NEW TO HUNTING,YOU GET OUT TODAY?? FEW POCKETS OF STUFF AT HAMPTON.

[BEACH HUNTER]

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[newtohunting]

Beach Hunter,

Thanks for checking up on me. I neeeeed some learning. Went to Salisbury yest for low tide. Worked it for 3 hours. Walked away with .40 cents in clad. Had to leave because gal friend and I had to go south. Tried Plymouth beach down in Plymouth (of course),...and it was horrible horrible. This evening around 6pm, went to Hampton for about 2 hours and walked away with $2.50 in clad. On the other hand, ran into a nice gent and his son, he went on to tell me I wont find much gold up here in the north because most people dont swim in the cold waters up here as much as they do south. Told me I was wasting my time (in a nice way). Then I see everyone else on the forum hitting it pretty damn good. Would have loved to hit just even one gold. Got 2 gold and three silver with Garret Sea Hunter 2 months ago. Have not hit a gold or better sine then. Although, still have tons to learn about Excal but need to find ring #7. Putting in the time, just not getting the gold or silver for that matter.

I really hope your winter storms theory holds true, because I am getting a little restless seeing Dave from Suffolk and Rob Racer, and Mike and the rest, finding the loot. I am sure your getting your share as well. You been finding any gold lately?

 

[BEACH HUNTER]

I GOT A 1941 SILVER MERC,A BUFFALO 5C AND SOME CLAD OUT OF HAMPTON WE LOOKED AT SALISBURY AND DROVE AWAY YOU LUCKY YOU FOUND WHAT YOU DID THERE ITS TOTALY SANDED IN!!

 

[cubfan64]

The guy you spoke to is correct that there aren't as many people who go swimming up this way, but that doesn't mean there's no gold or silver at all!!! Hampton get's packed with people and they lose jewelry doing lots of things other than swimming!

I have faith that with some changes in the sand we'll find plenty there - of course the key will be to be in the right place at the right time.

 

[BEACH HUNTER]

till you learn that excal and learn to read a beach.I hunted Salisbury and only there till I figured out where the best place to start is,what a cut is,what a patch is,and how to hunt all different beach conditions.When I learned that beach I was able to move to other beaches and have a better idea where to start. it too almost a full year!!! I hunted a small section of that beach till I had it figured out.You need to slow your self down and just hunt and learn,your gonna burn out at the pace your going and end up selling off the excal to take up golf or something! some times the best hunters in the best spots have dry times with no gold!! for months!! but then you get that great find and you forget all about the slow times!!The north shore of MASS. and N.H Beaches are not like anywhere on the east coast.you can find a zinc penny then a foot away pop a Seated dime,or Barber half dollar.Also theres a whole lot of things that work down south that will not up here.Theres also alot that could get you hurt or dead in the winter.good luck! REMEMBER THIS IS A RELAXING HOBBIE. 90% HUNTER 10% DETECTOR

 

[newtohunting]

Beach Hunter, I respect and completely agree with you. Thanks for the great info always. I will continue to listen and always absorb your great info. I appreciate the help 5 times over. I agree, need to learn the Excal and her serets.


Heading out tonight to Hampton for a while 2 hours before low tide which is at 8:16 pm.


Gary

 

[BEACH HUNTER]

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[newtohunting]

$3.00 in clad, then that guy ran into me and by the time he got through talking, it was damn near pitch black dark. Had to leave. Waisted exactly 45 minutes hearing him talk. Good pointers but i prefer to hunt. How about you?

 

[BEACH HUNTER]

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[newtohunting]

Played near some rocks (jettys) at Hampton during low tide tonight. What a Nut I got with a whopping .60 cents. 2 Qtrs and 1 dime. I am running excal at 11 oclock on sensitivity, 3/4 on volume, and threshold at the lightest buzz possible. (Mikes suggestion) but I cant tell if it is me or what, but Hampton seems to be sanded in as well. For a guy who leaves work and heads to the beach, I am getting my ass kicked while everyone around the globe is hitting with excal. Maybe surf God wants me to choose another hobby. Girlfriend and HER friends starting to laugh at me. DUG another 6 pounds of Lobster cage wire, 2 pull tabs and only one bottle cap. Hunted high water mark down to ankle deep water, but no go and no gold. Thought for sure I would score something today for all the effort. Thought I had my first real good solid target thinking gold, turned out to be a lead tire weight (clamp) broken off of lead weight. One minute later, leave it up tp me to find the only staple (thats right) a staple on Hampton Beach. Excal had me sifting the sand thinking it might be a small earing. Nope, turned out to be a staple. Go figure?

 

[bdahunter]

As your name implies you are at the beginning of the learning curve. With a little time and effort you will begin to see positive results. Sometimes the results come in a trickle sometimes in an avalanche of loot, it depends a little on luck and a lot on skill and effort.
If it was as simple as wandering down to the beach, swinging Exalibur 3 times and then picking up a ton of gold loot; WELL EVERYBODY would be doing it.
It is about the thrill of the hunt, getting fresh air and exercise, meeting new friends and of course the accomplishment you feel when you hook into a nice find. It is the effort you put in up front that makes that find feel so good in your hand. You will remember that first good find and after a while you will pick up enough loot that your girlfriend will be calling you the treasure hunter. Eventually you will have to address the issue of having too much loot and what should you do with it? Of course, to get to that point in the learning curve will take some time and effort.
Bear in mind that the gold is still out there waiting to be found but you have to know where to look and have a little luck, especially now that the beaches are sanded in and there are only a few targets within range at the moment. The winter gales will change all that soon enough and the posts on this forum will be full of loot again.
Now is the time to put in the effort to get your skill level up so you can capitalize on the gold rush that is coming.
My wife was skeptical when I got back into this hobby, she thought it was a waste of time and money. After a half dozen rings she stopped 2nd guessing my decision. Somewhere around a dozen rings and twenty pounds of weight loss she admitted I was right about this hobby being a good one.

When I gave her this little bauble after a 2 hour spin in the water she became positively supportive.

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Now get out there and find some loot newtohunting.

BDA

As Mel Fischer said every morning for 16 years of hunting for the Treasure of the Atocha, "Today's the Day".

 

[BEACH HUNTER]

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[newtohunting]

BDA, you do wonders and amazing things with your incredible verbage and info. Thanks for the great help. Look forward to one day getting out to Bermuda, as I missed my chance this Sunday when I gave my cruise ticket to my mother's best friend. I am feeling the pain at this time for not going. Thanks for the motivation.

Gary

 

[bdahunter]

Then we can pillage the beaches here and pay for your flight home.
Now that's what I call a GREAT HOBBY!

Try to Remember​

Even the veterans have a slump now and again but these guys just dig in and work through it (okay maybe they mumble a little) but they work through it. It's probably tougher for you right now because you are starting and don't have any laurels to rest on yet, BUT that will come with time spent learning the hobby.
Try to relax and enjoy the ride a little when you go out for a spin, that way you have fun whether or not you find a kewl ticket or not.

Cheers,

BDA

 

[newtohunting]

I agree BDA. That first gold will pull me through the rip tide. Your right,......find the loot and we will be hitting the water together in Bermuda. I course...if I did not scew the pooch on theis Bermuda trip, I would be stepping off the ship Wed morn looking for you to go hunting. Just could not give the Excal to my mother while she is ther, she does not like the water anyways.

 

[newtohunting]

Beach Hunter, Cubfan64, next weekend, Planning on going to a somewhat new place. I believe high tide might be around 2 or 3pm. Let me know. Saturday after this Sat.


Gary

 

[newtohunting]

BDA, what a Godly awesome find, That kind of find would make me cry for hours.

 

[bdahunter]

Funny, it had the opposite effect on my wife. She smiled for days.

BDA

 

[cubfan64]

pick a time and place and I'll meet up with you. I have a few places I want to try this weekend around home, so I'll be itching to get back to the beach by October 7th.

Stay in touch!