Searched in an underwater desert-Ft. Lauderdale Beach

[Southern_Digger]

Sand covering everything and it is deep. Used Excalibur for first time in two months--searched 6 1/2 hours. Finds were slim. -- not even an excessive amount of trash; a water-logged Apple I-phone; Eyeglasses; only three coins; and one, very small silver ring. Everything was so deeply buried that I moved out behind the sandbars and searched in chest-deep water at low tide. That is where I found the ring. It, too, was quite deep in the sand--a weak, iffy signal--and it was a fresh drop. I did happen upon one small area close to the beach where rocks/shells were only 6-inches under the sand. That is where I found most of the trash and two coins. Need to find another beach to hunt off of... or a good rip current to remove the sand. I would have found more in a kiddy park in 1//3 the time... Saved all the agony of looking at a photo of trash and a boring little ring...hence, no photo.

 

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[bigscoop]

Yep, those deep summer sands are upon us. I spent several hours in the water yesterday and was excited when I finally reached the one green quarter that I did find, even the pull tabs and recently lost sun glasses were several scoops down. Did manage a couple of silver hoop earrings (different locations) that must have just fallen off someone's ear when I got to them, both were just inches under the sand. Over the wet sand almost everything was at maximum detection depths, even the shiny coins. Say "hello" to summer.

 

[GMD52]

Not sure if this spring FTL beaches were reclaimed , but to the South in Hollywood and Dania they had major dredging in the intercoastal and were covering the beaches with new sand to fill in the effects of erosion. I watched them lay down 3-4 feet of new sand in John Lloyd State Park in March.

 

[954hunter]

Not yet, but it s coming

 

[lorraine]

Southern Digger, I empathize with you...same conditions up here ; I long for those dark brown , solid "muddy flats" of yesteryear that were so much fun at which to detect.

Good luck on your next hunt

Lorraine