East coast beach recommendations

[Fast Ed]

So the wifey gave her permission for a combo metal detecting/book reading vacation this summer. Can you good people recommend your favorite east coast states/towns for beach detecting. She can read anywhere lol. I’m going for shallow water mostly.....



Thanks in advance!

 

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[lookindown]

Don't know how far south your willing to go....to have water calm enough to hunt in you need to go to south Florida, say West Palm Beach Ft.Lauderdale and south.

 

[OBN]

I would say Virginia Beach, You have the Bay there also.

 

[claire]

Long Island has some great beaches if you don’t want to travel too south. Jones beach, Southampton, Long Beach or if you prefer rockier beaches, the north shore. Jones has a large Bay Area, as well. All great for reading as well! It’s nicer during the week, rather then weekends

 

[Fast Ed]

Don't know how far south your willing to go....to have water calm enough to hunt in you need to go to south Florida, say West Palm Beach Ft.Lauderdale and south.

Lol, we will be in Lauderdale in a couple weeks but my md habit has been overruled for that trip

 

[Fast Ed]

Long Island has some great beaches if you don’t want to travel too south. Jones beach, Southampton, Long Beach or if you prefer rockier beaches, the north shore. Jones has a large Bay Area, as well. All great for reading as well! It’s nicer during the week, rather then weekends

Thanks claire, I’ll be considering Long Island for sure

 

[Fast Ed]

I would say Virginia Beach, You have the Bay there also.

Thanks OBN, could be out of reach this time

 

[Megalodon]

I haven't detected Cape May beaches, but I'd like to combine a MD trip there with seeing the horseshoe crabs come ashore at night to lay their eggs. I have heard local MD clubs view the beaches there possessively.

 

[Davers]

I've had the same ? on my mind for 2+ years .

Tho the wife don't read much & ill likely only get a few hours to detect (unless a beach ) , I been thinking Charleston but I have never been to VA.

GL Ed

 

[Fast Ed]

I haven't detected Cape May beaches, but I'd like to combine a MD trip there with seeing the horseshoe crabs come ashore at night to lay their eggs. I have heard local MD clubs view the beaches there possessively.

Cape May is a definite possibility. Can you elaborate on the local MD clubs?

 

[lookindown]

Lol, we will be in Lauderdale in a couple weeks but my md habit has been overruled for that trip

You got to take your detector ...sneak it in...the first thing she is going to say when you get there is you should have brought your detector.

 

[RTR]

Stay away from the outer-banks NC.the Last 3x was the pits

And they wanted $140. per bushel for blue tip crab.............NUTS !

 

[Megalodon]

Cape May is a definite possibility. Can you elaborate on the local MD clubs?

I've read on this site that there is at least one club that views Cape May as their own beach and can be hostile to newcomers. Enter Cape May in the search box at the upper right on this page and it should take you to the threads - as recently as this past winter.