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- Aug 22, 2004
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- Detector(s) used
- Excalibur 800; Fisher F5; White Beachmaster VLF
- Primary Interest:
- Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Drove over to Jetty Park today about 1100 and the heat was building, felt like it was 105 even with the seabreeze blowing. That storm sure blew the garbage onto the beach. I loaned my Garrett AT3 to a lady friend of mine who wanted to learn how to metal detect. I explained the basis and how to swing the coil head and turned her loose. I set about running my grid popping a bottle cap here and a pull tab there. About halfway between the waters edge and the dry sign I got a sharp signal that sounded like a quarter and dug down about 6 inches with my scoop. Walked down to the surf and washed out the sand and there sat a big .925 Mexico silver ring with a braided design in the middle.
My hunting partner stepped over and checked it out. That gave me the lift I needed to hunt another half hour. I saw my friend leave the beach and I started that way myself when I got another sharp tone. It was a big target and the thought of beer can came into mind. I saw the lip and got my scoop under it and pried up and three feet of sand cracked open. It turned out to be a small campers shovel. Also found a big lead egg sinker and about 5 cents in zinc coins.
We broke for lunch and came back about 5 and left at 630 without any more finds. It turned out to be a nice day but I think I'll be looking for a cooler location before I tackle the beach again.
My hunting partner stepped over and checked it out. That gave me the lift I needed to hunt another half hour. I saw my friend leave the beach and I started that way myself when I got another sharp tone. It was a big target and the thought of beer can came into mind. I saw the lip and got my scoop under it and pried up and three feet of sand cracked open. It turned out to be a small campers shovel. Also found a big lead egg sinker and about 5 cents in zinc coins.
We broke for lunch and came back about 5 and left at 630 without any more finds. It turned out to be a nice day but I think I'll be looking for a cooler location before I tackle the beach again.
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