anybody hunt CT beaches???

[cuzzi25]

Just trying to collect as much info as I can before buying a water unit. Anyone here hunt in long island sound beaches?

Is it tough to dig? What units have worked for you? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Craig-PI]

I hunt CT beaches all the time... what area of CT are you inquiring about? I hunt with a pulse machine...

 

[cuzzi25]

Im in lower fairfield county, close to NY line. what part do hunt in? have you had good results? what advice could you give me. Thank you.

 

[Craig-PI]

Im in lower fairfield county, close to NY line. what part do hunt in? have you had good results? what advice could you give me. Thank you.

I hunt all the beaches of lower Fairfield County... good luck out there Our beaches are not replenished like southern beaches... many finds will not be fresh drops but stuff that has been there for years... get yourself a deep detector... a good pulse machine should be your first stop... everyone I hunt with uses a pulse... you can buy a VLF but you are not going to get the depth we will... we have the advantage over VLF users... if you are not going to venture into the water get yourself a quality VLF like the Minelab Sovereign GT... I run the Whites Dual Field in the water and the Sov everywhere else...

 

[Cupajo]

Cuzz,

I would like to add that you had better get a heavy duty scoop (I have to repair and re-enforce my handle again!) and get ready for some hard work!!

You'll earn every find and will learn to appreciate every target you recover, both junk and jewels.

If you have no water hunting experience you will learn much of what you need to know by reading the posts on this forum.

The rest only comes with experience,

CJ

 

[cuzzi25]

thanks for the feedback guys. gonna go with the sand shark. PI plus lifetime warranty. Im guessing that water machines have more issues than land detectors.

 

[Craig-PI]

As long as you don't use it as a crutch while digging you shouldn't have many issues... do yourself a favor don't hunt stamford beaches as the locals love to throw their batteries in the water on one hunt almost every other target was a battery

 

[Terry Soloman]

thanks for the feedback guys. gonna go with the sand shark. PI plus lifetime warranty. Im guessing that water machines have more issues than land detectors.

Just got the new Hardwired 8" coil Sand Shark, and I am blown away! I have used Minelab GPX machines for years in the goldfields of Arizona, but this Sand Shark is so easy to use a Chimp could operate it! I dug a pull-tab at 17" the first time I turned it on, and dug a 22" target just today at Jones Beach on Long Island! Great machine! - Terry

 

[cuzzi25]

Batteries huh?? Good thing you said something cause 1st place I prob would've gone was cove beach. how hard is the digging? I was at weed beach in Darien today at low tide & did some poking around, Alot of rocks then hard red clay looking stuff under a few inches of sand.

 

[Craig-PI]

I have hit those beaches pretty hard during the winter months...

 

[Bobbie]

Buy a really strong scoop, lower Fairfield county beaches are a tough dig, lots of rocks and shells then muck. Get a good detector but decide how you want to hunt first. Will you always hunt the water?........then get a PI. Water and wet sand, then definately a Minelab Excal. Some water, more wet sand and then dry sand, Garrett AT Pro........this is more of an all around machine that is waterproof.

 

[Bobbie]

Buy a really strong scoop, lower Fairfield county beaches are a tough dig, lots of rocks and shells then muck. Get a good detector but decide how you want to hunt first. Will you always hunt the water?........then get a PI. Water and wet sand, then definately a Minelab Excal. Some water, more wet sand and then dry sand, Garrett AT Pro........this is more of an all around machine that is waterproof with excellent depth.

 

[Craig-PI]

You must really like that AT PRO adding two posts


Bobbie gives good advice...