Florida trip

[nailfinder]

just got back from a seven day trip to Florida. i got the chance to metal detect several public and private beaches each day and i didnt find crap. i watch the guys on you tube hunt the beaches and find all kinds of jewelry so i was excited to get the chance but it was a bust :-(

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

Too much competition

 

[leytegirl]

funny thing but same happened to us, so once we got back home we hit our old standby santa monica beach and found a couple lil trinkets
no not gold or 925 but what the heck it was good to be back at a beach we know about.. take care leyet and digger

 

[Thound]

I live down here on the coast and still learn about beach hunting every time out of the chute. I always try to help you inland hunters out when asked for advice. But the problem is that I don't know your machine and too you have got to have the right equipment. If you plan on spending the time and money to hunt a salt beach you MUST do your homework first. The goodies are there but the rules on hunting a salt beach are different. Hope this helps someone. HH.

 

[8720roger]

this:angry: as not ben a good season on the florida east coast beaches our beaches have ben sanded in most of the time.

 

[Scaupus]

i second rogers report. if u r doing a beach detecting holiday, east coast of florida may not be the best venue available right now, at least not until we get some drastic weather. Not saying we don't want you ... just sayin'.


If you happen to be down here on the first monday of the month, you might want to drop in on the South Florida Treasure Hunting club meeting. Visitors are welcome.

http://soflatreasurehunters.tripod.com/

 

[nailfinder]

i was at northwest florida (Destin to be exact) the beaches were packed so i would go when everyone left or early in the morning but no dice all came up a bust

 

[Tom Slick]

I grew up and started detecting CA beaches back in the 70's then spent 8 years a mile from the beach in Stuart, FL (east coast). One thing that I've found over the years is that many beaches are visited mostly by the locals. The Locals are smart enough to not take their valuables to the beach. For good detecting, you need a beach that gets lots of tourst traffic and it needs to be summertime for the most part. Some of the best detecting can be during winter storms but this is hit or miss also. I've hunted winter storms that didn't produce and others have been fantastic but you usually have to live close to the beach and hit them during the storms to cash in (wet sand). For the inland hunter taking a vacation to the beach, I still think your best chance for success is knowing your detector well, having a detector that works well on the beach, hunt the dry sand with a large coil for the maximum coverage, hunt in the afternoon/early evening or at sun up, hunt during beach going season, hunt the tourist beaches, hunt the blanket line, fire rings, snack bars and paths or stairs to the parking lots, and use just enough discrimination to eliminate iron nails, dig everything else. Leave the wet sand to the regulars that know their beach.