Water detecting right or wrong way?

[thidbornau]

Hi guys,

i have an Excalibur 11. I would appreciate some feed back on a question i have.

Although i have found lots with the Excalibur i have "NEVER" found a ring in the water, even at the edge of the water in hard wet sand,i haven't found anything more than coins and pull tabs,in fact i can walk for miles and not get a beep so i return to the dry sand again. Now i have been detecting for many years so where would be the best area involving the Ocean? i try the hard wet sand,then i go ankle deep still no luck,i don't care to go into deeper water so could this be where i am going wrong do i need to go in deeper water.I try the water every time i go to the beach but get disappointed after i don't get a beep am i giving up too easily? I detect in all metal is that wrong?.

Any view would be welcome H.H. Maureen..

 

[TheDualFieldBandit]

Try knee deep water and up to your neck in the water. That's only if your a good swimmer safety first!!! HH

 

[GunnarMN]

I woud think low tide and in a erea that is being eroded

 

[fwcrawford]

Could be you are not getting you coil over the rings... lots of area to search and doesn't take much to miss something.
I was down at the beach on vacation a couple of weeks ago and detecting with a friend.
Me motioned for me to come over a check a signal for him as I had an ID machine.
I changed directions from the way I was going to go to him and while walking and scanning ground, I got a signal that ID'd a little lower than a nickel.
I dug it up and found a nice 10 karat ring with diamond chips in it.
Now If my buddy hadn't motioned for me to come over, that ring would probably still be there.
All you can do is search the best you can and try to keep good coil control... the rest may be luck!!
This ring was found just above the edge of the surf line and I also found a silver ring earlier that week in about the same area.
I was using a Sovereign, so I could not venture out too far for fear of drowning my detector.
I actually did as good or better than the guys swinging the Excalibers, although they were in the target zone for rings.
Just my opinion,
Felix

 

[bootyhoundpa]

i prefer hunting in disc mode set a lowest level 1....sensetivity at about 12 oclock or just slightly higher or lower as conditions permit... dont sleep in and expect the best finds to be waiting for you.....get to beach about 3 hrs prior to low tide.....pay special attention to the low lieing areas near the waters edge....dig all repeating signals especially the quieter ones....unfortunatly this time of year the good stuff isnt always at the waters edge......when you find a spot thats producing targets ,,slow your pace a little and work out from the target area.....last but not least you have to believe that somewhere under that sand there is gold waiting to be found.... good luck.....

 

[dewcon4414]

My Xcal seems to be a bit deeper in disc which may be just the concentrated signal of a PP and not walking over a target. I have a beach like you are talking about you can walk for miles and not hear even junk.... but ive found rings in the knee to waist deep water. Ive even noticed when griding an area in the water.... it matters which direction you walk (N to S or E to W) unlike some of the better land machines it seems to have some masking issues. Im sure it has to do with the machine set disc available to us.

Dew

 

[thidbornau]

Thanks guys for all the tips,for sure if i do get a ring out of the water i will post it "extra large" Ha Ha. i will keep trying.

Cheers Maureen..