Where are most ocean rings found?

[John (Ma)]

I have yet to go detecting at an Ocean beach. Where are most of the jewlery (Rings) found? Dry sand, wet sand when tide goes out, wading or what? I have also heard that fall and winter are good times to go due to storms being more active then. I am from Massachusetts and would be interested in peoples thoughts and experiences from all areas and especially if your from the North East with the 4 seasons to deal with.

 

[ScrewcapRoy]

Hello Lost-at-Sea. I live on the Coast of Mass and have been detecting the beaches since I started. I found a couple of rings (junk) but not at the beach in the dry sand. That is not to say that they are not there. From what I have been seeing in the posts here it looks as if most rings are found in the ocean in water between knee and chest deep. I do not have a water machine so I do my beach hunting using the tides (low tide). This gives me the best chance to find a ring. I hope this helps some.
HH Roy

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Just my own observations, I am a 14 month old "newbie". The majority of my finds I have personally found have been in the water, from shore line to chest deep with the majority about knee to waist deep, BUT that would depend on the tide at that moment. I have found two nice rings in the dry sand, both diamonds, but majority has been in the water.

One of the diamonds would have been a water find if it was found about 4 hours later. The most recent diamond find was no more then a few feet from a wooden stair exit to the showers/restroom, found the last 5 seconds of my hunt as I was leaving the beach. Only time it would have been in water would have been in a bad storm......Proof you always detect till you hit the concrete....

 

[Murph]

Winter time usually means lower than normal low tides. This probably wont do you much good up north because winter weather means an absence of people to drop the finds and less than easy hunting.

For tropical or sub tropical areas these lower than normal tides correspond with tourist (snowbirds) and more wet sand to hunt that is usually under water for those of us without water proof machines. From my limited experience with the beaches on the west coast of Florida the dry will usually mean clad and trash. From mean high tide on down toward the water (wet) means decreasing trash and more valuable finds. But that's just me. You never know from one beach to the other.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Another known fact, from dry sand to waterline is where you find the best.....hummmmm, lets say eye candy views.

 

[KINGPULLTAB]

From the top of the tide line out to waist deep water on low tide. You always work with the tide. You follow it as it goes out and you slowly work your way back as it comes in. Most rings will always be close to shore because thats the water that gets the most action. Women/girls wear the most rings and such and there just not as daring as the guys so they stay closer to shore. Remember you lose a size or 2 to shrinkage when your in the water and the rings just come off. Most people ruff house in the water, and to ruff house and play you need to be in a water dept that allows you to move. I love to hunt old swimming holes that others find to hard or are scared to hunt. All of this is just my opinion but I have found hundereds of rings and I dont plan on changing. Go slow have fun and post what ya find.

Happy hunting to all JIM in sunny Florida AKA KINGPULLTAB

 

[MEinWV]

Each beach has its own characteristics and each detectorist has different methods. There are so many variables, that it is hard to answer this question in a short amount of space.

The easiest answer is; At the ocean!

Personally, most of my ring finds at beaches have been somewhere between the average high tide line and the low tide line. I have found a few in the dry sand, but not many. The best times for me were the Fall, Winter and Spring. The summer was great for newer coins and some jewelry up high, but I liked the older stuff better.

The summer brought with it more sand. As the sand began to leave in the Fall, things became more promising. Winter storms could really churn things up and move goodies around, sometimes concentrating them into small areas or distributing them along lines. It was then up to me to discover those spots. I spent lots of time on particular beaches and learned much about the natural features. The older goodies are down deep and it takes some churning to get them into detector range. Of course, each beaches natural makeup has allot to do with where the goodies end up. Some beaches have very shallow amounts of sand laying on a clay, peat, or ledge base and others have an over abundance. This can make a big difference.

The beaches I am referring to are all in Maine, and this may not apply to other beaches as you go south because I don't know about other beaches structural makeup as well as tidal differences as you go south.

Good luck!......HH

 

[Mainedigger]

All of the rings I;ve found have been in the dry sand, however I haven;t hunted yet below that line. I don;t have a water detector either so have never been in the water. From what I've seen of finds...rings are everywhere on the beach...in the water, between the high and low water marks and above the high water mark in the sand....Hit ALL of the beach.
As for the dry sand alot of finds are from women taking rings off to not have tan lines, or so they don;t lose them in the water and then they forget they took em off and shake the towel. The post above about shrinkage in the water is correct as well so that area should not be neglected.
Try all over the beach and don't discount any portion of it for the rings can be scattered all over the beach. Good luck!!!

 

[teklord]

The stuff is where the people are. I have found 22 gold or silver rings this year, 4 in the water from knee to chest deep, the rest in the dry sand where people sit or near the water line at low tide. When the tide is out look where the people were swimming when the tide was in. Two Diamond rings and a silver cross were found at differant times in the dry sand in the same 20 by 30 foot area. Each beach is different but sometimes you find a hot zone. There will always be more in the water. More is lost and less people hunt in the water. These targets are more work to find.
Study the people.

Good hunting !

Tek

 

[John (Ma)]

Great input everyone and very interesting to hear all of your opinions. I am not sure when I am getting to the Ocean, but up hear maybe on a decent winter day, it would give a chance to detect since the rest of the ground up here will be frozen.