FIRST WATER HUNT OF 2017

against the wind

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I hit a local beach today on the low tide. The water was a little rough and there was a breeze blowing.
The water Temps are still in the fifties. I wore a
Farmer John wet suit, (3mm). Tomorrow I plan to go back with a Full Wetsuit, (5mm). It's still too cold for a Farmer John w/ a long sleeve pullover.
I have searched this beach numerous times before and I am familiar with some of the areas where I have consistently find coin deposits. One spot that has given up numerous quarters was just beyond my reach today. My friends and I call a deposit of same denomination/ similar weight, a Vortex. That is where you will find multiple quarters and nickels or dimes in one spot. It also happens with just pennies but I wasn't hoping for a penny vortex. A gold jewelry vortex, would have been nice.
The first hour consisted of 2 SBA Dollar coins, a quarter, and a few pennies. Then I walked into a really loud signal. First scoop, a quarter and a dime. Then it was nickel, quarter, nickel, quarter, with a dime here and there. Before I was satisfisfied that there were no more coins in that one little area, I had scooped out
16 coins. That one vortex made the whole hunt.
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do you have to dodge floating bodies?
 

do you have to dodge floating bodies?

I'm always looking for stuff that might be floating by. Today the only thing I saw floating in the water was a mussel. Last year, I got a drivers license that I mailed back to the guy.
You just never know what might pop up in these waters. lol
 

Finding submerged bodies is better. Why? If you find one while diving, nobody can hear you scream. Learned that in search and rescue when I was a cop.

Nice coins. Hope some gold will show up for you.
 

Congrats, nice to have some good producing spots like that. Hope you find the ring vortex! GL HH
 

Looks Like a Good outing to me, First few times out it takes time to get back in the rhythm of hunting specially in chilly conditions.
 

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