2 Days Beach Hunting With AQ And GPX - Finally!

[schoolofhardNox]

17 hours ago, Joe D. said:

Great story and finds; congratulations!

  You all need to include some beach pics in with the finds! You can edit out locations and landmarks! I personally just like to see your beach and surf conditions! The features of where your finds are coming from are helpful in beach reading! No matter what part of the world you may hunt!??

I don't usually show pictures of the beaches since competition here is fierce ? But the first beach has calm waters, so not much changes except for whatever the wind takes away or if a big storm pulls some sand away. The beach where the gold was found has some rough waves (by New England standards), so the beach changes somewhat a lot, especially after a storm or full moon. We don't get the big cuts around here, so no 3-6ft drops for us, but exposing rocks or clay is a BIG deal for us and usually leads to silver and gold.

[schoolofhardNox]

4 hours ago, Johnny Crunch said:

Thanks for sharing the story. How big is that ahnk?

The Ankh is 1" and the loop is another 3/8", so decent size but not overly huge. Also that chain is 22" long

[schoolofhardNox]

1 hour ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said:

Great report and a Big Congrads on the 1st And 2nd AQ golds. Sure takes the pressure off..

Thanks Joe. Your battery had a lot to do with it. I was able to do what I wanted, when I wanted and not worry about battery time. I think that my decision making prior was based on odds of finding things instead of instinct. So far I ran the battery twice for a total of 8 hours. I'll probably charge it only because I don't like swapping batteries midstream.

[Joe D.]

   I understand the need to protect your "honey holes"! That's tough to do on any day! I do my best to give other guy's a wide birth! When going the opposite direction! And if i hear any other detector's in my headphones, i will be the first to shut mine off! A few have been thankful for me giving way, and actually stopped to chat a bit! I especially try to be as respectful of the regulars I've seen, because they sometimes share some tidbits of information about locations, and finds! But that's just the icing on the cake!??

[schoolofhardNox]

9 minutes ago, Joe D. said:

   I understand the need to protect your "honey holes"! That's tough to do on any day! I do my best to give other guy's a wide birth! When going the opposite direction! And if i hear any other detector's in my headphones, i will be the first to shut mine off! A few have been thankful for me giving way, and actually stopped to chat a bit! I especially try to be as respectful of the regulars I've seen, because they sometimes share some tidbits of information about locations, and finds! But that's just the icing on the cake!??

I'm the same way unless you are a jerk and cut me off and try and detect in front of me when there is a mile of beach to hunt. That's when I turn the GPX to maximum and follow you closely. ?

[Joe D.]

I'm out of likes, so here you go!? ??

[Mikeguard01]

Congrats on your first and second AQ Gold. Great eyeball find. Maybe I need to start wearing my glasses more.

HH

Mike