Sure the beach was sanded in, but instead of moving on or going home I just moved around.
One spot opposite a lesser used beach entrance had a few targets that I like to see, nickels and quarters.
Those two targets, especially nickels would never be found in numbers at a spot that had recently been hunted.
I know other water hunters "box hunt" on this beach, the beach has a crowded area that is heavily hunted with two clear turn around marker points.
I cannot mention the turn around points because it may give one of my favorite beach sites away.
This Tiffany & Co PT950 platinum ring was found only about 10 feet past one of the reference points many water hunters use as a turn around point.
The other heavy 14K gold ring with a 3/4 carat diamond was found in the same area along with several quarters and nickels.
Two nice rings and a bunch of coins, instead of searching where the average water hunter would search, I searched outside the turn around points and it paid off.
It also helped that I changed from my usual discrimination search mode to a wide open nearly all metal search mode.
The next time you are searching a crowded stretch of beach and using the same turn around points, think about what jewelry you may be leaving behind by box hunting.
For example, a lifeguard tower may be a box hunters usual turn around point.
That same lifeguard tower may also be an enterprising jewelry hunters best friend only a few yards down the beach.
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