:usaflag: Another Look At The Extremes Of Beach Sand Movement

[Cupajo]

With the temperatures into the low 40s at mid-day and the tide low at 10AM I thought I might brave the 38Degree water and get the Dual Field wet this morning.

As i walked out to the waters edge to "get a feel" for the conditions a cold breeze kicked up out of the West/N West and made me glad I had on several layers of warm clothing and helped me change my mind about wading today.

The water as you can see in these pictures is perfect, but the sand has moved down from way up on the beach from where it was last week to cover those areas I prefer to hunt with up to 4 feet of sand.

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In a few places the sand has moved the low tide water line out 40 or 5o feet and more.

The line of shell down the middle of the beach is about where the low tide water line was only a week ago!

This buoy is anchored with a heavy mooring anchor and chain and when the water is at dead low you can almost step onto the 2' float without stepping into the water! It was about twenty feet out at low tide when the sand was pushed up onto the beach.

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The next two shots give better contrast.

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Two years ago I found two gold rings at the waters edge during low tide where the line of shells passes directly in line with this fence.

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And lastly the ladder is now buried at the bottom once again.

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It was exposed and about three feet above the sand last week!

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Present hunting conditions helped me decide not to brave the cold water and to wait a while longer in hopes that maybe one of my favorite hunting spots will become more exposed.

GL&HH Friends,

CJ

 

[therover]

Good post Cupajo...like they say. A picture is worth a thousand words.

 

[Micheal_R]

n/t

 

[Cupajo]

Thanks for your replies Friends!

Mikie I'm a patient Hunter for sure!

CJ

 

[BARKER]

HI Cupajo; Wiith patience like that you should be cannonized.!!!!!! PEACE:RONB

 

[Cupajo]

Cannonized?

Isn't that when you are chained to a canon and dropped in a hundred feet of water to see if you'll float?

 

[Cupajo]

Entered in error!

 

[lazyaussie]

great post CJ I've been thinking of taking photos of my regular beaches so i can gauge the sand movement to find the best hunting spots at the moment i go by feel.
lazyaussie

 

[Cupajo]

I have the good fortune of there being several permanent land marks to use as gauges to determine how much sand has moved in and out.

When most of the sand is piled high on the beach the area in the water has maximum exposure for access to lost goodies.

I like it when I can walk around on cobble stones at the water line during low tide, because I have found most of my oldest rings etc. from the waters edge to about 40' out away from the edge.

I know I'll never get closer to rings n things than when I am walking on the stones.

These objects settle in the spaces among the cobbles and remain un-disturbed during the hardest blows until someone digs them up.

It takes a heavy duty digger and careful lifting of a heavy scoop-full of stone, shells and a little sand to get at the finds.

It is hard to sift through this stuff without using a floating sifter, so I use one unless the waves make it difficult by tossing the thing around.

Until I get my digging arm in shape this kind of work wears the old man down, but I have still managed a few 4+ hour digging days once I get into the season.

It finally got warm enough yesterday, but the tide was wrong.

Never fear, I am watching for favorable conditions and will post the results.

Best to you all,

CJ

 

[harvdog42]

Hello CJ,

Interesting post as always. Do you have any pics of that beach in full swing? In other words, during the summer months when the crowd is there. That would be intereresting to see.

I didn't do any hunting this weekend because I made a clumsy move last weekend and my back went south. I did however, scout out some new territory as I think my local beach is running out of juice.

I also ordered a Nuttall scoop based on what I read here in a recent post by Kak. I'm getting up there also and my back can now use all the help it can get. These were Kak's words that sold me: "All I can say is that if you go near the water a scoop makes it so much easier. I can't believe I didn't try it sooner."

It funny how when you hear something like that coming from a fellow hunter instead of a cheesy advertisment, how much more it means.

Harvdog

 

[Cupajo]

I stay away from the beach when it is crowded these days as there is a constant parking issue, so I don't have any pictures such as you described.

Suffice it to say that when there is a holiday crowd the police close the access roads to limit the amount of people and they end up towing cars away for those that don't get the message!

I can get so crowded that you can't walk without stepping on some-one!

I stay home!

CJ