| Before you go out looking for beach goodies, you | | | | sand, and in the water. |
| need to do some preparation first. While your | | | | If your detector can go to all areas with little or |
| batteries are charging, you can do some research | | | | no adjustments, the only determining factor |
| on the Internet. You will want to check the surf | | | | should be the tide. If your machine needs to be |
| conditions, tide tables, and maybe do a Google | | | | ground balanced in the different areas you should |
| map search to get a better idea of where to | | | | hunt dry sand and when finished, wet sand. If |
| hunt. | | | | your detector coil is waterproof you can ground |
| Once those preparations have been made, you | | | | balance again and get wet. Be careful not to get |
| want to get all of your gear ready so you can | | | | the control box wet or you will fry your detector. |
| dash out the door and be at the beach as the | | | | Keep in mind that when hunting in the dry sand |
| sun is rising. I use an old five gallon paint bucket to | | | | you will have more trash targets but there will be |
| store my gear. | | | | the possibility of finding coins and jewelry. |
| Make sure your have your detector and any | | | | In the wet sand, you will have fewer trash |
| extra coils you want to bring. Have your charged | | | | targets, but fewer coin and jewelry targets. This |
| batteries and a spare set packed. If you are going | | | | area will yield items that have been buried for |
| to the beach, a good metal sand scoop is | | | | longer periods of time. |
| recommended. You can get either a short or long | | | | In the water, the targets will really be few and |
| handle scoop. | | | | far between, but will give up the most gold and |
| I also bring a baseball cap, sun block, and my | | | | silver. Look for areas of transition - places where |
| goodies pouch. And, do not forget to bring some | | | | people go in and out, jump off a raft, or play |
| water or other refreshments. | | | | water sports. |
| I recommend you get a pair of beach boots - the | | | | You can also detect areas like volleyball courts, |
| kind that divers use - because there is a lot of | | | | beach chair areas, towel line areas, and pathways |
| nasty stuff on the beach and in the water. I have | | | | to and from the beach. |
| dug up rusty nails, glass, drug paraphernalia, and | | | | It really does not matter if you find treasure at |
| other items. Consider wearing gloves too. | | | | the beach. You will be able to walk around, see |
| Now that all your gear is packed and you are | | | | the sunrise, watch some surfers, ogle the bikinis, |
| heading to the beach, you may want to plan | | | | and maybe find some gold. Just remember to |
| where you will hunt first. There are basically three | | | | bring the sun block. |
| general areas at a beach to hunt: dry sand, wet | | | | |