🥇 BANNER EPIC Hunt - 21 Rings 7 GOLD - Hunt of my life A-TEAM

biggmike · May 30, 2015

Got away with the family on a solo mission. The rest of the A-Team, Lookindown and DavidFL couldn't make it this time and man I wish they were there. My wife and daughter went with me and it all still seems like a dream. We got to the beach at about 8am. It's a private beach that the workers in the area say they never see anyone else hunting there. I got permission before I went and I still can't believe how it all went down. As soon as I entered the water there were targets every few steps. This is a huge beach so I took my time and dug all of the good targets. The first few were coins and then a junk ring. I was thinking "oh ya" I just felt like I was going to do good. After about a half hour, a few coins and two junk rings the first good ring popped out.

It was 10K and I was elated that I had GOLD. I only have one gold this year and I figured this was a successful trip with just that ring but I had no idea what was about to happen. Well about 15 more minutes later and a few more junkers out comes this little beauty.

This one was 14K and I was starting to think this day could be amazing. I saw my wife sitting on the beach and took the rings to her. She told me that her and my daughter were going to go shopping for a while so I headed back in. As soon as I got back to about waste deep water I got that beautiful middle tone and the third gold of the day shows up.

Another 14K band and I couldn't believe what was happening. It was only about 10am and I had three gold rings. Well about 1 hour and four or five more junkers later I got that solid middle tone again and you guessed it. My fourth gold of the day

I started thinking "no way this is happening" and looked up to see my daughter wading out to me. She asked if I found any more gold and I showed her the two I found and told her to take them to her mom so she took off and my next target was a solid middle tone and one scoop later this one made it's way into my scoop

14K with ICE. I looked up and my daughter was just walking up the wet sand so I followed her up and gave gold ring five to my wife and told her if she wakes me up I gonna be pissed so if I dreaming to just let me sleep. I returned to the water and realized that all five rings had come from the same general area of the beach and I figured I would make a quick run the other way just to see if I had just found a honey hole or was this beach just that good. I got about half the way down the beach and a few people were about chest deep and one of them said they had lost their ring. He didn't speak English well at all but I could understand what he was saying. He started smiling and and said "I help you" and acted like he was swimming with his hands. I asked if he really lost something and he said "no" and asked if I have found anything and just then I got a blast from the detector right were he said he lost a ring. I confirmed that he hadn't lost anything again and one scoop down out comes number six

A heavy 14K band. They couldn't believe it but by this time I wasn't very surprised. In fact, it got to when I didn't get a ring when I got a middle tone I was disappointed. I was so happy to get a gold ring away from the area the other five rings came from because now I believed they could be anywhere on the beach and this beach was big enough for all three of us to have hunted. I had six gold rings at this point and I think that is the most I have found in one day but little did I know that the best was yet to come. As soon as I got back to the area I had found the first five gold rings I started picking up a couple junkers again and that's then this monster showed up

It wasn't marked on the inside so I wondered if it was real but time was short so went back at it. A few junkers later I had to leave but didn't want to. When we got back to out room I showed the big ring to my wife and told her it wasn't marked so I didn't know if it was real and she said "yes it is. It says 14K" I said "Where??" and she said "right here". It was the first ring I have ever found that was marked on the outside of the ring. I was in the water for about 7 or so hours and had 7 gold rings and 14 junkers. I actually started skipping the high tones about half way through the hunt because there were so many of them. This was a once in a lifetime hunt for me. I know there are other hunters that are used to finding multiple rings but any time I find more than one gold is a great day for me. I only found 2 gold rings once last year so I was ecstatic to get 7 in one day. My only regret is that my team wasn't with me but since I have permission to go back once a year I'm sure they will be with me next year. I might even see if it is possible to get a late season hunt there this year. Here is a pic of the stuff without the trash. Thanks for looking and HH.....

CapeTownBeachBum · Jun 10, 2015

Hunt of a lifetime .... SWEET FINDS !! congrats

fongu · Jun 12, 2015

Days like this are few and far between. Enjoy it as long as it lasts. Glad you and the family had a great vacation.

detectahead · Jun 12, 2015

Mike! Proud of you buddy! What a great day for you!!
Congrats on the banner!

Msbeepbeep · Jun 13, 2015

Wow that's one for the record books! Congrats!

I have to branch out more.

here4themoney · Jul 11, 2015

Wow.. what a hunt! Very nice and congrats on banner

Moonshadow · Aug 23, 2015

Wow, Wow and
WOW! A dream hunt for sure! Good for you! :notworthy:

A2coins · Jan 26, 2016

Looks awesome that's why we do this

Kace · Aug 25, 2017

CASPER-2 said:
unless the private club is only way into that water - don't understand why'd you'd have to wait to get back in there - you cant own saltwater or property under saltwater

so if you can get in down from there and work your way to there in the water - they cant stop you
I go in at sunrise and leave just before people show if you don't want to cause a prob with swimmers

Timeshare at Private Resort Maybe? Whatever deal he has worked out, but that's his. Plenty more to go around!

CASPER-2 · Aug 25, 2017

Kace said:
Timeshare at Private Resort Maybe? Whatever deal he has worked out, but that's his. Plenty more to go around!

Don't matter - you cant own water or land under water - especially salt water -
I ve hunted at private resorts and as long as you don't go on their sand - nothing they can do
I hit resort where Tiger woods got married - the guards got PO'ed - I told them I know the law - "you cant touch me"
and they walked away - police told me to make sure I enter and leave from water down from the resort - and I'm fine as long as I don't
disrupt the guest there - there were none in the water at that time - so I was fine
hunters have to realize - there is the water and there is the beach - they can put signs that say stay off Private Beach! - but they cant say
stay out of "our" water

Kace · Aug 26, 2017

CASPER-2 said:
Don't matter - you cant own water or land under water - especially salt water -
I ve hunted at private resorts and as long as you don't go on their sand - nothing they can do
I hit resort where Tiger woods got married - the guards got PO'ed - I told them I know the law - "you cant touch me"
and they walked away - police told me to make sure I enter and leave from water down from the resort - and I'm fine as long as I don't
disrupt the guest there - there were none in the water at that time - so I was fine
hunters have to realize - there is the water and there is the beach - they can put signs that say stay off Private Beach! - but they cant say
stay out of "our" water

Interesting. So How far out does the Resorts Sand/Beach Go? To me, Beach Starts where the Water Stops lapping at the Shore. The Private, Timeshare or Inclusive Only Resorts that I've been to All had 'Shark Fencing' Pretty Far Out with a couple of the staff in dinghies in that fencing area at all times. In Jamaica locals would circle that area waving for guests to come out to them either in their boats or they were walking about waist high and trying to sell Lobsters for $5 US and Fresh Fish and of course Ganja? (sp) Weed. Only Once, I've had a local come up to me on a beach. They would take off when the staff spotted them. Beach and Water. Now these places where I've stayed also had 10'-12' solid but decorative walls all around the property, Gated and Guarded, including the golf course and all outdoor amenities. Lessons on surfing, board sailing, snorkeling etc were given within those fenced areas that went out pretty darn far at each place. The signs you mentioned have been there. I have never Metal Detected anytime where I've stayed but after the first of such trips I saw how easy it was to get up and on the beach at Sunrise "To watch the Sun come up over the Ocean". lol. It is pretty, but also will show shiny things at that early hour. High output flashlights works well at sunrise or sunset too. What I was doing was scouring the beach and underwater Rocks and Rocks that were above the water during low tide times for jewelry and coins. I've found quite a few things that way. The main reason I've never detected was I always assumed it wasn't legal on beaches at Resorts or that I'd end up in a lot of Red Tape. Just to be clear, You are saying that I'm Wrong and That Anyone Can Detect Anywhere As Long As Any Access to or from Is Accessed By Water? And that anyone can detect anywhere as long as they are standing in the half inch of water where it meets the dry Beach?

One other thing that gave me my viewpoint is in MN and Other Northern States That Have Ice Fishing as a Big Deal for locals and tourism is that it's 'First Come First Claimed'. Set your Ice House Down and Its Yours to do as you want. I can't think of the name of that Gold Dredging Show that is in Alaska...Only in the Ocean where they take everything from big barge boats with back hoes and living quarters or even Travel Trailers on them to small little boats with a generator, pump & hose to dredge back to a small sluice and they will sleep in tents on their claim. I think it's set in Juno, not positive but I happened to watch an episode where they were having an Auction for Claim Ownership for the upcoming year. The maps all had numbers on claims and showed the boundaries of each numbered claim. Large Corporations as well as Small Mining Families were bidding on these areas in the Ocean. No one else could come on the claim and Do Anything after purchasing the area. So, My questions for you is How can that be that No One Owns The Land Underwater In The Ocean even if it is a year at a time? And I realize that MN & Other Northern States that I'm speaking of are the Great Lakes Region that is Freshwater but these Ice Fishermen Own the Area Under Their Fishing Shacks. How does that work? In either of these scenarios I couldn't just jump on the 4wheeler & head over to where they are & get my MD out and start swinging above or below water on their claim. I'm familiar with land ownership vs under the same property mineral/oil/gas rights and ownership. Thanks and sorry for the long winded post.

signal · Aug 26, 2017

Kace said:
Interesting. So How far out does the Resorts Sand/Beach Go? To me, Beach Starts where the Water Stops lapping at the Shore.

In Florida, private property is typically above the high tide line........technically its the "average" of the high tide line (I believe averaged for the year). I hit resorts and have had the police called, even though I carry a laminated copy of laws and I make all accesses lawfully. You have to be smart as to whether you want to go round and round with the police. I live in the area, and so I'd rather live to fight another day than to be too much trouble, even though I am in the right. I simply return on another day. I am usually at resorts at night to do beach detection/wet sand, but I prefer sunlight if I am in the water.