redcobra8u
Bronze Member
- Jan 24, 2014
- 1,221
- 1,336
- 🥇 Banner finds
- 1
- Detector(s) used
- Minelab Excal II, Garrett AT Pro, CTX3030
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
I hate going to Santa Monica beaches because I always seem to run into unfriendly fellow metal detectorists. Thus I rarely go but I managed to clear my afternoon and hit the sand with high expectations for some erosion. After scouting a few regulars with no erosion, I end up in Santa Monica. Still no erosion but I'd give it a try with the excal anyhow.
On my walk to the surf line I see a hunter with a PI machine walking my direction along the tide line. No big deal, he went left, I went right and we worked away from each other for about 30-45 min. I see him take off so I turn back and head over towards the area he hunted. He was hunting a single line parallel to the surf and I am working a grid perpendicular to the surf covering the bank to water. I immediately start hitting coins so continue over the area. Soon I start working the area with his unfilled holes and see he's dug iron stuff and tossed it next to his hole? Another moron. As I move along I start seeing zinc Lincoln cents either in his hole of just to the side......now I get passing those signal up even though I don't but why leave it there in plain sight?
Anyway karma rewarded me for filling in his holes, collecting the trash and discarded Lincoln cents with a 4.75g 14k and a couple silvers and a 43 nickel (terrible condition on the face). Right in between his holes. My only hope is he's a T-net member and reads this post and reconsiders his approach to hunting the beach. I'll remember him and possibly offer a few pointers next time.
On my walk to the surf line I see a hunter with a PI machine walking my direction along the tide line. No big deal, he went left, I went right and we worked away from each other for about 30-45 min. I see him take off so I turn back and head over towards the area he hunted. He was hunting a single line parallel to the surf and I am working a grid perpendicular to the surf covering the bank to water. I immediately start hitting coins so continue over the area. Soon I start working the area with his unfilled holes and see he's dug iron stuff and tossed it next to his hole? Another moron. As I move along I start seeing zinc Lincoln cents either in his hole of just to the side......now I get passing those signal up even though I don't but why leave it there in plain sight?
Anyway karma rewarded me for filling in his holes, collecting the trash and discarded Lincoln cents with a 4.75g 14k and a couple silvers and a 43 nickel (terrible condition on the face). Right in between his holes. My only hope is he's a T-net member and reads this post and reconsiders his approach to hunting the beach. I'll remember him and possibly offer a few pointers next time.
Upvote
0
