Rudy
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Anybody have any status on these beaches? Are they sanded in, cuts, ...?
Newport & Balboa beaches
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Thinking of heading out there buddy??!?
discgolf
Senior Member
You might want to send a PM to Baja Vinnie, he seems to hunt those beaches in the OC.
Slimpickuns
Forum Supporter
Nice negative tide today around 1:30pm, I would definitely hit it up if I didn't have to work today...
hubbit
Senior Member
I'd hit it if my poles/straight shaft and scoop weren't still in Florida with the wife and kids awaiting their later arrival tomorrow in our checked bags. (hummmm, I did bring the Excal back with me and do have the old standard shaft...) 
I had a great time there and got a bit of gold too!
I had a great time there and got a bit of gold too!
Rudy
Admin
Only had two hours to spend before having to take the wife to Mitsuwa in Costa Mesa, so I decided on hitting Balboa Beach. That was a mistake, should have opted for Newport Beach instead. Got 6 pennies for my efforts, two of them are real toast.
Looks like its been hit hard.
Looks like its been hit hard.
Sandcrab
Elite Member
Check your PM... 
Rudy
Admin
Check your PM...
Thanks.
hubbit
Senior Member
Hey Rudy,
you are an OC guy eh? I love going to Mitsuwa, I buy the mochi and furikake and love the fresh bread there. My kids and wife love the rice crackers...
Glad I didn't follow my impulse as I was gonna head out to Pirate's Cove today at noon...
Compass
Forum Supporter
Well, I was thinking beach on Monday but now I'm thinking lake again. Thanks for the report Rudy! HH!
Rudy
Admin
Hey Hubbit, what's an OC?
I am afraid mochi is not on my top 10 list of Japanese foods ... right up there with nato. Japanese baked goods (bread, pastries,...) are delicious.
We like lunching there at one of the food outlets in the dining area. Great food at incredibly low prices.
Do you also go to the nearby Marukai? I like the adjacent bookstore and rummaging through the used books while the wife shops for some japanese music CDs.
carcur
Elite Member
OC stands for orange county
Rudy
Admin
Hi Rudy. I go there often too. Love the sushi from the market there, while my girlfriend waits in line at the noodle house in the food court.
I've been wanting to detect at some of our local beaches, but the turf keeps calling me.
Take care,
Raphis
Dan
Rudy
Admin
Hi Dan,
Yeah, the noodle shop gets a lot of business. There is now another noodle shop at the other end (by the televisions) that also has tempura... makes me hungry just to think about it.
Jamflicker
Elite Member
All this sushi and noodle talk is making me hungry. 
hubbit
Senior Member
Hey Hubbit, what's an OC?
I am afraid mochi is not on my top 10 list of Japanese foods ... right up there with nato. Japanese baked goods (bread, pastries,...) are delicious.
We like lunching there at one of the food outlets in the dining area. Great food at incredibly low prices.
Do you also go to the nearby Marukai? I like the adjacent bookstore and rummaging through the used books while the wife shops for some japanese music CDs.
Rudy-
Since I'm an Air Force Brat, lived in Japan for 3 years and my mom is Japanese, I grew up on all the food! Nato on rice is good! Ramen and soba and gohan are the staples I grew up on. Marukai is a little further off the 55 Fwy and the wife, a Canadian of French and Hungarian descent doesn't get that into it to let me drive any further (and she hates seafood!).
Rudy
Admin
Rudy-
Since I'm an Air Force Brat, lived in Japan for 3 years and my mom is Japanese, I grew up on all the food! Nato on rice is good! Ramen and soba and gohan are the staples I grew up on. Marukai is a little further off the 55 Fwy and the wife, a Canadian of French and Hungarian descent doesn't get that into it to let me drive any further (and she hates seafood!).
My wife is Japanese, born and raised.
I love most Japanese food, but the nato, moshi and the pickled plums are not high on my list. I'd take shiokara over them any time. 
John W.H.
Elite Member
I was born and raised in so Cal and did a fair amount of beach detecting in the past thirty years. Never had much luck at Balboa, but Newport especially around the area known as ''the wedge'' was always good to me. Found alot of jewelry there including a heavy gold ring I wear from time to time today. I've heard Balboa has alot of history and had an amusement area near where the pier is. I remember reading a story about the area being torn up a few years ago for construction and people making some great finds with their detectors. Lots of silver. HH
Rudy
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I am a relatively recent transplant to SoCal. What part of Newport Beach is "the wedge"?
