I'm going to the beach, looking for tips and tricks

[red83hd]

Well heading to Fla. in April planning to bring my detector(when I make my final decision on one) I've never really hunted a beach before, any tips would be a great help to me. Is there better places than others to hunt - waist deep water, shallow, or wet sand. Is low tide the best time to hunt or high tide. I've heard entryways are good. Do more people hang out near the life guard chairs? Any other suggestions you guys might have? whats a good scoop

 

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[CASPER-2]

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[CASPER-2]

I will PM you some of my "secret" spots

 

[FloridaSon]

This blog has a huge amount of first hand info going back over a decade. Are you looking for modern jewelry or old coins and artifacts? Blog discusses how to read the beach, coin holes, old vs new sand and much more. Also learn to watch the wind, direction, surf and tides.

Treasure Blog: http://treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com/

Casper-2 ... what a very generous offer! Err... if you also want to PM me I am ready to receive. Haha

Good luck. Enjoy.

 

[nomad 11]

the trick is to not get eaten by a shark. or not to step on one of those spiny little things ? what do they call them again ? can you imagine the pain ? i dont have a good luck charm. so i guess that counts me out ? eh ?

 

[Peyton Manning]

Low tide exposes more swam in beach
Get a sand scoop and get everything
Take along a healthy female to hold your beer while you dig

 

[RustyGold]

Learn to grid a small area for a thorough search. Dig it all until you get the idea of what the tones and numbers are telling you. The best tool in the arsenal after the detector will be the sand scoop with a long handle. Have fun and good luck!

 

[Peyton Manning]

Oh be sure to wear a thong so people leave you alone ( unless you are female)

 

[RW]

Learn to grid a small area for a thorough search. Dig it all until you get the idea of what the tones and numbers are telling you. The best tool in the arsenal after the detector will be the sand scoop with a long handle. Have fun and good luck!

How long of a handle do you recommend? I was considering 4', possibly with a D-handle. Long enough?

 

[Rookster]

FORGET the towel lines. They've already been hunted. Nah. Kidding. Sounds like you'll be there during or a little after Spring break. Might be Purdy good. Good luck.

 

[RustyGold]

How long of a handle do you recommend? I was considering 4', possibly with a D-handle. Long enough?

Full sized handle Carbon fiber 48" minimum with no bending and better leverage. I have the carbon fiber on one scoop and a long wooden handle 51/52" on the sand only scoop.
Hope this helps. Good luck!

 

[SanMan]

Well heading to Fla. in April planning to bring my detector(when I make my final decision on one) I've never really hunted a beach before, any tips would be a great help to me.

Is there better places than others to hunt

I've heard entryways are good. Do more people hang out near the life guard chairs?

Any other suggestions you guys might have?

whats a good scoop

I can answer some of those questions all at once,......

Actually you can,.....

You yourself go on a typical sunny day with an average crowd.
Bring a note book and a camera, try to get up where you have a view.
Take photos, take notes, pay attention,......

Be friendly talk to vendors, buy something from them, ask them where the
crowd gathers, take notes, if there is a restaurant with glass windows, on
high ground, view from above both up and down the beach,.....

Eat there, ask the waitress, she looks at that view, she can tell you what days
are busy, where people hang out, the better spots for swimming, etc.

Some guy renting stuff there at the beach,...... go over and talk to him.
You see a guy pushing around a snow cone cart, get a snow cone, talk to him.

You won't waste a search day doing research,........
Because you're gonna go out that evening, after the crowds move on, and hit
the spots that are likely to bear fruit.


Look with your own eyes,....
Talk to locals,.......

This is advise that will increase the odds of you finding items of value.



SanMan

When it comes to the sand,...... I'm your ma,......I know some stuff


LOL


These scoops are good, there are similar ones as well.

https://stavrscoop.com/eng


There are guys here that live in, and search the Florida beaches often.

They can help you with choosing a scoop,......

I'm in California, the conditions here are not the same as Florida.



In the city parks I use this,....




At the beach this,.......




Some make their own, most buy off the internet,....

 

[RustyGold]

Well done SanMan!

 

[red83hd]

Great tips guys - Sanman That's great insight I didn't think about some of those ideas. The thong idea is great but they'd have to start evacuating Fla now if I showed up in a Thong LOL. I decided to get a minelab equinox 800 for a beach detector.

 

[red83hd]

Full sized handle Carbon fiber 48" minimum with no bending and better leverage. I have the carbon fiber on one scoop and a long wooden handle 51/52" on the sand only scoop.
Hope this helps. Good luck!

Where would you get the carbon fiber handle. I saw one on Kellyco but the price was really high.

 

[FloridaSon]

the trick is to not get eaten by a shark. or not to step on one of those spiny little things ? what do they call them again ? can you imagine the pain ? i dont have a good luck charm. so i guess that counts me out ? eh ?

Sea urchin. Good tips. Most likely danger? ManOWar jellyfish and riptide. Learn hope to survive a riptide and love to tell your tale. But enjoy too.

 

[LawrencetheMDer]

Look at beach cams in your area to study where people travel, sit, towel lines, weather conditions inc tide, wave height and rip current warnings. Read a few books on beach hunting, esp "Gold beneath the waves" by Jim Brouwer my favorite. Also if you get the Equinox 800 be sure to buy the book by Andy Sabisch about the Equinox series. Do your book work and know details about your machine BEFORE you go on vacation. Have fun but realize these are well hunted beaches across Florida; try to think outside the box and pursue beaches where there is limited access from the general public (private beaches w high price hotels, if possible) or where public parking isn't possible - On the east coast of Florida, some of my favorite and productive beaches were ones I had to walk a mile or 2 to get to because of severe limited public parking nearby w high priced hotels (and less likely for a metal detectorist to have hit, at least very often).

 

[CASPER-2]

Sea urchin. Good tips. Most likely danger? ManOWar jellyfish and riptide. Learn hope to survive a riptide and love to tell your tale. But enjoy too.

I wear a thick sole dive boot - have never had a detecting related foot injury since doing so
I wear at least one (but most times 2) gloves when hunting - I can push or pick up and toss jelly fish and man o wars away with no prob
I wear thick ones up here in cold waters and thin ones down in Fla. and the Carrib.

 

[CASPER-2]

any similar to these are good - good to have ones with polymer coated palms - these will protect against jellies
you can find some really cheap sometimes in bulk - they dry good and can be worn over and over
I wear them land hunting too (wear a separate pair for the dirt)
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[CASPER-2]