Brizors
Full Member
I have got to say... Southern CA waves are relentless!!! If the waves reach is within where my target is in the wet, it's going to be a battle!
I was getting so pissed because I lose so many targets to the waves by either constantly filling in my hole as I dig in between waves and never being able to get down to it, or it washes it out and away.
It sucks because the angle that the sand comes in here in southern Ca is so steep that you cannot reach that first trench because even thought it's only a few feet in, it's already a few feet deep, and the waves, although they are small, they tumble HARD right on the trench and then rocket in fast, hard, and in extremely short intervals. They are like constant little angry devils, never letting you in because if you do even though the wave is just above your boot, the speed they come in at will ride all the way up your leg to your waist! No matter what time of day! It is impossible to detect in that!
Not only will the force of the wave move your detector, but moving it against the wave is not possible, the shaft will bend and break.
It makes me very angry because due to this wave behavior, I cannot detect in the water, that is completely out of the question unless I want a broken shaft, and it also limits how far I can go out in the wet because the waves are so fast moving if your target is too close, you won't be able to get your target.
How do you guys get around this???!! I primarily detect here at the beach, so I need to find a solution whether it is getting a different detector or whatnot. I still find gold rings every so often, but I feel I would find so much more if I could get out further, but I do not see any good solution, those waves really come in too hot to handle!
I was getting so pissed because I lose so many targets to the waves by either constantly filling in my hole as I dig in between waves and never being able to get down to it, or it washes it out and away.
It sucks because the angle that the sand comes in here in southern Ca is so steep that you cannot reach that first trench because even thought it's only a few feet in, it's already a few feet deep, and the waves, although they are small, they tumble HARD right on the trench and then rocket in fast, hard, and in extremely short intervals. They are like constant little angry devils, never letting you in because if you do even though the wave is just above your boot, the speed they come in at will ride all the way up your leg to your waist! No matter what time of day! It is impossible to detect in that!
Not only will the force of the wave move your detector, but moving it against the wave is not possible, the shaft will bend and break.
It makes me very angry because due to this wave behavior, I cannot detect in the water, that is completely out of the question unless I want a broken shaft, and it also limits how far I can go out in the wet because the waves are so fast moving if your target is too close, you won't be able to get your target.
How do you guys get around this???!! I primarily detect here at the beach, so I need to find a solution whether it is getting a different detector or whatnot. I still find gold rings every so often, but I feel I would find so much more if I could get out further, but I do not see any good solution, those waves really come in too hot to handle!
I've lost many targets to the surf but its just part of the hunt , its a challenge for sure but there are things that can make it better . #1 go at the lowest tides of the month and 2 get some good chest high waders , i just go in board shorts and get wet the water is so warm it doest bother me, and 3 the ocean she will spit out sets of waves and then she will give a brake i grew up surfing so its just kinda natural to me but the last tip i can give you is never turn you back on her while digging 
