DaChief
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- Sep 16, 2007
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- -------(Water)------- Garrett Infinium (Relic and Coin) Minelab Sov. Elite
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- All Treasure Hunting
I was looking at the photo below of a beach today and noticed it may be of help to folks who are just starting out. You will find this same scene at most swimming beaches on any day. I have labeled the three hotest spots of most beaches that you may want to focus on. This rule is pretty constant although you clearly can find something by chance at most beaches anywhere, these areas would produce the most consistant finds and have for me.
1. BLUE AREA: In the water, most folks, as seen here stay just outside the breakers in about waist deep water anywhere from just below the waist to just above the waist. It would make sense that you would want to focus on this area if you are a water hunter although there are items in all depths, this area should contain most recent dropped items.
2. YELLOW AREA: At the water's edge is where most folks are seen playing with the wee tots and taking strolls, this highly traveled and used area is good for many finds from a few feet onto the sand into about knee deep or so.
3. RED AREA: What I refer to as the "Layout Line", is the area in which sun bathers tend to congregate down the beach. It seems to move from day to day and I believe it is established by the first guy that lays out his stuff in the morning. The next person seeing this puts theirs down at a distance from the water that is similar to the first and before long everyone is establishing that as the general Layout Line for the day. There are a few exceptions but as a rule, the bulk of the people will congregate in a line about 10 to 15 yards deep at a set distance from the water. This would be where you would concentrate in dry sand.
Hope this helps and if anyone has anything to add or wishes to disagree, please feel free. I am just trying to help the newcomers or those interested in beach hunting that have never tried it.
DaChief!
1. BLUE AREA: In the water, most folks, as seen here stay just outside the breakers in about waist deep water anywhere from just below the waist to just above the waist. It would make sense that you would want to focus on this area if you are a water hunter although there are items in all depths, this area should contain most recent dropped items.
2. YELLOW AREA: At the water's edge is where most folks are seen playing with the wee tots and taking strolls, this highly traveled and used area is good for many finds from a few feet onto the sand into about knee deep or so.
3. RED AREA: What I refer to as the "Layout Line", is the area in which sun bathers tend to congregate down the beach. It seems to move from day to day and I believe it is established by the first guy that lays out his stuff in the morning. The next person seeing this puts theirs down at a distance from the water that is similar to the first and before long everyone is establishing that as the general Layout Line for the day. There are a few exceptions but as a rule, the bulk of the people will congregate in a line about 10 to 15 yards deep at a set distance from the water. This would be where you would concentrate in dry sand.
Hope this helps and if anyone has anything to add or wishes to disagree, please feel free. I am just trying to help the newcomers or those interested in beach hunting that have never tried it.
DaChief!
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