Ive yet to find a ring on wetsand. I can only ever really find a few coins. I have a minelab excal 2, I live in nothwest florida and detect at the beaches there on the ocean. ALL TIPS will be appreciated - thanks
For two straight summers, nearly seven months out of the year, I watched my area beaches packed shoulder to shoulder with people and I just knew there had to be a lot of stuff, a lot of good stuff, being lost on these beaches, especially in that crashing surf. I tried everything imaginable to find all that stuff but with little success, I just knew I could find a way to beat all that sand, but it just never happened. Finally I came to the conclusion that it didn't matter how much stuff got lost if I couldn't get to it before it sank too deep to be detected. Today, I don't waste my time chasing gold in poor conditions unless I just have to go do some hunting. On my area beaches the sand is king.
Thats how its done I've been reading one guy who writes a blog.."hardcore....".. he seems to go on and on about how good he is at finding things in what is called bad conditions by most people.."sanded in".. I find it funny because while he's busting his hump to find something in the bad conditions most of us have moved on to where conditions are better to only go back and find things at that same place at another time.
He also baits areas with pulltabs and nickels to keep other hunters away from areas he wants to hunt...he said it, not me.Really?
I have several of Gary’s books, which I have read numerous times and retain for reference and that is not my interpretation – not even close. He advocates having a list of top producing beach and water hunting sites which he periodically hunts when conditions are right to increase chances of finding something good.
When he arrives late at an area which he wants to hunt, he looks for an area that was missed by the other hunters to increase his odds. Also, he carefully observes the other hunters and their equipment to determine their capability, search pattern and how fast they are hunting.
If you look at the pictures that go along with his posts and past finds, it is obvious that he is not bragging, but merely stating the fact(s).
You are right about him busting his hump. He is beyond competitive, highly skilled, dedicated and disciplined. I am greatful that he has shared as many of his secrets as he has. I know that I am a better treasure hunter for it.
He also baits areas with pulltabs and nickels to keep other hunters away from areas he wants to hunt...he said it, not me.