Finally made it to the beach late today (low tide was 5:30pm got there at 4) since receiving and setting up my new unit.
A couple of things to say after reading through most of these posts:
1. if you're out of shape, this hobby will kick your butt - between working the rig and the big scoop those unused arm muscles will be worked hard
2. digging in the water (even in 6") takes skill and speed
3. finding targets is not easy
4. i greatly admire the guys here that have made great and frequent finds - it ain't easy to do no matter what they tell you
Met 2 other Detectorists while out there, one a nice guy, Chris, who chatted for a bit; the other went about with his business - and you guessed it, they both had Excaliburs...
Now the good news - this popular beach on Long Island has the western most parking and beach access area closed. I didn't know why that field was closed but the western part of the area that was open where I was had some severe cuts (at least 4') right up to the dunes, then the beach sloped straight out. Looking parallel down the shoreline, you could discern the scallops and the indentations.
When I asked Chris why his buddy blew by me so quickly hustling west he told me that he was working his way down to the closed field where the cut was well over 10' high!!! He said that the 4' cuts I was looking at were at least 8' high just 2 weeks ago - what a spectacular way in which mother nature can work her magic...making the big cuts over the winter and filling them in during the summer.
Anyway, Chris went on to say that after working this beach for about 5 years and finding his share of gold here and there - he found a Spanish 2 reale coin about 6" deep last fall after a storm - who wudda thought finding something like that here on Long Island?? Needless to say - I'll be out there again as soon as I can.
A couple of things to say after reading through most of these posts:
1. if you're out of shape, this hobby will kick your butt - between working the rig and the big scoop those unused arm muscles will be worked hard
2. digging in the water (even in 6") takes skill and speed
3. finding targets is not easy
4. i greatly admire the guys here that have made great and frequent finds - it ain't easy to do no matter what they tell you
Met 2 other Detectorists while out there, one a nice guy, Chris, who chatted for a bit; the other went about with his business - and you guessed it, they both had Excaliburs...
Now the good news - this popular beach on Long Island has the western most parking and beach access area closed. I didn't know why that field was closed but the western part of the area that was open where I was had some severe cuts (at least 4') right up to the dunes, then the beach sloped straight out. Looking parallel down the shoreline, you could discern the scallops and the indentations.
When I asked Chris why his buddy blew by me so quickly hustling west he told me that he was working his way down to the closed field where the cut was well over 10' high!!! He said that the 4' cuts I was looking at were at least 8' high just 2 weeks ago - what a spectacular way in which mother nature can work her magic...making the big cuts over the winter and filling them in during the summer.
Anyway, Chris went on to say that after working this beach for about 5 years and finding his share of gold here and there - he found a Spanish 2 reale coin about 6" deep last fall after a storm - who wudda thought finding something like that here on Long Island?? Needless to say - I'll be out there again as soon as I can.