Heading to the Florida Keys(Marathon)

cheech

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white's BeachHunter 300/DFX
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All Treasure Hunting
Heading down there for Labor Day weekend for lobster hunting and Metal detecting try to research on the rules of Metal detecting in the shallows down there but can’t find much information can anyone give me some advice on what I can do and what I can’t or point me in the right direction to read up on it thank you
 

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https://g.co/kgs/nHkZZm I couldn't remember if it was still there or not. Now I have a reason to drive down.....that and some great treasure hunting !!
 

Been raining cats and dogs for 2 days now....looks like more tomorrow. Might have to hunt in the rain.
 

Been raining cats and dogs for 2 days now....looks like more tomorrow. Might have to hunt in the rain.
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well cheech....weather permitting you might want to hit the Sombrero beach park.....its a pretty nice and popular beach in marathon. I hunt in the water there and over the years its given up some nice gold. Be prepared for the traffic, and crowds. Bahia Honda is on down the keys not to far from marathon. Its a state park and you must ask permission. Most of the time its a yes....no water hunting at this park...but the beach is a good one. Modern drops here, and if your lucky old Spanish stuff can be got....even an occasional Cobb. Rules are vague at different parks here and in the water....I treat it like any other south Florida location...I hunt dry sand all the way out to head deep. The state parks all need permission, and usually they say stay on the beach at the state parks. Stay on the beach down here means like waist deep. Basically I go and hunt and if someone has an issue with that then I deal with those people when I need to. Rarely been shutdown by the law but it has happened. whether there right or not I move on. Stay off the ballast mounds of the 1733 fleet with a detector.....but I do hunt inshore of them in the shallows. Lobsters are on fire this year and everyone is crushing it. Big number being caught by all !! There a lot of pressure though with everyone out there getting them now. Good luck and be careful.....labor day is one of the craziest weekends in the keys...it will be busy beyond your dreams on and off the water...the good thing is its usually a great time so enjoy !! Shoot me a pm....I'll probably be busy but you never know....I'd love to hit Sombrero beach !!

I think I bought my equinox from you. 😁
 

Different bart !!
 

Dam nit... I was hoping to talk BlackBart into a great deal on one.

:P
 

I'm sure your "Royalty cheque" is been posted up soon to you. Then it's a :occasion14: time.

I have been waiting for mine for a short while now...

Only been a couple decades.
 

For a real minute I thought Bbart ditched his EQ... which would not have been a surprise I guess... beings they have had some limitations / problems.
 

A little background to my confusion:

Back on August bought a nox800 from a guy who lives a few hundred feet from Sombrero beach. Figured it had to be bart....my bad :/

Here are a few pics of my finds with it!
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Nice Pickens tectin....and welcome to t-net. Im up in the northern keys....key largo the first key in the islands. Congrats on your finds !!
 

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