I know they are not deep coils but where I go most finds will be current in the towel zone. Dropped within a couple of days. I know rings can drop in sand quick so unless you hit it in a day its going to be several inches deep in the soft sands of Myrtle Beach. Im sure I would want one for school and park fields. But what about beaches? These are DD coils aren't they? With preset GB on the Golden will the MD even work in the dry sand of the ocean beaches?
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Anyone Use Clean Sweep Coil at Ocean Beaches?
- Thread starter Clad2Hunt
- Start date
I use one on the Tejon at the beach. Yes it is a DD.
I have found that the towel area really does better when I can set the ground balance. The towel area is an area of transition from the fairly dry sand to sand that can be very wet an inch or two down down. Being able to adjust the ground balance helps a lot. The ground balance on the Tejon does not come close to having the range to be able to ground balance to the full wet salt water sand in Myrtle Beach, but it can get balanced to much of the dry to wet transition zone; the towel line. On the high side of the towel line where it is mostly dry, you should be able to do well with the clean sweep, but it is a couple inches shallower detecting than the standard coil. With the Tejon, that has not been much of an issue with the more recent drops; have even pulled up some stuff that looks like it has been in the sand for a while.
As well as the towel line, I like to sweep areas coming from the paths to the beach and fan out on the most walked parts of the path with the clean sweep. I'll cover the towel line just after people have departed for the day with the Tejon and the clean sweep.
The next day, before people start populating the beach, I like to hit the towel line with a detector that does ground balance to the wet salt or use a pulse induction detector to cover the side of the towel line towards and into the water. I find that some of the towel line droppings get pulled in a path across the wet sand. The Tejon is not so good on that part where the sand is wet. A Sand Shark does that part of the hunt very well.
Can't really talk to how well the Golden does with one; have not had a Golden; but I used to use a Cibola at the beach with it's fixed ground balance and it did very well in the dry sand. It would start loosing depth in the transition area.
tvr
I have found that the towel area really does better when I can set the ground balance. The towel area is an area of transition from the fairly dry sand to sand that can be very wet an inch or two down down. Being able to adjust the ground balance helps a lot. The ground balance on the Tejon does not come close to having the range to be able to ground balance to the full wet salt water sand in Myrtle Beach, but it can get balanced to much of the dry to wet transition zone; the towel line. On the high side of the towel line where it is mostly dry, you should be able to do well with the clean sweep, but it is a couple inches shallower detecting than the standard coil. With the Tejon, that has not been much of an issue with the more recent drops; have even pulled up some stuff that looks like it has been in the sand for a while.
As well as the towel line, I like to sweep areas coming from the paths to the beach and fan out on the most walked parts of the path with the clean sweep. I'll cover the towel line just after people have departed for the day with the Tejon and the clean sweep.
The next day, before people start populating the beach, I like to hit the towel line with a detector that does ground balance to the wet salt or use a pulse induction detector to cover the side of the towel line towards and into the water. I find that some of the towel line droppings get pulled in a path across the wet sand. The Tejon is not so good on that part where the sand is wet. A Sand Shark does that part of the hunt very well.
Can't really talk to how well the Golden does with one; have not had a Golden; but I used to use a Cibola at the beach with it's fixed ground balance and it did very well in the dry sand. It would start loosing depth in the transition area.
tvr
Thanks TVR, I plan on using the Golden in dry sand only. The wet sand is hard on most MD's with manual GB. I have used an Excalibur a friend loans me in the wet sand with better results. I like hunting at night in season there. In season its up early to hunt as lots of folks come out to put umbrella's in the spot they want. I'm actually in Surfside Beach just south of Myrtle and they drag the beaches first thing in morning. So you have to get there at night to get the finds or their almost to deep after that for most VLF machines.. Also a plus is the temp is better and you have the beaches to yourself except for people walking along the water line. I will be hunting MB proper from 1st street south to 10th street. Seems to be more young people wearing lots of jewelry there and partying. I believe the saying goes "Get drunk fall down no problems" 
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.I bet there are a lot of cell phones and sun glassed to be found over the next couple weeks.
I've actually done well after the beach rakes go through in the Myrtle Beach area. It is kind of amazing what they miss.
Most times we visit, it is in the North Myrtle Beach or Cherry Grove area. Have stayed in Surf Side. We kind of stay away from Myrtle Beach and the little bit wilder crowds.
Good luck to you!
tvr
I've actually done well after the beach rakes go through in the Myrtle Beach area. It is kind of amazing what they miss.
Most times we visit, it is in the North Myrtle Beach or Cherry Grove area. Have stayed in Surf Side. We kind of stay away from Myrtle Beach and the little bit wilder crowds.
Good luck to you!
tvr