My first post (kinda)

[Florida Rocks!]

Hello all...I use to post on this board but this was about 2 years ago or so, haven't posted on it in a LONG time, but I have read the forums from time to time. I use to live in New Jersey and my name on the board then was Burning Metal, well I now live in Florida and plan to get out more often with my ACE250. When I lived in Jersey I found some pretty decent stuff including an 1852 Large Cent, a bunch of Mercury Dimes and Silver Quarters, a couple 14kt gold rings and about 10 Sterling Silver rings plus a bunch of other cool stuff. I found enough pocket change up there to way more then pay for my detector!
Since I moved to Florida I have hit the beaches a few times but been pretty disappointed actually as I really didn't find much at all...my best and only ring find was a VERY small 14kt ring. I also found a couple small gold earrings but nothing spectacular at all. When I lived in Jersey I was NEVER skunked detecting, I always found something...down here I've been skunked a couple times. I LOVE living here in West Central Florida, only live about 10 miles from the Gulf Beaches here in Bradenton.
It was strange as the absolute FIRST time I went detecting down here and my first hit was the ring! Since then not much of anything else.
Anyway, I plan on hitting more schools, parks and also the beaches, hopefully I'll have better luck...

 

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Welcome back and good luck in your new detecting area.

 

[lordmarcovan]

Welcome back- it seems I am in good company as an old member who is just returning. I've been away for the better part of the last three or four years, myself.

I live in SE Georgia but was born and raised in Florida. It might take a while for you to get acclimated, TH-ing wise- it is bound to be a big switch from NJ. I feel your pain on the beach thing- I have never found much of anything on our local (St. Simons Island) beaches, though I did find gold rings twice in the past.

You never got skunked in Joisey? Welcome to the South, Bubba. We've got plenty of skunks down here.

There are always goodies to be found, too, however. And hey, now you don't have to put the detector away when winter comes, right?

 

[desert dog]

WELCOME BACK TO TNET

 

[stillgottawork]

Nice to have you back.... I consider Florida one of the treasure capitals of the world, you have all those tourists every year and all the sunken ships, hey just keep looking, you'll start finding stuff.....