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Do you hit the beaches at dawn, during the day, or dusk???
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Kyle in Sac
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Same here, I like to watch for low tides
treasurefiend
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I have been looking but to no avail for a website with Lake Michigan Tidal Charts for Chicago. Any ideas???
I just want to check the dry sand, but checking when low tide is an awesome idea!!!
I just want to check the dry sand, but checking when low tide is an awesome idea!!!
Gulf Hunter
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treasurefiend
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If you are on the lee shore during a period of high winds you may notice a small seche tide as the water is pushed up onto the far side of the lake by the fetch and lowered on the lee side. It's not much but every little bit helps and at least you'd be hunting the calm that occurs in the lee.
Cheers,
BDA
Cheers,
BDA
depends what day of the week it is. when is low tide what beach I am hunting and if honey co will let me out. LOL. all times are good. Check rules and ordnances in your area to see if there are any restrictions on night hunting and in some cases even day hunting. Good luck and HH Ted
TONE JUNKY
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I 'm a morning person, myself. I prefer to hunt the beaches early morning until people start to show up. I don't want to interfere with people who are coming out to have a fun day in the sun. I get to hunt the dry sand & wet sand without any interfereance. If I decide to hit the beach during the day, I will try not to interfere with anybody on the beach, hitting areas that arn't being used at the time & sticking to the water.
I have hunted at night also. If you have a good moon, you can see really well and its a lot cooler. My biggest problem is getting away from the Mrs long enough to do that.LOL.
Keeping a low profile is my stratagy. If you show up with a metal detector with a bunch of people on the beach, that would send up warning signs for them to be more cautious about losing there stuff. Also, too much interferenc with the sunbathers could cause some complaints & prompt local officials to close the beaches to metal detecting. I'm really concerned about all the newbies coming into our hobby because the recent spike in gold prices. This is not a good thing.
Good luck & HH
I have hunted at night also. If you have a good moon, you can see really well and its a lot cooler. My biggest problem is getting away from the Mrs long enough to do that.LOL.
Keeping a low profile is my stratagy. If you show up with a metal detector with a bunch of people on the beach, that would send up warning signs for them to be more cautious about losing there stuff. Also, too much interferenc with the sunbathers could cause some complaints & prompt local officials to close the beaches to metal detecting. I'm really concerned about all the newbies coming into our hobby because the recent spike in gold prices. This is not a good thing.
Good luck & HH
Tone Junky you said it well, I have to agree. I will not hunt in and around sunbathers, but on any given day I can watch while others do just that. I know a lot of people display their finds on the net and also brags about what they find even to people on the beach.
Bad idea. Your only hunting yourself. O. K. Call me a sour puss thats O. K. I have watched the amount of metal detectors go up by the dozens on the beach in the past year, good for the dealers bad for us. MY VIEW.
Bad idea. Your only hunting yourself. O. K. Call me a sour puss thats O. K. I have watched the amount of metal detectors go up by the dozens on the beach in the past year, good for the dealers bad for us. MY VIEW.
I'm on board with the no detecting around sunbathers or interfering with other beach goers, bad for the hobby and just rude. When asked at the beach if I find anything good, I come up with something plausible like 'oh a few coins but lots of trash'.
There may be a couple of nice gold rings in my goodie pouch but they'll never know it. If someone really presses me on the topic of rings I'll admit that I find them but only rarely, then I always ask if they've lost anything and do they need my help.
Posting finds is good for the hobby and gives encouragement to my fellow pirates when they're in a bit of a slump. It's important to know that there's still loot out there and that the slump will pass as it can be darned discouraging. If newbies want to get into surf pirating then I say more power to them. I was a newbie once and we all were but let's face it, most people don't stick with this hobby very long and those that do are what I call my pirate friends like the folks on this forum and others.
Many thanks to The Gravedigger, Va Beach Mike, Va Beach Ron, Gulf Hunter, Beach Hunter, Craig PI and so many more who encouraged me to stick with the hobby and helped me earn my bones. That sort of kindness and support is what makes them Bretheren of the Coast.
Cheers All,
BDA
There may be a couple of nice gold rings in my goodie pouch but they'll never know it. If someone really presses me on the topic of rings I'll admit that I find them but only rarely, then I always ask if they've lost anything and do they need my help.Posting finds is good for the hobby and gives encouragement to my fellow pirates when they're in a bit of a slump. It's important to know that there's still loot out there and that the slump will pass as it can be darned discouraging. If newbies want to get into surf pirating then I say more power to them. I was a newbie once and we all were but let's face it, most people don't stick with this hobby very long and those that do are what I call my pirate friends like the folks on this forum and others.
Many thanks to The Gravedigger, Va Beach Mike, Va Beach Ron, Gulf Hunter, Beach Hunter, Craig PI and so many more who encouraged me to stick with the hobby and helped me earn my bones. That sort of kindness and support is what makes them Bretheren of the Coast.
Cheers All,
BDA
I stick to quiet times early morning is best where I am as the weather in the summer tends to keep people out late. Spring and fall are good in the water as well. Have noticed even land hunting to look for discrete quiet places and play it low key don't really want to advertise to much. Dan
Lou from downunder
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Me, personally, does'nt much worry me the time of day or the crowds present, however I only hunt in the water whether its Port Phillip Bay {no swell, surf} or lakes. And only on snorkle. I get a few strange looks marching down to the water in full wetsuit with mask, snorkle, flippers, hand scoop and trusty Excal 1000 but once in the water I bother no one and no one bothers me. I just look like one of many tourists or kids playing with mask and snorkle, the Excal and scoop are out of sight and out of mind.
I regularly spend 7 to 8 hours on a hot summers day working from a couple of feet to 5 or 6 feet of water with virtually no hassles and certainly no aggro.
Having been a competition spearo for over 30 yrs I can comfortabley hold my breath for 2-3 minutes at a time in these shallow waters spending more time below than above. The only problems I have is when people don't realise I'm down there while I'm struggling to find an elusive target and they inadverdently step on me, in which case they're generally most apologetic.
A couple of days ago while working away I surfaced beneath a dog who absolutlely crapped itself, convinced that the monster from the black lagoon was trying to get him. He high tailed it to the safety of the beach where he rediscovered his bravery and barked and growled at me while its owner and I cracked up laughing.
Yes folks, snorkle is the way to go, certainly in daylight hours. Wading has got whiskers on it, endless dirty looks or, "what you doin mista?". Targets are heaps easier to locate and you see so much more in the way or fish, crabs plus the weird critters that you dig up.
To improve my hearing I cut the hood off an old wetsuit and cut holes in it for my ears to stick out, pop the headphones on and Bobs your uncle.
The only times I will need an air supply is when I eventually hit areas with virtually or actually nill visibility cause it takes to long to relocate where you've been once surfaced.
I regularly spend 7 to 8 hours on a hot summers day working from a couple of feet to 5 or 6 feet of water with virtually no hassles and certainly no aggro.
Having been a competition spearo for over 30 yrs I can comfortabley hold my breath for 2-3 minutes at a time in these shallow waters spending more time below than above. The only problems I have is when people don't realise I'm down there while I'm struggling to find an elusive target and they inadverdently step on me, in which case they're generally most apologetic.
A couple of days ago while working away I surfaced beneath a dog who absolutlely crapped itself, convinced that the monster from the black lagoon was trying to get him. He high tailed it to the safety of the beach where he rediscovered his bravery and barked and growled at me while its owner and I cracked up laughing.
Yes folks, snorkle is the way to go, certainly in daylight hours. Wading has got whiskers on it, endless dirty looks or, "what you doin mista?". Targets are heaps easier to locate and you see so much more in the way or fish, crabs plus the weird critters that you dig up.
To improve my hearing I cut the hood off an old wetsuit and cut holes in it for my ears to stick out, pop the headphones on and Bobs your uncle.
The only times I will need an air supply is when I eventually hit areas with virtually or actually nill visibility cause it takes to long to relocate where you've been once surfaced.
I generally hunt only minus tides so if I get out 4 times a month thats alot.. I hunt 2 hours before low and the 2 hours on the incoming tide.. I do not hunt the dry sand at all strictly water and wet sand.. I don't hunt much during the summer, I prefer hunting in the winter months when the beaches are empty of beach goers.