Advice on beach/water detecting

[JIMBOAK]

Decided to escape our much to long Alaska winter for a several month stay in East Central Florida. (Daytona area).
I brought my GB2 and MXT with me. Kellyco detector store is not far off so I stopped in to talk. The recommendations I got was to use either a multi-purpose Quattro or a Excalibur for beach/water hunting. (The MXT in not waterproof but the coil is submersible. Makes me nervous though to have my MXT in knee deep surf) Would like to hear from experienced users in the area.

Is MineLab's FBS (Full Band Spectrom) technolgy a significant improvement over the VLF MXT? More depth?

What detector would any of you recommend... and where are some places to detect for Spanish coins. Thanks to all...

 

[C Hunter]

I use a Whites Beach Hunter ID. I have been interested in the DetectorPro HeadHunter Diver which has the detector in the headphones.
If money is no problem, you should probably go with the excal, but get the harness to save your arm. Also a good strong stainless steel scoop will help you get at the targets easier.


For Spanish coins, you may need to go further South to Sebastian and Ft. Pierce. I have gone down a few times for short periods, but found no real treasure. You may want to google "1715 fleet" to find more on the locations. Look for deep cuts in the sand, especially after a storm. Be careful about venturing into the water in this area. Florida has ever changing laws, but treasure diving in the 1715 area must be done with a permit.

Here are a few treasure links for the area:

http://home.att.net/~EnRada/bulletins.htm

http://www.treasuresites.com/members/sef.htm

Good Luck & happy hunting.

 

[BEACH HUNTER]

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[therick]

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[JIMBOAK]

Do you mean this literally or can you Wade at the waters edge?

 

[Bottomfeeder]

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[Bottomfeeder]

Them guys are serious about their protected areas.

 

[JIMBOAK]

Sounds like I need to learn more about the do's and don'ts. Is there a web site that might spell this out in black and white.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

The ususal rules need to be adhered to. Don't bother the sea oats when you encounter them. Stay out of areas where theres a question of hunting. find a local detectorist to ask. they'll point you the right way. theres tons of beach to hunt. But the hunt for spanish gold is a wilo the wisp in most cases. Some were found earlier this year in south florida after the big storms, but they were the exception. have a good trip. HH

 

[JIMBOAK]

Hi HH

Appreciate your info. I'm a visitor and I don't want to step on any toes nor do I want to give detectorists, as a whole, a black eye by doing something illegal. Will go to Sebastian and limit searches to wet sand. Thanks - Jim

 

[JIMBOAK]

Thanks C Hunter for the info. The links were neat. Jim

 

[Bottomfeeder]

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