OK lil bit long here:
To beachhugger, i hope from our above post any misunderstandings between us were resolved, and i welcome you to Tnet.
To treasure detector, I accept your apology, and welcome you to Tnet.
I did make a statement, after what i perceived as remarks towards Sandman were made. As i said earlier i respect him for his sincerity towards helping anyone and everyone that he can, especially new members just trying to learn our great hobby. I can see that misunderstandings were made on all parts now and so i hold no ill feelings toward any of the members involved.
I enjoyed the video that you posted beachhugger, i never crit anyone that is out there hunting, thats just not in my nature. I posted my first reply thinking you were asking advice on the OBX, and since i had lived there and hunted it hard for 9 years i was trying to be helpful. I love the OBX but as i said in my first post the tourest just aren`t stacked in tight enough to really make it a great hunting area in my opinion. The best areas i found down there were the corolla area and the public beach access points in KDH the ones with the paving stone parking lots. There is one honey hole i remember that always produced, but i cannot pull it out of the top of my mind at the moment, i ll think about it and pm one of you 2 with it when i remember it, but it was almost always good for one or two pieces of jewelry per hunt.
I did go back after i started my business with both my sovi and excal hitting the water alot but it really just never produced for me, like say Va bch or other spots, thats why i came to the conclusion that the vacationers down there left there good jewelry items in there condos or beachboxs instead of wearing them on the beach like others do elsewhere. I know alot of people are Leary of leaving nice jewelry in motels/hotels so they tend to take the chance and wear there jewelry on the beach, much to our benefit.
As far as the wrecks go i never could figure out why, with as many wrecks as the OBX had near its coast more treasure was not found. There have been as many if not more off the OBX coast as FLA has had but min treasure has been found, hence my statement that perhaps since the island has shrunk since the 1700-1800 most the treasure possibly is well offshore. I spent many hours researching and hunting for only min finds and nothing was that great, regrettably. During the time i lived down there i had early beach access after any storm, (i worked for one of the townships at that time, and yes please say hello to ray ray for me) but due to my detectors not being water machines i was not able to really hunt the beach`s during or right after any storms we had. After i moved away i lost my early access privileges and really never made it back during or right after a hard nor easter to really work the beach`s for blown up/unburied treasure like you all did in the video.
Again in all sincerity i welcome both of you to Tnet, as soon as i can uncover my old notes pertaining to the OBX i ll let you know. I know i missed alot with the machine i had during my years there an ancient whites circa 70`s model, and later with a 6000 pro which was alot better but i got it right before leaving. If i can be of any assistance for the knowledge i gained from those years there please let me know.