hunting ideas

[porchdawg]

I will be visiting Myrtle Beach the second week in June this year and would like some ideas on the best places to hunt, and what areas of the beach is the most successful, (i.e. pier area or perhaps the loose sand area vs hard packed sand). We will be staying in the area close to the Dixie Stampede end of the beach. Any help would be appreciated since I do not hunt the beaches too often. I will be using my Ace 250 and 1350. Would the smaller coil do better or the 6"x 9" etc.

Thanks

[porchdawg]

Thanks Boobie, which detector would do the best Ace vs 1350?

[drver]

porchdawg I can’t speak for Myrtle beach but just a few miles north is where I beach hunt with an Ace 250.
I started off with the stock 6.5X9 coil and did pretty well. I could pick a coin out that was setting by some iron. When I got the 9X12 a few things happened. My holes got deeper, my finds went up including trash and I was able to cover more sand better.
Just remember metal detecting is all about putting the coil over targets, if that means digging some trash well that’s OK with me just remember to double check you’re holes. Two coins or rings and coins are usually not too far apart, even in the same hole.
Like boobieinPa said go with the bigger coil, there’s not enough to gain on the beach with a sniper coil and you’ll miss allot of sand with it. As far as what part of the beach to hunt???where ever people walk, sit, stand or play. All of it!

[cjoej]

This is a specialty area, many items are lost in the surf line, so from the high tide line to the low tide line up to knee deep is a good zone. I have also noticed that at swim beaches lots of activity takes place near (in front of) the LifeGuard stands and where there are walkways leading to the beach (people don't like to lug their gear any further than they have to). The cool water shrinks the fingers and lubricates the body (and suntan lotion) and when entering and especially leaving the water they are shaking their hands and trying to shed water and the jewelry often goes off too without their notice until later.

I have also learned that if you find a piece of jewelry on the beach (non-water area) there will often be a second item within 2 feet of that find. This is usually caused by someone putting their jewelry in their towel so they don't lose it while swimming, then when they come out, they grab the towel (forgeting that the jewelry is in it) and the jewelry hits the sand nearby and dissappears into the loose sand for you to find.

This is just the tip of the iceberg of Beach Hunting information so do internet searches on the topic and your sure to come up with much more.

HH

Joe

[bigbillinsc]

i live at the other end of SC, in beaufort county. i live on ladies island and work on hilton head island. i work the beaches all the time and my fave detector is my whites prizm 3. the key to digging heavily used beaches is dig it all. a gold ring just couple inches deep may look like a pull tab to to your detector especially if it resting vertical. the best advice i can give is keep your coil on the sand, work it slow, be patient and "Dig It All"

[gordiesgirl]

I also live in SC and spend my forth of Julys at Myrtle beach state park. They allow metal detecters on the beach and in park camping areas. I have only used white prizm II on these trips can't wait to use my Spectrum XLT this year Have a wonderful time I hope you find lots

[UNC]

i too am from sc altho i havent had the chance to hunt myrtle beach i would think around the pier would be excellent heavy traffic there and yea id dig it all

[Scotty_realtor]

Hi Porchdawg, I lived in Myrtle Beach along time ago, before I got the detecting bug. I wouldn't pass up Myrles Inlet. There's a fort there and I recall people searching the area for civil war stuff.