One last opportunity tomorrow, need feedback

HenryWaltonJonesJr

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Sep 2, 2013
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Fisher F2, AT Pro, Compadre, SeaHunter II, AT Gold
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
So I'm in the Spanish Main and so far gold and silver have evaded me. I've got about 40 hours in (a lot with my wife too), found a ton of clad, spoons, all kinda of tiny foil and ptabs and the tiniest of buttons. I've hit the biggest (and wealthiest) resorts both in the wet up to my neck and the dry, even moved lounge chairs. I'm running out of time here and need to know what you'd do. Dry or wet? I can hunt 3 or 4 hours tops tomorrow. My feet are all torn up from getting sand in my water shoes and rubbing in the water! My missed breath moment turned out to be a huge "bling" Ice King junk watch.

One more day and it'll be back to real life!

I've got the sea hunter 2 which has been hitting some amazingly deep finds and the AT Pro for the dry (no, it really doesn't work in the salt here, auto gb at 12 and it still falses like crazy, I've tried it).

I'll tell ya all about the trip and permission I have when I get back from this beautiful and magical place, but I wanna find some gold!!!! Help! The beach stretches 5 miles and I can walk 100 yards and not get a hint of a tone, then bottle cap, bottle cap, wire, penny, bahh!

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PI PETE

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Aug 10, 2009
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Excal_1000 / Whites VX3 / Shadow 2-Troy / & Infinium L-S/Garrett / AT GOLD
Primary Interest:
Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Hang in there! If I were in your shoes I would hydrate tonight, take bars, food and water on my person and hunt all 240 min no breaks!

Good luck!
 

PI PETE

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Aug 10, 2009
550
291
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Excal_1000 / Whites VX3 / Shadow 2-Troy / & Infinium L-S/Garrett / AT GOLD
Primary Interest:
Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Oh, and I would be in the water!
 

redcobra8u

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Jan 24, 2014
1,221
1,336
Los Angeles
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Minelab Excal II, Garrett AT Pro, CTX3030
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Work the wet between the high & low tide lines.
 

CASPER-2

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Jan 3, 2012
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19,959
NEW ENGLAND
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WHITE'S XLT, PI PRO, GARRETT 2500, 3- FISHER CZ21s, JW FISHER 8X
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
GO BACK TO WHERE YOU GOT THOSE GREEN COINS
 

lorraine

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Dec 15, 2010
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3,762
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Minelab GT; Sov Elite
Primary Interest:
Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Try the wet sand slope following out the high tide.

I wish you the best out there.

LOrraine
 

bigscoop

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Jun 4, 2010
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Wherever there be treasure!
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Older blue Excal with full mods, Equinox 800.
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All Treasure Hunting
It's August, very hot and a lot of soft sand. Stay in the drink where it's cool with the deepest machine you have. Enjoy your last hunt. :thumbsup:
 

GatorBoy

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May 28, 2012
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If I were in your shoes I would change gears and start hunting in areas that would have some History close to the surface.
Areas of old homes or any open areas close to historical buildings or waterways.. Cool kind of keepsakes from your trip could be old silver coins
 

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snooksion

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lots of beach. hunt in the water .most importantly where majority of people hang.
 

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