MrBling
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Our beaches here on the Florida Panhandle have been horribly sanded in and pathetically productive all summer so I was hoping for a tropical storm to stir up the gulf a bit. Last week I got my wish when Claudette popped up and sped up the coast from Tampa to the Panhandle within 24 hours
The center of the storm passed by in the middle of the night and I was out at my secret, undisclosed beach by 1:30 the next afternoon. A five foot storm surge had taken about 3 feet of sand off the front of the beach in a strip about 70 feet wide. Psyched!
Here are the results- three silver bands, a silver turquoise ring, a silver earring, a silver bracelet, and a heavy Italian silver men's necklace:
All were found high in the wet sand- it was far too rough to get in the water. Of course I was disappointed I didn't find any of the gold I know is there, but I'll have other chances this fall and winter.
As a good example of how much beach conditions affect your success rate, I returned 7 days later to the same location and found that 2 feet of sand had been put back on the beach, and the shallow water was heavily sanded as well. Targets were few because they had been reburied.
Awaiting the next big waves, I am,
Yours sincerely,
Mr Bling
The center of the storm passed by in the middle of the night and I was out at my secret, undisclosed beach by 1:30 the next afternoon. A five foot storm surge had taken about 3 feet of sand off the front of the beach in a strip about 70 feet wide. Psyched!
Here are the results- three silver bands, a silver turquoise ring, a silver earring, a silver bracelet, and a heavy Italian silver men's necklace:
All were found high in the wet sand- it was far too rough to get in the water. Of course I was disappointed I didn't find any of the gold I know is there, but I'll have other chances this fall and winter.
As a good example of how much beach conditions affect your success rate, I returned 7 days later to the same location and found that 2 feet of sand had been put back on the beach, and the shallow water was heavily sanded as well. Targets were few because they had been reburied.
Awaiting the next big waves, I am,
Yours sincerely,
Mr Bling
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