What are the odds of finding these

[richm]

An older lady who I've done work for a number of years has a house right on a private beach. She will let me detect any time I want but it's pretty clean considering it's not public and only a few people use it in the summer, it's also fairly small as far as beaches go, maybe fifty or sixty feet of beach. I was working there this past weekend and when I finished I had a little extra time, noticed the tide was a little low so I detected for a while. I didn't find much, some clad, some pulltabs etc. Well I see this guy walking up to me with a few kids trailing behind. He introduces himself and says: "If you find a mans gold band with three diamonds I'll give you a hundred dollars if you return it, I lost it playing with my kids right here about three years ago." He went on to describe about where he was and that he was throwing his kid in the water when it flew off. Needless to say he and his wife were devastated. I told I didn't have much time today but that I would come back at full load tide and take a shot. Now I use a DFX and I can only wade at the most but it looks like the low spots are a few feet out. When I was leaving the lady I work for gave me the mans number and told me about a woman who was wading about ten or fifteen feet out and dropped her diamond ring and could never find it! Now I know there's at least two out there! My question after this long winded explanation is what is my best way of going about this? I live in CT. so this is the sound and the water isn't that rough, no big waves. Do I just go out at low tide and try to find the low spots? I need a few pointers.. Rich.

 

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[skylarking1970]

I assume that this is in saltwater. I'm not sure how the DFX does in those conditions. I know that years ago when I lived in Ca. My Spectrum was not too good in saltwater. (salt gave false readings)
I bought a White's PI beach detector, and had good results with it.

Beach hunting is a science. It's not as simple as some people may think.
Some things I learned, may help you out.

Things lost generally stay at the same area. In Newport Beach Ca. The area I use to search in had an old school right by the beach. It was common for me to find Mercury dimes right in that area in the water from the school. Probably from the kids losing them I always thought.

The rings could be there, but if the conditions arent right, you may pass over them without getting a hit. (the sand can be too deep). But that constantly changes.

There would be times that I would search the same stretch of beach an not get a single hit. Then I would go back a different day and find all kinds of things. So keep hitting the same area!

The best luck I had searching was during storms or right after. The rough water conditions would mix the sand up, and remove some of it. I would look for a nice size "cut" in the sand. The "cut" is when you are walking to the water, and there is a drop off from the sand (almost like a step). I've seen cuts in Newport Beach after storms from a few inches, to 8 feet! Usually best was a few inches to about 2 feet. Since your area is in a sound, and you don't get much rough waters, this all might be mute. But like I said, I would continue to hit the area over and over again under different weather and tide conditions.

The best area that I had success in is the wet sand area. Where the tide has recently been, and the sand is still wet, and when a wave goes out I would search that area before another wave came in.

I hope some of this info helps out!


-Sky

 

[au4me]

Richm,

PM me I will come down and help you, We can hit some other beach ares after we are done there, I'll bring my Excaliber. I'v been water Hunting for 20 + yrs.

 

[allen]

id say not very good !

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Probably not a good chance of finding the two rings with a land detector. Since you live so close to the beach, you may consider buying a water machine. A few rings could pay for the machine. Water detecting is a great alternative when everything is growing and when it is hot out. Good luck and HH, Mike

 

[G.I.B.]

The odds at finding the rings are exactly zero if you don't get in the water in start hunting for them. Looks like you had a nice offer a few posts up for some help!

If you don't find them, somebody will some day... It might as well be you.

Also, what state are you hunting in. I'm curious as there are no private property beaches in Fl. They all belong to the public.

 

[richm]

Gib, I live in CT., there are quite a few private beaches around here. You have to belong to the "association" to gain walking access to the beach. You can go to the public beach and walk down as long as you are in the water but this one is in the middle of about 5 miles of private beaches so it is pretty much empty except for a handfull of "association" summer people. I only get to go there because I have known the woman for years. I'm planning on getting a water detector this summer, I was thinking of one of the "White's". I will probably look for a used one. Any thoughts on that would be appreciated. The beach is fairly small but nice, I'll post a pic. Rich.

 

[G.I.B.]

Wow, private beaches, who would have imagined...

Anyhow, there are a zillion recommendations on which metal detector is best for the water. You can get into quite a discussion about it which, coincidentally there are, on TN!

I use a SandShark PI. I'm presently in the market for a Garrett Infinium, and just as soon as my wife goes to visit her mother for a couple of weeks, I can have it delivered. Lot's of folks swear by the Excal... It all depends on what your willing to spend I suppose.

Good luck with the rings. Hunting a beach that does not have 20 other people on it with MD'rs is a dream for us! Sounds like some PRIME hunting grounds.

And dig everything. You might even find some stuff hundreds of years old! Shipwrecks galore up there!