seeker41
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- Feb 18, 2007
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- fisher cz6a--teknetics g2 --cz20--minelab excal 800--discovery3300--original whites tdi--tesoro sandshark--whites dual field
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
vacation over...... no success in my quest for gold!! i hunted daytona, cocoa, satellite beach, Melbourne and a few others in-between. most hunts were at high tide, i did hit low tide at cocoa beach and that's were the most serious hunting took place, found a coin line by griding from high tide mark but could not find a line of any "heavy" items.
talked to a couple other hunters and they weren't doing to great either. managed a few bucks in coins including a 1957 french coin 25 ptas and a 1967 20 cents Singapore coin. most coins were American quarters and dimes. one thing i tried was, at high tide i counted my steps and walked from high tide line out to about waist deep water, where most people were "playing"( about 50 paces) and then did the same at low tide, then hunted that line from ron jons to the pier. nothing found in that area! coin line was about 15 to 20 paces from high tide line. almost no trash/pull tabs found at all. other attempts were made during high tide in the water but were unproductive and difficult due to the waves, had one item gold/foil signal at about chest deep but could not recover it due to the waves knocking me off the target. all coins were clean/bright and don't seem like old drops.
excal had problems with going crazy when going in, coming out of, or being partially submerged in the water....is this normal? it is doing the same thing here at home in freshwater and i cant adjust it out using sens. calms down and is usable in pinpoint!!!!
i like the coverage provided by my new 10 by 12 sef coil but it is to big for use in the surf or if any current is present. works great and is not to large for freshwater and would be fine on fla west coast.
chuck
talked to a couple other hunters and they weren't doing to great either. managed a few bucks in coins including a 1957 french coin 25 ptas and a 1967 20 cents Singapore coin. most coins were American quarters and dimes. one thing i tried was, at high tide i counted my steps and walked from high tide line out to about waist deep water, where most people were "playing"( about 50 paces) and then did the same at low tide, then hunted that line from ron jons to the pier. nothing found in that area! coin line was about 15 to 20 paces from high tide line. almost no trash/pull tabs found at all. other attempts were made during high tide in the water but were unproductive and difficult due to the waves, had one item gold/foil signal at about chest deep but could not recover it due to the waves knocking me off the target. all coins were clean/bright and don't seem like old drops.
excal had problems with going crazy when going in, coming out of, or being partially submerged in the water....is this normal? it is doing the same thing here at home in freshwater and i cant adjust it out using sens. calms down and is usable in pinpoint!!!!
i like the coverage provided by my new 10 by 12 sef coil but it is to big for use in the surf or if any current is present. works great and is not to large for freshwater and would be fine on fla west coast.
chuck
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I am actually staying at the other end of the island at Morritt's Timeshare Resort. That part of the island has less resorts but the ones that are there likely provide a more defined beach area making for a focused hunt. Stingray City (sandbar off the coast loaded with friendly stingrays), where tons of tourists are brought to frolic with stingrays, might prove interesting as well. I am there for a few weeks so I am looking forward to some good hunting and scuba diving.
