Myrtle Beach Sand

[scruggs]

Went to Myrtle Beach last week and did not find much. The beach sand looked different, like it had been dredge in or something. When new sand is added is it worth looking over?

 

[stitchlips]

Went to Myrtle Beach last week and did not find much. The beach sand looked different, like it had been dredge in or something. When new sand is added is it worth looking over?

Where I am when they put new sand on the beach all you find is garbage and tons of it!

 

[Detector Wars]

Went to Myrtle Beach last week and did not find much. The beach sand looked different, like it had been dredge in or something. When new sand is added is it worth looking over?

Where I am when they put new sand on the beach all you find is garbage and tons of it!

Still, you would find goodies amongst the junk, wouldn't you?

 

[Sandman]

If they dredge up sand from the ocean bottom there is no telling what treasures can be deposited on the beach. It doesn't hurt to look.....What else ya gonna do, go shopping with the ole lady in a shoe store?

 

[lonewolfe]

If they dredge up sand from the ocean bottom there is no telling what treasures can be deposited on the beach. It doesn't hurt to look.....What else ya gonna do, go shopping with the ole lady in a shoe store?

LOL

Agreed!

 

[Lash]

Hey Scruggs,

Be sure to post any Myrtle Beach finds! I will take my MD next time I visit my family there.

HH,

Lash

 

[beachboy]

If they dredge up sand from the ocean bottom there is no telling what treasures can be deposited on the beach. It doesn't hurt to look.....What else ya gonna do, go shopping with the ole lady in a shoe store?
Sandman, I can not go shopping yet it is getting cold....

 

[Sand Scoop]

Yes ,they have been dredging the last few years.This last summer they went from SpringMaid Pier and are now around 55th N. So figure theres not much to be found untill the tourist show up this next summer.As far as I know I've never heard of any ships that went down and good stuff being found.They screen the dredged sand now so you don't find the large shark teeth like you use to although there are still nice ones to be found. Its suppose to be close to the 70's the next few days so will head down anyway and maybe get lucky.

 

[scruggs]

Thanks for all your replies! I plan to go back to MB for Christmas and will look a bit. Let you all know if I luck up!

 

[xXx]

They have been renurishing the beach here in Myrtle Beach for the last year now. I would say it's up 5 feet from a year ago. Average now is a pull-tab about every 100 yards.
Fortunately, there will be some good storms this winter and it will pull that sand back out before the 2009 Treasure Expo & Trade Show in April. This means the hunting will be back to normal by then, and everyone will be able to find the "goodies" again while here for the show.
I'll keep you updated on the sand condition here.
David
www.treasureexpo.com

 

[homer007]

I WENT TO Myrtle Beach BEACH SEVERAL YRS AGO. VERY EXPENSIVE PLACE TO VISIT.

 

[scruggs]

Thanks for the report David! I will be at the Expo in April and on the Beach at Myrtle after Christmas.

 

[Roln99]

My wife and I went down to Myrtle Beach From 12/23/08 to12/27/08 and I didn't find much either in terms of nice seashells! I was informed that they had been dredging the coastline. Before we left I actually thought of designing a sea sluice for recovering those hard-to-find seashells at low tide. We stayed at Ocean Creek Resorts where there's a brackish creek running through the property dumping out into the ocean. Thought about doing some sluicing there as well.