Gary Drayton's Metal Detecting Skills in Treasure Hunting Cannot Be Understated

Gary Drayton is an American television personality well-recognized for his catchphrase 'Bobby Dazzler' to indicate a valuable finding, as well as a treasure hunter in the documentary series The Curse of Oak Island, the brainchild of the Lagina Family. Besides TV, he is a writer, YouTuber, treasure hunter, metal detector, and a famous social media personality in America.

The Curse of Oak Island and its variations star the Lagina Brothers, Marty and Rick Lagina, with a lot of their family members like their nephew Peter Fornetti and Marty's son Alex Lagina also feature regularly.

Treasure Hunter Gary Drayton Is a Family Man of All Things

Gary Drayton was born on May 30, 1961, in Lincolnshire, England, and his nickname is Metal Detecting Ninja. The 5'10" TV personality's sun sign is Gemini and weighs 83 kg. He is English by nationality & graduated from the University of England. Besides, Drayton is a metal detecting expert and treasure hunter by profession. He spent most of his childhood in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England.

Metal detecting in any sort of scenario is his expertise.
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Drayton, who turns 63 in May 2022, is a married man. He married his wife Jennifer Gail Sauve in December 1996, and the couple is living a happily married life having recently celebrated their 25th anniversary. They dated for several years before the marriage. The beautiful couple has two loving children named Anya and Katya. The treasure hunter often shares his daughter's pictures on social media. The couple resides in Florida at the moment.

The social media influencer runs a YouTube channel and is quite active on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Drayton has around 53,000 followers and 818 posts, where he often shares photos relating to his family and treasure hunting. He is also active on Twitter. He has a huge fan following on his YouTube channel as well, where he uploads daily videos.

Career, TV Series, and Other Endeavors

The 43-year-old TV personality started his career at a very young age. He used to look for materials with a metal detecter on the beaches, inspired by his father. Drayton searched for many materials in the sea and found watches, rings, coins, clay pipes, doll heads, and war aircraft for several years. His oldest find was a Roman perfume bottle.

After a year, he became a metal detector expert and impressed everyone with his skills. The social media influencer, Drayton, considers himself the luckiest person and loves writing beach and water treasure hunting-related books. He also gives private treasure hunting lessons.

Perks of the job.
Photo Source: Gary Drayton, Instagram

Apart from writing blogs and teaching lessons, he rose to prominence after numerous treasure hunting shows, which are top-rated in America, including The Curse of Oak Island in 2016. Gary got the attention of Hollywood producers and soon started featuring in TV shows. Drayton is always introduced as a metal detection expert. He has appeared in more than 55 episodes, working as a recurring member during the second and fourth seasons, and officially joined the cast from the fifth season. Moreover, he has been a permanent member ever since.

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The talented treasure hunter's techniques are out of the box using unorthodox methods mixed with instinct. Gary is an author and an instructor apart from treasure hunting. As a big fan of Minelab, his first Minelab metal detector was EXCALIBUR. He has used a wide variety of Minelab's over the years including, GPX 5000, Equinox 800, and CTX 3030. Gary prefers to have Minelab by his side all the time. His dedication has brought him a considerable amount of success over the years.