 85 pieces of gold and on one day that year I found 13 gold rings in one day!! So I have a real hard target to beat. Been out a few times so far this year but the waves are Horrible, I did get another big Sterling Hawaiian fish hook pendant on the beach. Aloha. finderzzs

WOW!!!!  That about says it all!!  Our granddaughter was born on the Hilo side last Feb.
Congratz and thanks for teh great pix!!  I am ready for another visit!!

WOW!!!!  That about says it all!!  Our granddaughter was born on the Hilo side last Feb.
Congratz and thanks for teh great pix!!  I am ready for another visit!!

Well give me a hollar when ya get here. I live on the Hilo side to.

finderzzs - if you got out 45 times and found 35 gold rings you must have been coming home with gold rings almost every time out.  That's pretty remarkable.

I have been to Kauai and Maui but not the the big island.  If you did so well where you are  I would think it would be even better on the other islands.  Of coarse you might have more competition.  Do you have much competition were you are?

So, I imagine most of that stuff will be sold.....

Bob

finderzzs - if you got out 45 times and found 35 gold rings you must have been coming home with gold rings almost every time out.  That's pretty remarkable.

I have been to Kauai and Maui but not the the big island.  If you did so well where you are  I would think it would be even better on the other islands.  Of coarse you might have more competition.  Do you have much competition were you are?

So, I imagine most of that stuff will be sold.....

Bob

You know I normally keep everything, but my house was recently broken into and they didn't take my rings so I scrapped the plain stuff, not the diamonds etc.
There are several hunters on this island but with beaches spread out, you don't often run into each other.
Plus I'm better than they are 
A couple of the rings including 2 diamond rings came from Kauai, I went hunting over there for a few days.
It's better, I think, to just get to really know your own beaches, although I love to take mini vacations.
And yes I normally come home with gold, It's irks me when I don't, considering I have to drive 100 miles each way and gas at $3.40/gal.  Then the beaches are packed by noon 1 o'clock I have to start hunting at 6 am.

It's obvious to me now that I must venture deeper into the water and get a long scoop, the surf is nearly always rough here, it's hard to stay on your feet, but I want that gold and it sure isn't on the dry sand. Well done and keep hunting mate, hope you have a great year!

It's obvious to me now that I must venture deeper into the water and get a long scoop, the surf is nearly always rough here, it's hard to stay on your feet, but I want that gold and it sure isn't on the dry sand. Well done and keep hunting mate, hope you have a great year!

Yes it's a rough surf here in the winter also, but I find staying out deeper is not as bad except for the current a passing wave makes will sometimes move you several feet away from the hole your digging. One beach I hunt was named the worst beach in America for Spinal injuries due to the surf break.
Hey... a Guys gotta do what a Guys gotta do.. right? 

You could start your own pawn shop with that. Very nice.

finderzzs - if you got out 45 times and found 35 gold rings you must have been coming home with gold rings almost every time out.  That's pretty remarkable.

I have been to Kauai and Maui but not the the big island.  If you did so well where you are  I would think it would be even better on the other islands.  Of coarse you might have more competition.  Do you have much competition were you are?

So, I imagine most of that stuff will be sold.....

Bob

You know I normally keep everything, but my house was recently broken into and they didn't take my rings so I scrapped the plain stuff, not the diamonds etc.
There are several hunters on this island but with beaches spread out, you don't often run into each other.
Plus I'm better than they are 
A couple of the rings including 2 diamond rings came from Kauai, I went hunting over there for a few days.
It's better, I think, to just get to really know your own beaches, although I love to take mini vacations.
And yes I normally come home with gold, It's irks me when I don't, considering I have to drive 100 miles each way and gas at $3.40/gal.  Then the beaches are packed by noon 1 o'clock I have to start hunting at 6 am.

now i can say i am truly humbled. i never water hunted because the beaches [chicago lake mich] were 25 miles or 45 min to a hours drive.i always felt it was too far.and i would be out gas money instead of a few bux profit

Wow...I'm very impressed with your bounty>>>RRRR!!! A pirate's life for you. You have a nice treasure chest going...Congrats

my greatest treasure when I lived in H  was going to the crater gathering snow, then rushing down to the beach to throw snowballs at the tourists!  they couldn't believe it was real snow!  your finds are amazing!

Wow...I'm very impressed with your bounty>>>RRRR!!! A pirate's life for you. You have a nice treasure chest going...Congrats

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT. NOT TO LONG AGO..

All I can say is WOW!!! You did great!!!


HH

sparkymaster

Unreal...Congrats
HH,
MT

Look at all the pull tabs you've found! Ewww! Very nice rings though!

Look at all the pull tabs you've found! Ewww! Very nice rings though!

HEY AT THE PRICE OF ALUMINUM I MAY HAVE A SMALL BOUNTY THERE TO...

very nice job on the rings!!!!

Super finds, let us know if you get out and search above the 100 mark!

Good lord!!!!  Man I want to move out there! So what's the count so far this year?

Mike

Good lord!!!!  Man I want to move out there! So what's the count so far this year?

Mike

Terrible !!! I'm blaming the Economy. Tourism is down as much as 40% here. Plus my Machine was in the shop for a month..(excuses)... I'm at 26 Gold, 2 Platinum, 52 Sterlings. And who counts the junkers, they don't count.  Thanks for looking.

ur still  king in my book. in usa anyway. did u try the 1280 any while the pi was down ?

ur still  king in my book. in usa anyway. did u try the 1280 any while the pi was down ?

No, it's to erratic in the saltwater.... Not that the PI isn't.  I'll be back out this week though. Moving back to Florida in 3 weeks so gotta get in as much hunting as I can. Aloha

wow

nice finds

awesome total of rings and finds !!

well done