How do you find necklaces on the beach?

[speedi2you]

My xlt or my cz20 wont pick up necklaces, so I was wondering how to find necklaces?

Thanks, speedi2you

 

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[syko]

Usually they are found because of a pendant or the clip.
Otherwise, the links are seen as tiny pieces.

edit: explained by the pros here

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,295813.msg2133842.html#msg2133842

 

[Da Sand Crab]

I always use no discrimination and turn the sensitivity up as high as I can to hopefully insure hearing the smallest of signals.

 

[Sandman]

Since gold chains have little gold value due to tiny weight your time is better spent looking for the larger Boing. Chains don't disappear quickly when dropped and many times are eyeballed by anyone walking near by. The only detector in my arsenal that can find these thin chains is the Tiger Shark, but it can also waste your time by responding to bird shot.

I know of a lady that seeds the beaches with larger split shot during the summer to fool detectorist that hunt the swim beaches that open after Labor Day. I have no idea what she has against th'ers.

 

[Diver_Down]

Since gold chains have little gold value due to tiny weight your time is better spent looking for the larger Boing. Chains don't disappear quickly when dropped and many times are eyeballed by anyone walking near by. The only detector in my arsenal that can find these thin chains is the Tiger Shark, but it can also waste your time by responding to bird shot.

I know of a lady that seeds the beaches with larger split shot during the summer to fool detectorist that hunt the swim beaches that open after Labor Day. I have no idea what she has against th'ers.

Ho-Lee Crap, Sandman. I know it is cold up in Michigan, but your beaches open after Labor Day?

 

[speedi2you]

Thanks guys, but I like to metal detect to find things, anything. I love to find big rings but also enjoy finding anything of value. I reliaze you guys are "professionals" but I'm a guy who just likes to hunt. I'm still happy to play clean up behind you guys, plus I would like to no everything about our hobby.

I really appreciate all of your help, you guys are the best, thats why I've come to you with this issue.

Thanks, speedi2you (Future Pro)

 

[Jason in TN]

A PI detector with a small coil is likely your best bet for chains. I will not agree with sandman on this one chains that most detectors will miss will easy in 14k bring over $100 in gold value and weigh more than thin gold bands will. That to me is well worth digging up.

Jason

 

[Sandman]

Some of our freshwater beaches are closed to metal detecting during the swim season and only open after Labor Day till Memorial Day when they close again, but this is a small amount of beaches.... But the finds really add up during the summer.

As for using the PI with a small coil, yes that can work and it will also waste your time on pieces of wire bread wrappers, staples, etc. the small chains that are missed don't weigh more than a couple Penny weight. The PI will be about the best in the wet saltwater sand with a small coil only for the gold chains and suck on time spent per hour sweeping which might find the larger gold ring a foot or more down. In freshwater now you'd really be wasting your time. May as well detect a Wal-Mart parking lot as you know high class people go there an drop chains.

 

[Sundancer]

LOL Sandman.. I agree.

~Mike

 

[fieldboy se va]

If you want small necklaces swing a PI...I use eather a HH Pi or My whites surfmaster I never leave home without one of them. I dug the bigest neckles I have ever dug this last summer 21in long 14K 7mm wide and 21.8 DWT..but I have also dug small silver chains...That would be the HH PI's strong point and they both go deep bobby pins at 20 inches ...so carry a big scoop
Michael

 

[DaChief]

I usually start looking in the most obvious locations. Here are four that I recently found.

 

[Zincoln Miner]

know of a lady that seeds the beaches with larger split shot during the summer to fool detectorist that hunt the swim beaches that open after Labor Day. I have no idea what she has against th'ers.

that is no lady.you should ask her why,and thank her for bringing extra revenue for your bait shop by
selling them in bargain baggies.

I found a couple(gold bracelets,necklaces) that others have missed because they do not dig foil targets.