Wearing Polarized sunglasses while in water increases your $$$.

[Sandman]

If you haven't started wearing Polarized sunglasses while water hunting, you should. I mainly hunt early mornings when the wind hasn't picked up much to ruffle the surface of the water. The glasses allow you to more clearly see the bottom for finding things like dollar bills, etc. that wash out of pockets. When we were kids our pockets in our suits were tiny affairs and there weren't many concession stands either. Not so now days. It's a little more difficult to catch the bills as they wash about in the waves in saltwater, but in freshwater they just lay on the bottom waiting for you.

Good Luck,
Sandman

 

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[EDDE]

chomping at the bit for "the book" 8) <-------- polarized

 

[BobPA]

Good point Sandman.
Bob

 

[Antny]

Good info Sandman....Thanks!

 

[Farmercal]

I always wear polarized sun glasses when hunting the surf but mostly because my eyes can't take the brightness of the sand and water. The white sand of Destin and Fort Walton beaches are very bright.

 

[Jason in TN]

Wear metal ones so when the waves knock them off you can find them.

 

[Montana Jim]

Wear metal ones so when the waves knock them off you can find them.

LOL... funny.

 

[Capefearsman]

Good point Sand!

 

[kaptainkosmic]

If you hunt the sand with a digital detector

polarized lenses will make it difficult to read the lcd's but in the water with sound only machines its the way to go.

my 2 cents.

hh

 

[Mike Silver -gold]

Sandman is right on the money with the glasses. I once found a gold ring I saw on the botom. Another time in Canada[the water is super clear] I in neck deep water I saw and could tell the Id of two $20.00 bills laying side by side. Many times out,after a busy weekend, I'll find more in paper money than coins or jewlery.Paper is great to to find,it just lays on the bottem and waits to be scooped up. Mike

 

[glory-days]

Guess I need to roll some of my clad and spring for some polarized sunglasses. Thanks for the advice Sandman. HH, Glory-Days

 

[U.K. Brian]

Saves your sight as well. I've spent to many years detecting in sunny countries and now have the start of Macula Degeneration. I now wear Transitions that both darken in the sun and polarize out the glare but there's no getting back what you have lost. Protect your eyes at all costs.

Brian

 

[Gypsy Heart]

I do alot of river wading, both for bottle hunting and for flyfishing....always wear them....also saves me numerous times from stepping on those huge turtles that are like washtubs up here....

 

[MoTwister]

If anyone makes it to Murpheesboro, AR to look for diamonds be sure and wear polarized sunglasses if you surface hunt it makes the diamonds on the ground "wink" to you and tones out the other minerals.

 

[dahut]

Ive heard that about polarized lenses and diamonds. All my outdoors glasses are polaraized and I always keep on the lookout in parking lots and such. I actually found a diamond earring once that way.

In the water, there is no substitute for polarized lenses. This is one of those taken for granted things that we need to be reminded of once in a while. I found a ten dollar bill once floating on the bottom in FL. That ten dollars will buy a pair of fishing glasses at WalMart that do the job nicely, IMHO. I like the wrap around lenses on them.

Good idea on the metal frames, too. Instead, I think Ill glue a fishing sinker to mine. Then theyll go down fast and stay there until I find them!

 

[strike it rich]

nice tip sandman

 

[spez401]

Ya know... i'm still waiting for Sandman to put all of these wonderful tips into a concise format, where we can all go to find them easily... preferably with a table of contents and an index... something on paper (or electronic format) with a nice cover... maybe that avatar picture... I think they call those things "BOOKS"

And I think a lot of the newbies (and some of the older guys too) would like it even more than me

steve

 

[deepsix47]

Ebook, hard or soft cover in print. Makes no difference. I'd buy one in a heart beat. I wish Sandman could make it down for our Beach Party at Sebastian inlet.
Deepsix