Iron Black sand Salt and Me.

[utahshovelhead]

There is a beach I hunted here with a layer of black sand/mud and thick as penut butter ( sticks to everything). The water has gone out but it is HIGHLY mineralized salt. Lots of falsing with some detectors. On top of that are 3-4 feet of burried iron and wood remains of the old piers. TONS of pipe and iorn... tons tons tons. But some good targets and rings come out of there. I want to go back with my EX II but am looking for some suggestions to improve the finds as everthing has been hit really hard 3 years ago and now everything is deep I mean deep, Im useing a 14 in coil. Last year I went and just picked a spot to dig next to some junk. Dug a big hole and found bottles and some stuff. That is what you do now as everything is so deep. Do any of you hunt in areas like this? any suggestions?

 

[utahshovelhead]

Tell me it isnt so...I can't be the only one hunting in a spot like that... I feel so all alone. Maybe i'll give up n go back to coin shootin in at the parks.

 

[Bence]

Hi utah,
I had the same problem with certain sections of beaches where I live. I was hardly getting any signals when I first started detecting the beaches, started out with my Explorer SE, apparently they are searched hard. Some areas have heavy black sand (10") thick and some don't. I quickly learned that I had to use ppmode otherwise you can go for an hour without getting an actual signal.

Your situation may or may not be different and I don't know if you're new to this or experianced, but you can try it.

 

[utahshovelhead]

Thanks Bence, at this point after having searched that area for over 5 years I am willing to try your advice. I am certian there may be a few thin targets left.