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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[FloridaSon]

well isny anybody going to tell me what what those spiny little thing s are called again ? no just leave me hangin ? what are friends for ? friends help friends drive drunk. thats my tip for the day. now if u want to know the best way to do that just ask me.

Already told you. Sea urchin

"friends help friends drive drunk" haha good one!

 

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[nomad 11]

LOL........THAT'S.... Melbourne Florida....

well if i ever get there i'll have to remember that...................too ! both sound like bew tee full places

 

[RTR]

well if i ever get there i'll have to remember that...................too ! both sound like bew tee full places

Yeah well,Beached change,techniques don't

 

[sandmartin]

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.

Just my view, if you are mainly beach detecting I would get the 600, you will find just as much, and put the $200 you have saved on a pair of Gray Ghost Amphibian waterproof headphones.

 

[sphillips]

View attachment 1792369 You probably know this, but some people might not.Set up a grid pattern when beach hunting ,using your foot prints as a guide. Make the grid as big or small as you feel comfortable with ,just like mowing the lawn,back & forth.Pix.included was from 2 weeks ago on Melbourne beach......Good luck
PS ...1 foot of sand was remover in 1 day due to high winds & waves as can be seen here.

Good advice. I live on S. Hutchinson island and when I grid I drag my scoop so that I know where I have been. There are so many existing foot prints that you can't see where you have been, drag the scoop.

 

[RTR]

Tread pattern

 

[sphillips]

Another tip.... (on beach sand, wet & dry). Forget using the "standard Scoop with holes". A shovel will dig deeper & Faster than Any scoop made.View attachment 1792847View attachment 1792848

Is that your sifter Roger?

 

[RTR]

Is that your sifter Roger?

Yes,thats one of them

 

[FloridaSon]

Well heading to Fla. in April planning to bring my detector

Hi red, found this survey taken in April, you can search this blog and find info a decade old. Enjoy your vacation!''

https://treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com/2012/05/51312-report.html

 

[red83hd]

Hi red, found this survey taken in April, you can search this blog and find info a decade old. Enjoy your vacation!''

https://treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com/2012/05/51312-report.html

Cool thanks Floridason I will enjoy reading - that's a great site