Shallow water question??

[braich77]

Hello all,

I do shallow salt water snorkeling detecting and wondering how long it take for a ring to sink to an undetectable seabed range? Sand is fairly soft and mid waves. I use Exc 1000 the older one with yellow headphones. I tried today to dig a 20" hole underwater on shallow water around neck deep in a local busy beach in order to reach deeper target but no luck. Have anyone tried doing that? or is their any other way to get to those out of metal detector depth reach? other then waiting for a storm to move sand around?
thank you for your assistance

 

[Dig]

I have thought about this over and over....The best and easiest way is to wait for the sand to move on its own. It takes time and persistence but if you are in the right area when it occurs...$$$$. I know treasure hunters that work on sunken wrecks will use whats called a "mailbox" which is basically a 90 degree shaped vent that fits over their props and aims downward at the sea floor. This pushes the wash down and forces the loose sand off of the wreck. I have even seen some people build them for an outboard motor to flush small areas. That's the only way I know of currently for moving sand off your area, Hope it helps!