Tips on Beach hunting with MXT?

[BamaBill]

I don't have a water machine and am going to use my MXT to hunt the beach this weekend. I'm not going into the water with it, but would like to hunt the edge of the tideline with it. Any suggestions, tips on hunting at the beach? I'm a relic hunter and haven't hunted at the beach since I was a kid.

TIA,
Bill

 

[Sandman]

First things first..........Never lift the coil higher than the controls as water in the shaft will fry the guts.

You can use the coin setting or just coin & jewelry setting. For max depth use all metal-No disc. or Relic mode. In the water near the shore the detector might become unstable by beeping when there is nothing there. It is the combination of saltwater and black sand. Turn down the Sens. till it clears up. You can hunt the dry sand but moving into the wet you will have to ground balance again. Try not to move from wet to dry, stay in one or the other for awhile.

Good Luck,
Sandman