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I know this is obvious but I have seen a few people detecting the beach with mini spades.
If you plan detecting the wet stuff use a long spade and drag behind you, it will leave a line in the sand so you can see where you have already been.
Not so important at places where the tide only goes out a short way but here in Burnham the tide goes out miles.
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Another one is to mark a decent find hole with an X. You will often see a pattern forming
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Post by Rodi££ian »

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Thanks KC and Tomo for those tips, obvious now yes but I don't think I would have come up with them myself. ::g

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forget the spade, you really need a ss sand scoop for the beach, it will save you a lot of time, backache and heartache ::g
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I am only 20 miles from the coast, must get out there after a storm and see what turns up, great tips, Liam ::g :;@
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liamnolan wrote:I am only 20 miles from the coast, must get out there after a storm and see what turns up, great tips, Liam ::g :;@
That would be now lol
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Post by Addicted to bleeps »

I do the draggy shovel thing!

And there is no way that scoop would work the the CS4pI....! :D
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Addicted to bleeps wrote:I do the draggy shovel thing!

And there is no way that scoop would work the the CS4pI....! :D
no, the scoop just tags along, its the Ash Fork Handle that operates the etrac, i just relax and let them get on with it :D ::g
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Post by trappa »

Good tips! Thanks
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Post by Leigh »

slowsweep wrote:forget the spade, you really need a ss sand scoop for the beach, it will save you a lot of time, backache and heartache ::g
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Not much good on our shingle beaches here in Dorset though LOL not much choice but a good old spade for me I'm afraid, looks a great bit of kit for sand though.
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top tips ;)
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