Hello from SW Florida

[BeachBall]

Hey There,

Just wanted to say hello. Until today I have never tried metal detecting. I decided to start out small to see if I enjoy it first.

I bought a Garret 250 and strolled up on Naples beach and in 1 hour found;

1- Beer can
2- Quarters
2- Dimes
2- Pennies
1- Paperclip
1- Piece of wire
1- Bottle cap

I had some fun and sun, so a pretty good day. I'll give it a little time and then who knows..... Maybe a Minelab for me :happydance01:

[angellionel]

Welcome to American Detectorist and to the hobby! Don't give it up too soon. Keep at it for a while. You will soon find it to be a great way to get some exercise and to pile up on a few treasures. thumbsup01

[del]

welcome to the forum BeachBall , Naples is a great location for some beach detecting . best of luck this season , hope to see some gold in your hands soon.

Dan

[aloldstuff]

Welcome to the hobby. Everybody starts out slow but then with experience they get hooked. All it's gonna take is one great find. Looking forward to your future finds

[Lowjiber]

Welcome to a potential obsession and the forum...from southern Nevada.

As others said, don't give up too soon. This hobby can grab you. |:cheering:

[Fire Fighter 43]

Welcome to the forum and the hobby from SE Wisconsin. You have a good detector to start out with and it looks like you did well on your first outing. Just have fun with it and learn all you can about the hobby and yor detector. Before you know it you'll be a pro. Good luck and happy hunting.

[CODY]

Welcome from Mississippi. Welcome to the forum. Good luck with your future hunts. Looking forward to your future finds and post. HH

[tanacat]

Perhaps tomorrow you'll be telling us that you found:

3- gold rings
4 - walker halves
2- large cents
5- mercs

|:cheering: lol

Good luck! I know you'll have a better day soon.

[jkress]

Welcome from Iowa BeachBall. I'm glad you decided to join our corner of the internet. :clapping:

Just like you, I started with the 250. It is a great machine and I found lots of nice old keepers.
After the hobby/addiction grabbed hold... I ventured into the Minelab series and have been very happy too.

Looking forward to your finds with the Ace. :->

[OxShoeDrew]

You found six coins in your first hour of detecting? You are going to do very well. Good luck.

[Mudder]

Welcome BeachBall, Glad you made it aboard and looking forward to your posts. thumbsup01

[MassDirtFisher]

Welcome to the forum , from Western Massachusetts , Happy Hunting!!

[roamingusa]

Nice, dig every tone in the sand good finds sometimes sound like pulltabs goodluck and happyhunting

[Spiderwort]

Only one paperclip on a Naples beach? You do need a Minelab. LOL