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Wabasso Saturday Morning.
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The waves had good height at Wabasso this morning. It was nice and rainy - the kind of day I like - so I went metal detecting. I also wanted to see if I could follow up on yesterday's finds.
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Wabasso Saturday Morning.
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I was hoping the beaches would improve a little, but they didn't change much since yesterday. Most of the places I saw had more sand than yesterday. There was one area that lost a little sand.
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Turtle Trail Saturday Morning.
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The bags down near the second flag pole were more exposed Saturday than the day before. You can see that in these two photos.
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Exposed Bags at Turtle Trail Saturday.
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Despite the loss of sand, I didn't find much there. Targets were scarce.
I did find a couple iron spikes and a small lead ball before quitting for the day.
Below are a couple photos I took at Turtle Trail Friday. It wasn't looking good, yet I managed to find a few things yesterday, including the bronze spike and a lead strip.
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Turtle Trail Friday.
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I didn't photograph the same areas, so you can't really compare them. In fact I almost forgot to take beach photos yesterday.
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Turtle Trail Friday.
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Here are some meager finds from today. I was hoping for more beach improvement and some better finds.
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Saturday Finds.
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I did manage to get in some good field time. I haven't put in a lot of time the past couple years and I needed the practice.
I used both the Equinox and ATX today. I hadn't been using the ATX much lately and really needed some time with that detector.
Yesterday I showed some finds, including the bronze spike. Below is a closeup of the crust on the spike. I just thought it was colorful.
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Encrustation on Bronze Spike.
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And below is the void where a dissolved iron object had been. I think I might be able to make a mold of that to recreate the shape of whatever was in it.
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Crystal Filled Void in Corroded Iron Lump Found Yesterday.
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Overall, I got in some much needed field time and got reacquainted with my ATX. It seems if I don't use it much for a while, it takes me a while to get back in tune with it. It is very different from the Equinox. I wish I had more targets today so I could get a better comparison on the two detectors under real field conditions.
Seagrape Trail was still closed today.
I didn't get to look at many beaches, but it looks like this weather system didn't do a lot for us, and I think it is probably about over.
Oh, I forgot, I did manage to luck onto a modern gold band, but that isn't the kind of thing I was looking for today.
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Source: MagicSeaWeed.com.
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Will have to take a different approach as we get into summer conditions, but hopefully we'll have some nice storms that stay offshore and cut the beaches without doing much property damage.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net