My first beach metal detecting adventure!

DKinPA

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Not "today's" find but anyway......spent last week in Wildwood Crest and had my first ever opportunity to hunt the sand. Gotta say it's definitely different than diggin' dirt but I did enjoy it. In the five days I was there I detected a total of about 10 hours, the rest of the time was spent enjoying all the things Cape May had to offer!

Here's the group shot for the week, there was a third sterling ring with a nice blue stone found as well but it fit perfectly on someones finger when I got back to the hotel so it never made the photo session....LOL!!

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I was pretty happy with my jewelry finds for my first trip

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A little closer look at the jewels
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I was very pleased with the way the Etrac hunted the beach, she ran as quiet on sand as she does on dirt. It didn't matter if I was in wet or dry sand the E handled it very well. I'm looking forward to hunting the beach again!

HH

Dave
 

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Those are some great finds! I must have spent double that time at the beach with less than half the finds!
 

birdman

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Very nice! I have a friend that uses the Etrac at the beach.He sold me his Excal because of the etrac. He does extremely well with it.
 

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Again, Congrats on the Jewelry Finds Dave :thumbsup:
 

goodmore

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I got a seat for you at the end of October. I knew you would like it.
 

RangerGal1

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Wow, excellent first time finds! I didn't do nearly as well my first time on the beach. Where yah huntin? Water line or dry sand?
 

texjim

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hope you saved some targets for me. we are headed down next june.. nice job.
 

MKnTenn

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Bottom row of pennies, the one on the far right, thats my favorite. Just kidding, thats a nice haul for 10 hours. I agree with Rich, beach hunting will spoil you. HH
 

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DKinPA

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RangerGal, all the jewelery that made the pic was from the water line. There was a third sterling ring that I found earlier in the dry sand behind the "towel line". I didn't need the detector to find the bracelet, the surf washed it right up at my feet!

Brett, the more I think about it the more I think I'm in for the end of October!!

Thanks all!

Dave
 

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