Hey guys. Question for you. I hunted Marco Island, FL on Thursday for 5 hours and didn't have much luck. I found a fresh belly button ring in the first 3 minutes and then a bunch of garbage for the remainder. A little clad but nothing special.
At first glance conditions seemed great. Hard packed sand at low tide. A ton of nice sand ripples perpendicular to the water where the waves keep hitting the low spots. However Marco Island has very "Shelly" sand. You can put the scoop in an inch and then you hit this hard packed shell matrix that is very difficult to cut through. I'm a pretty strong guy and this beach kicked my butt.
So the question is, what does this hard packed seashell matrix mean for heavy objects? My findings were pretty mixed. I had lights and heavys all over the place. At the low tide mark. At the high tide mark. In between. At 4" and as deep as 18". I have a feeling Marco island is pretty picked over, it's nothing but retireees living there. Plus the fact that there have not been any storms and the quantity of people replenishing the beach is fairly low.
Any comments from you experiences folks?
Thank all. Happy new year!
At first glance conditions seemed great. Hard packed sand at low tide. A ton of nice sand ripples perpendicular to the water where the waves keep hitting the low spots. However Marco Island has very "Shelly" sand. You can put the scoop in an inch and then you hit this hard packed shell matrix that is very difficult to cut through. I'm a pretty strong guy and this beach kicked my butt.
So the question is, what does this hard packed seashell matrix mean for heavy objects? My findings were pretty mixed. I had lights and heavys all over the place. At the low tide mark. At the high tide mark. In between. At 4" and as deep as 18". I have a feeling Marco island is pretty picked over, it's nothing but retireees living there. Plus the fact that there have not been any storms and the quantity of people replenishing the beach is fairly low.
Any comments from you experiences folks?
Thank all. Happy new year!