stitchlips
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I read a post on here last night about where to find stuff on the beach. Sandman posted a link to some very informative info on metal detecting. I scoured the whole site taking in as much as possible and was ready to take my new found knowledge for a test drive.
When I got to the beach this morning, I focused on the water, watching the waves and wind looking for any cuts. It was one hour before low tide so there was a ton of exposed beach.
I was looking for the deep cuts and I saw them. They were crescent shaped and deep. I would be ankle deep step into the cut and be over my waist. They were everywhere and made it hard to walk. I searched them all with my sandshark and my handheld scoop.
Finally I get a good loud signal in the bottom of one of these holes. I step in over my waist, look towards the east to make sure no big waves are coming in. I eyeball the spot, reach down and stick my handheld scoop into the sand and give it a hard kick. I mounted a small piece of wood to the back for this purpose.
I look up and towards the east once more to make sure no waves are going to come in and drown me. Coast is clear..... I reach down to get the scoop and from nowhere a nice big wave comes and I am now fully underwater, Now I no my headphones will work in the water 
, I was curious about that.
As I am fully underwater reaching for my scoop I feel something large and rough rub across my back.........
This scared the poo out of me, I dropped my detector and scoop and made for high ground real quick, I think I might have screamed too, I Can't remember 
My headphones now around my neck almost choking me. ( You have to understand, I live in the shark attack capitol of the world so I am a little on edge going deep. Even though most of the bites here are small, I do not want to be in the record books for that )
I looked back and see a massive patch or sargasso weed right where I just was. Feeling stupid I look around to see if anyone is watching.
I went back and grabbed my stuff and decided to wait until I get a long handled scoop before I try the deep again. My target was a pulltab!
As I am coming back I am working the water line, I look up and see another detectorist coming my way working the same line. I decide to make a wide path around him and head up towards to high tide line and search. I start at the high tide line and get a faint signal. I dig over 12 inches to find this odd little ring. What makes it odd? It is stamped 925 but between each segment it is gold colored. Each segment also has a small stone. Except for my deep water scare, the beach was beautiful this morning!
Still the best hobby ever In my opinion!
When I got to the beach this morning, I focused on the water, watching the waves and wind looking for any cuts. It was one hour before low tide so there was a ton of exposed beach.
I was looking for the deep cuts and I saw them. They were crescent shaped and deep. I would be ankle deep step into the cut and be over my waist. They were everywhere and made it hard to walk. I searched them all with my sandshark and my handheld scoop.
Finally I get a good loud signal in the bottom of one of these holes. I step in over my waist, look towards the east to make sure no big waves are coming in. I eyeball the spot, reach down and stick my handheld scoop into the sand and give it a hard kick. I mounted a small piece of wood to the back for this purpose.
I look up and towards the east once more to make sure no waves are going to come in and drown me. Coast is clear..... I reach down to get the scoop and from nowhere a nice big wave comes and I am now fully underwater, Now I no my headphones will work in the water , I was curious about that. As I am fully underwater reaching for my scoop I feel something large and rough rub across my back.........
This scared the poo out of me, I dropped my detector and scoop and made for high ground real quick, I think I might have screamed too, I Can't remember My headphones now around my neck almost choking me. ( You have to understand, I live in the shark attack capitol of the world so I am a little on edge going deep. Even though most of the bites here are small, I do not want to be in the record books for that )I looked back and see a massive patch or sargasso weed right where I just was. Feeling stupid I look around to see if anyone is watching.
I went back and grabbed my stuff and decided to wait until I get a long handled scoop before I try the deep again. My target was a pulltab!
As I am coming back I am working the water line, I look up and see another detectorist coming my way working the same line. I decide to make a wide path around him and head up towards to high tide line and search. I start at the high tide line and get a faint signal. I dig over 12 inches to find this odd little ring. What makes it odd? It is stamped 925 but between each segment it is gold colored. Each segment also has a small stone. Except for my deep water scare, the beach was beautiful this morning!
Still the best hobby ever In my opinion!
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