Well I did it! Did I do good?

[skip_fla]

Hello everyone let me introduce myself. My name is Skip and I live in Port Saint Lucie Florida. I?ve been detecting for about a year now with a Bounty Hunter 202 and have wanted to upgrade my detector. I mainly hunt the beaches here from Sebastian down to Singer Island. With the B.H. I could only hunt the dry sands, if I went down to the wet sand I would get to many falsies even with the sensitivity turned way down. I?ve done a lot of research on new detectors and narrowed my choices down to 3 a Whites Beach Hunter ID, DetectorPro Head Hunter Wader or a Minelab Sovereign Elite. The other night I took the plunge a bought the Sovereign off of E-Bay. It came with a 8? and 10? coil. Now my question, with all of your experience do you think I made the right choice?

Thanks and HH
Skip

Ps: It didn?t come with headphones which ones would work the best at the beach?
Also anyone in the area want to get together and show me the ropes of beach hunting?

 

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[lab rat]

Well, I live about 2800 miles away (on the other coast), but Minelab works for me! Any set of headphones is probably better than none, but get a set you are comfortable wearing, that has a good range label.

As far as showing the ropes, I don't suppose you'd throw in a round-trip ticket? Just get a good sand scoop and dig every target to see what it is and figure out what the machine is telling you. No need to thank me-- just send me your first doubloon!

Good luck!

 

[Surfmaster]

Perfect choice. In fact the only other choice would be an Excalibur,but basically they're both the same
detector. I've tried the White's and the Minelabs blow it away. Remember you don't need the meter.
In wet sand I run in all-metal, no discrim. When I hit a target I flip switch to discrim and check to see if I get that sweet sound, if it nulls its iron. Reason to search in all metal, you get more depth. ( in wet sand)
in dry sand ok to run in discrim. You'll get the hang of it in no time. Good luck, happy hunting

 

[wreckdiver1715]

Skip_Fl, you did good and welcome to the Forum.

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[billinstuart]

Greetings neighbor..I'm in Stuart and have an Excalibur I've been using for a couple months on our (well, your) beaches. No exciting finds, but like the Minelab alot. Biggest problem are the St. Lucie county beach nazis who patrol the beach accesses.

Bill

 

[JohninCT]

I agree, excellent choice. Now for earphones. The Grey Ghost Originals or Nuggetbusters are great with the Sovs. You need something to block the wind and wave sounds and these work well. Good huntin.

 

[coinshooter]

You could say I'm biased towards Minelab. Great choice!(But don't tell anyone else!) Found a nice 14 Kt gold ring last night with mine and a silver class ring the night before. 8)

 

[jeff of pa]

<------ I got this , among many others, With My SOVEREIGN, So I would have to say you DEFINATELY "DID IT GOOD"?

 

[skip_fla]

Well thanks for all the replys. It just came in. So it's off to the beach I go I will let ya'all how it went when I get back. Can ya tell that I'm excited

 

[skip_fla]

Well I made it back. Man does this thing find things DEEP! nothing good to report but it was fun and cold, a cold front came thru last night, it was in the 40's here with the wind blowing hard out of the NE. There's a bunch of new cuts on the beach, however it was high tide. Hopefully it will be nice this weekend so that I can get back out. Here is a pic of what I found. I hope this works.

 

[Cherokee1955]

Hi Skip
I have been evaluating a minelab for myself. I am thrilled to hear all the comments reguarding the sovereign and excalibur units. Good luck hunting! I live in Atlanta Ga, I would like to Come to your area to metaldetect on the beach But I dont know the rules for the area around Sebastian Inlet. Any Info you could share would be appreciated

Sincerely Cherokee1955

 

[wreckdiver1715]

The beach from the low tide line to the dune is free range, finder?s keepers. 8) There are no Florida laws that prohibit you from diving with a metal detector. It is true however, that you must stay out of leased sites, and out of some protected habitats. Additionally, you must abide by Florida law should you find anything on the bottom and recover it. As a diver you are responsible for knowing these laws and locations before you dive with your detector. (http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/archaeology/) The following excerpt is from the contract between the state of Florida and the Mel Fisher group in Sebastian Florida.(http://www.imacdigest.com/)
BENT ANCHOR S32G 27.55.7N X 80.29.12W; East to 27.55.7N X 80.28.57W; South-southeast to 27.53.28N X 80.27.24W; West to 27.53.28N X 80.27.68W; then follow the mean low tide line to point of beginning.
CABIN WRECK S27 27.49.8N X 80.25.55W is the center point of a 3,000 yard radius excluding all land west of mean low tide line.
DOUGLAS BEACH S26 27.25.3N X 80.16.50W is the center point of a 3,000 yard radius excluding all land west of the mean low tide line.
POWER PLANT S25 27.21.2N X 80.13.65W is the center point of a 3,000 yard radius excluding all land west of the mean low tide line.
ANCHOR WRECK S23 27.48.2N X 80.24.70W is the center point of a 3,000 yard radius excluding all land west of the mean low tide line.
SPRING OF WHITBY S23 27.46.0N X 80.23.83W is the center point of a 3,000 yard radius excluding all land west of the mean low tide line.
RIO MAR S23 27.38.3N X 80.20.90W is the center point of a 3,000 yard radius excluding all land west of the mean low tide line.
SANDY POINT S23 27.35.8N X 80.19.65W is the center point of a 3,000 yard radius excluding all land west of the mean low tide line.
UNKNOWN S23 27.19.0N X 80.12.30W is the center point of a 3,000 yard radius excluding all land west of the mean low tide line.
CORRIGANS WRECK S25 27.46.2N X 80.22.67W is the center point of a 3,000 yard radius excluding all land west of the mean low tide line.