Dictionary of water detecting terms?

[DetectorOCD]

Hey guys,
I am a land hunter trying to understand some of the terms I hear for water/beach hunting like "shelf" and "ripple trough" Does anyone have a list of these terms so I can become familiar with them? I didn't have any luck locating such a document. Also, any youtube vids you could recommend for beach techniques.

I'm moving to Florida soon, so I want to be up on my lingo!

Thanks!

 

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[Buried Crap NJ]

Gold Ring , Gold Bracelet, Gold Earring, Gold Chain, Gold Charm,Gold Coins,Gold Bars
and did I say gold! There a bunch of books that are at the 16 dollar mark that will give you a world of info. But you can just read here all you'll ever need. steve

 

[willie d]

Surfdigger's videos on youtube should educate you on a bunch of the terms, plus they are just fun to watch.

This website should help as well. http://www.nmhra.netfirms.com/pulltab/

Just out of curiosity, what part of Florida?

 

[Surfdigger]

Try my youtube channel I have some videos that might help a bit.....
http://www.youtube.com/surfdigger

 

[Dano Sverige]

"In the wet" - sand that's wet.

"In the dry" - sand that's not wet.

"scoop" - Big heavy metal thing for collecting ring pulls.

"eye candy" - anything not male,old or fat, in a bikini.

"Ocean" - Big wet blue,green,brown thing full of sharks.

"Shelf" - In the ocean, when knee deep suddenly becomes 10ft..and you drown.

"Ticket" - A good find.

"A cut" - chunk of sand that's been cut lower than the rest, usually by rough wave action.

"Falsing" - What you discover your detector's doing after you've dug a 4ft hole or ventured onto black (mineralized) sand.

"Hot rock" - A large stone that tries to persuade you it's a gold ring.

"Dickheads" - Teenagers who throw small denomination coins in your path and think it's the funniest thing ever.

"Hooka" - Portable floating oxygen device for dive detecting. Generally used by jet skis as a race start/finishing point.

"Dolphin/Porpoise" - Not a shark..but will make your a$$ tighten up just as quick when spotted.

So...there ya go. You're all set.

 

[seeker41]

"In the wet" - sand that's wet.

"In the dry" - sand that's not wet.

"scoop" - Big heavy metal thing for collecting ring pulls.

"eye candy" - anything not male,old or fat, in a bikini.

"Ocean" - Big wet blue,green,brown thing full of sharks.

"Shelf" - In the ocean, when knee deep suddenly becomes 10ft..and you drown.

"Ticket" - A good find.

"A cut" - chunk of sand that's been cut lower than the rest, usually by rough wave action.

"Falsing" - What you discover your detector's doing after you've dug a 4ft hole or ventured onto black (mineralized) sand.

"Hot rock" - A large stone that tries to persuade you it's a gold ring.

"Dickheads" - Teenagers who throw small denomination coins in your path and think it's the funniest thing ever.

"Hooka" - Portable floating oxygen device for dive detecting. Generally used by jet skis as a race start/finishing point.

"Dolphin/Porpoise" - Not a shark..but will make your a$$ tighten up just as quick when spotted.

So...there ya go. You're all set.

HILARIOUS!!!!! and spot on!

 

[mandad76]

"In the wet" - sand that's wet.

"In the dry" - sand that's not wet.

"scoop" - Big heavy metal thing for collecting ring pulls.

"eye candy" - anything not male,old or fat, in a bikini.

"Ocean" - Big wet blue,green,brown thing full of sharks.

"Shelf" - In the ocean, when knee deep suddenly becomes 10ft..and you drown.

"Ticket" - A good find.

"A cut" - chunk of sand that's been cut lower than the rest, usually by rough wave action.

"Falsing" - What you discover your detector's doing after you've dug a 4ft hole or ventured onto black (mineralized) sand.

"Hot rock" - A large stone that tries to persuade you it's a gold ring.

"Dickheads" - Teenagers who throw small denomination coins in your path and think it's the funniest thing ever.

"Hooka" - Portable floating oxygen device for dive detecting. Generally used by jet skis as a race start/finishing point.

"Dolphin/Porpoise" - Not a shark..but will make your a$$ tighten up just as quick when spotted.

So...there ya go. You're all set.

Great - hilarious - universal beach huntin lingo - lol!!

 

[search and recovery]

Great answer Dano. That was the funniest post I have read in a long time and all true.

 

[Les West Central Fl]

Enjoyed the funny word explanation, Dano.

 

[Dano Sverige]

See..it's just a malicious rumour that i spend all my time on Tnet just making Americans angry, i can do "funny" too!
Glad it made ya smile.

Ignore me DetectorOCD mate, i was bored and passing the time, lol. Most folks on here are helpful and very informative when you have questions, which is probably better and quicker as i'm not sure there is a terminology book available. Hope i've not scarred you for life?

 

[DetectorOCD]

lol nice one, Dano!

 

[DetectorOCD]

Try my youtube channel I have some videos that might help a bit.....
http://www.youtube.com/surfdigger

Thanks, Surfdigger. I subscribed

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Surfdigger's videos on youtube should educate you on a bunch of the terms, plus they are just fun to watch.

This website should help as well. http://www.nmhra.netfirms.com/pulltab/

Just out of curiosity, what part of Florida?

Be sure to check out this site Willie D gave you, it has a ton of valuable info for you........

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

See..it's just a malicious rumour that i spend all my time on Tnet just making Americans angry, i can do "funny" too!
Glad it made ya smile.

Ignore me DetectorOCD mate, i was bored and passing the time, lol. Most folks on here are helpful and very informative when you have questions, which is probably better and quicker as i'm not sure there is a terminology book available. Hope i've not scarred you for life?

Dano,
You are just TOO much! ROFLMBO! Don't worry about the scarring, the fur covers it up! (yep, ruin't for men, women, and animals)

I hate it when them dophins sidle up next to ya, causing self inflected heart attack!
Great posts Dano! I can't add nothing to that, but a good laugh! kudos, my friend!

 

[Sky Pilot]

Ha ha ha!!

That IS funny Dano!

I gotta laugh, that all those definitions are true makes it that much funnier!


Sky Pilot