Myrtle Beach bound

[wayne_etc]

Hi all.

The family is heading off to Myrtle Beach SC. next week. Of course I'll be taking olong the cz70. Any of you ever detect this area? Any tips/advice? I've only beach hunted once before (the dirt is more my thing) but I figure I'll give it another try.

Thanks for any input!



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[Tony (NC)]

Go looking for junk! And you will get a bunch of it! When I hunt the beach I look for foil and pulltabs, and I usually find plenty of both! But that's where the gold is going to be. You may get a high coin signal on silver jewelry, but you have to be willing to dig the trash to get the gold. I have the best luck at the "towel line" or the edge of the dry sand above the high tide line. I'm not a beach expert, but I can't remember the last time I left a beach without some sort of jewelry that I had found. I would invest in a scoop if you don't have one. Good luck!

 

[wayne_etc]

Just got back from the beach. Was able to detect twice, an hour each time. Used the 70 with iron notched out, dug all other signals. Ground balancing was a breeze. Was able to keep sensitivity at 6. I was surprised at the black sand there. Looked like salt and pepper. I was able to go from dry to wet sand and even into a couple inches of water with NO falsing. At one point got a coin signal, solid 8'' deep right where the water rushes onto the beach. Didn't have a sand scoop, so was using my daughter's toy beach shovel! I couldn't dig deep enough to uncover the coin, wet sand and water kept filling the hole. So that coin's still there if someone wants a go of it!
I was able to pull 2 rings, neither good metal but decent quality. Also managed some clad.

I was amazed at how smooth the CZ70 ran on the beach. Deffinitely a high class machine in this environment.

But honestly, I like the dirt better!


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[mtdoramike]

not a bad price for a sand scoop either. I'm like Tony, when I'm at the beach, I dig everything but iron.


HH,
Mike

 

[Dan-Pa.]

First and foremost following the tide out works for many..Get yourself a floral shovel ( sort of a small version of a spade available at K-Mart, Wal-mart or even more durable ones at hardware stores) you can dig a foot in several digs even in the hard areas. Of course on the beach a normal scoop works best..Once you find that nice gold ring just might change your mind about where to hunt...

 

[ronboy_45]

Just wish I could try that beach detecting!!!!! Someday, I've got a CZ-3D and I'm worried about getting it wet on the beach. I guess it would be dry sand, mabey wet sand no water though!