I still can't move, but did get more gold, jewelry and a LOT of money this morning early. I "followed" tropical depression Cindy east to the beach, and the last rain bands ended 15 minutes before I got there - yeah. Went to two usual spots, the beach machine cleaner had just been there overnight, so the regular area wasn't too good.
I have been watching people's videos and I ALWAYS get SOMETHING besides aluminum foil and pull tabs. If you DON"T, here's some tips.
Do not use a pinpointer. Like, why bother? Get a sand scoop with a wire mesh to it that the sand will go through quickly and SCOOP. Use some effort on the first scoop and you may not need to do a 2nd. You'll have the target. Mine has 1/2 inch mesh and is about 6" across the mouth with a 15" handle.
Do not waste 3 minutes trying to figure out with your machine if you should dig it or not. Just dig it. Takes 30 seconds to dig it. You can be on several more targets if you just dig it. The more ground you cover, the more likely you'll get something worth having.
Sand scoops - just go get a real one. You don't need the $100 kind with the 5' handle unless you're going in water more than a foot deep. I do have one of those but for "modern" beaches, that is, the kind people will go to this week, just get a decent one. Forget the garden mini diggers and the toy grain scoops. You're wasting time.
Time is the difference between a good day at the beach and an ok or bummer day at the beach. If you waste time "thinking" through a target on a modern use beach, you've wasted half your day. It really doesn't matter which machine you use. You will dig trash, but I've seen a lot of people "think" if they want to dig a target or not, and as I'm watching I've covered another 20 feet of sand and dug 3 more coins.
And when you find something, ASSUME there are more items very close nearby. Today I had to laugh, I was using my 6" wide mouth steel scoop with the 15" handle and the one scoop full of sand nailed FOUR new quarters and a dime. The second, third and fourth digs got the other 6 coins whoever lost them had kindly left for me. I normally hunt the dry sand, especially at the "towel" line. I have found gold in the wet and dry sand this year, too.
Just dig it.
So...here's today's finds. A LOT of money. SEveral of the cents date to the 1970's but are very recent drops.View attachment 1465249View attachment 1465250View attachment 1465251 A stainless cross and da bling! With real diamonds. Like come on, why are you wearing this to the beach? Or maybe a kid "took" it from the jewelry box unknown to the parental unit. Doesn't matter, it's mine now.
Have fun!
I have been watching people's videos and I ALWAYS get SOMETHING besides aluminum foil and pull tabs. If you DON"T, here's some tips.
Do not use a pinpointer. Like, why bother? Get a sand scoop with a wire mesh to it that the sand will go through quickly and SCOOP. Use some effort on the first scoop and you may not need to do a 2nd. You'll have the target. Mine has 1/2 inch mesh and is about 6" across the mouth with a 15" handle.
Do not waste 3 minutes trying to figure out with your machine if you should dig it or not. Just dig it. Takes 30 seconds to dig it. You can be on several more targets if you just dig it. The more ground you cover, the more likely you'll get something worth having.
Sand scoops - just go get a real one. You don't need the $100 kind with the 5' handle unless you're going in water more than a foot deep. I do have one of those but for "modern" beaches, that is, the kind people will go to this week, just get a decent one. Forget the garden mini diggers and the toy grain scoops. You're wasting time.
Time is the difference between a good day at the beach and an ok or bummer day at the beach. If you waste time "thinking" through a target on a modern use beach, you've wasted half your day. It really doesn't matter which machine you use. You will dig trash, but I've seen a lot of people "think" if they want to dig a target or not, and as I'm watching I've covered another 20 feet of sand and dug 3 more coins.
And when you find something, ASSUME there are more items very close nearby. Today I had to laugh, I was using my 6" wide mouth steel scoop with the 15" handle and the one scoop full of sand nailed FOUR new quarters and a dime. The second, third and fourth digs got the other 6 coins whoever lost them had kindly left for me. I normally hunt the dry sand, especially at the "towel" line. I have found gold in the wet and dry sand this year, too.
Just dig it.
So...here's today's finds. A LOT of money. SEveral of the cents date to the 1970's but are very recent drops.View attachment 1465249View attachment 1465250View attachment 1465251 A stainless cross and da bling! With real diamonds. Like come on, why are you wearing this to the beach? Or maybe a kid "took" it from the jewelry box unknown to the parental unit. Doesn't matter, it's mine now.
Have fun!
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