bigscoop
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- Jun 4, 2010
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- Older blue Excal with full mods, Equinox 800.
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Just a Few Inches of Sand
Sometimes it only takes just a few inches of sand removal to turn an uneventful outing into a productive hunt. Case in point; the items pictured below were all found on a section of heavily hunted beach after just two complete tide changes that had stripped away about three to four inches of sand. This happened just after the monthly low tide cycle, when the increasing tides had caused a sudden change in the force and flow of the currents. The gently lapping beach currents during the monthly low tide cycle had been bringing in a constant dusting of sand buildup, but when this low cycle was over and the beach currents and water force began to increase this build up of sand started getting removed and pushed around. Now all of these items are made of lightweight materials and yet they were all still about 4 – 6 inches deep, just deep enough that they couldn’t be detected with the additional few inches of sand over them that had just been removed. I know this because I had just hunted this same section of beach less then 48 hours before with very little results even though most of this stuff had been lost during the 4th of July weekend, giving clue to just how fast they can be covered up under several inches of sand. I hunted this section of beach on the 6th and found next to nothing. On July the 8th I noticed the stripping of sand and hunted it again with much better results. Yes, there is gold on this section of beach, in fact, I know for certain that there is a very expensive platinum engagement ring on this same section of beach, which is why I’ve been keeping tabs on the sand in this section. Problem is this, because of it’s heavier weight and very limited surface area, the gold/platinum is still much deeper and more sand is going to have to be removed before these heavier items can be accessed.
So here is the point of this little text; keep close tabs on the sand on your area beaches and when you see an area where even a few inches of sand has been removed, hunt that area thoroughly. A few inches doesn’t sound like much but the removal of just a few inches of sand can oftentimes allow you to detect items that were just out of reach before the few inches of sand was removed. Just passing the notion along. Happy Hunting!
Sometimes it only takes just a few inches of sand removal to turn an uneventful outing into a productive hunt. Case in point; the items pictured below were all found on a section of heavily hunted beach after just two complete tide changes that had stripped away about three to four inches of sand. This happened just after the monthly low tide cycle, when the increasing tides had caused a sudden change in the force and flow of the currents. The gently lapping beach currents during the monthly low tide cycle had been bringing in a constant dusting of sand buildup, but when this low cycle was over and the beach currents and water force began to increase this build up of sand started getting removed and pushed around. Now all of these items are made of lightweight materials and yet they were all still about 4 – 6 inches deep, just deep enough that they couldn’t be detected with the additional few inches of sand over them that had just been removed. I know this because I had just hunted this same section of beach less then 48 hours before with very little results even though most of this stuff had been lost during the 4th of July weekend, giving clue to just how fast they can be covered up under several inches of sand. I hunted this section of beach on the 6th and found next to nothing. On July the 8th I noticed the stripping of sand and hunted it again with much better results. Yes, there is gold on this section of beach, in fact, I know for certain that there is a very expensive platinum engagement ring on this same section of beach, which is why I’ve been keeping tabs on the sand in this section. Problem is this, because of it’s heavier weight and very limited surface area, the gold/platinum is still much deeper and more sand is going to have to be removed before these heavier items can be accessed.
So here is the point of this little text; keep close tabs on the sand on your area beaches and when you see an area where even a few inches of sand has been removed, hunt that area thoroughly. A few inches doesn’t sound like much but the removal of just a few inches of sand can oftentimes allow you to detect items that were just out of reach before the few inches of sand was removed. Just passing the notion along. Happy Hunting!
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