Hit the beach around noon. Low tide but the wind driven waves were frequent and churned the bottom up. The only way to find the cuts was to step into them. That was interesting a couple times. I called it quits with a coax cable end, a penny and an LG phone. The coax connector hit solid mid tone, every direction, and took two and a half good scoops to retrieve. I took a beating getting that out. The phone was lying on the hard pan under maybe 6" of mud. I'm sure I'll enjoy it more when the wind chills out a bit. Maybe be able to see more than a few inches deep would be nice.