Tom_in_CA
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... but at least WHEN then and give some direction
or hints
Read my article link, given above.
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... but at least WHEN then and give some direction
or hints
Read my article link, given above.
History of beachgoers is of paramount importance. So the flip side of what your saying is that you would rather go to a beach with a MONSTER cut and NO HISTORY of people. Where there are NO targets. Tom , is this what you want me to believe ? I will choose a beach with a history of people , rich or poor , cut or not. YOU can hit the beach with 8 foot cuts and no people to lose anything.I still tend to disagree with this post. Let me give you an example :
One of the best "glory days locations" of our area, has ironically been at one of the dumpy lame "locals only dog-walking" type of beaches. Yup : No hotels, no amusement parks, not the oldest, blah blah. Yet it's provided some of my peak coin-count days (and a few of the gold coins that my buddies and I count among ourselves).
So on the one hand, it's the knee-jerk reaction to rush to the location that are A) most touristy, B) most affluent locales, C) most recreational (eg.: amusement parks, etc....), D) oldest (as opposed to locales which didn't seem to get populated till after WWII- ish).
But at one particular "dumpy locals modern beach" in my area, has ironically had the highest coin counts of any of the local md'rs recollections. Why ? : Because it faces an open window to the ocean, and is thus most-prone to perpetual in/out erosion cycles.
Granted, this perpetual sand movement of eroding and in-fills means the silver coins are worthless grey sand-blasted disks. Doh! And yes, if the area isn't affluent or touristy, then sure, your ring ratios drop down .
But still, when it comes to choosing "which beach do I go to when the swells/storms are hitting ?": The affluence, the history, the tourism-levels, etc.... are utterly meaningless. Because if mother nature isn't eroding there, then it simply doesn't matter what the history-of-the-beach-goers is.
... and one 20 by 20 stretch of beach had 20 targets and a silver ring....
History of beachgoers is of paramount importance. So the flip side of what your saying is that you would rather go to a beach with a MONSTER cut and NO HISTORY of people. Where there are NO targets. Tom , is this what you want me to believe ? I will choose a beach with a history of people , rich or poor , cut or not. YOU can hit the beach with 8 foot cuts and no people to lose anything.
Well Tom, If we every meet will have to buy you lunch or something.
Went to a different Santa Cruz beach this week and had a ball.
First day out with the 15in coil on the NOX and almost paid for it.
I did notice that as soon as the waves stoped cutting into the cuts the targets slowed pretty fast.
So dead low might have it’s times, but following the tide out works well at times.
Looks like the evacuation order was lifted for Bodega, Will be up that way tomorrow.
What was the report on Salmon Creek?For a newb, have been having fun.
A couple cuts and low spots.
Has been some good high tides this week. Detecting is the best I have seen it.
Last 2 hunts, 1 Gold, 1 Silver, and almost $12 in clad.
Have not hit the main beach. Can not stand to pay for parking.
Will give a report from Salmon Creek when I get back today.