Hi all,
Got out this morning after work for about 2 hours to hit the frigid lake michigan waters. For once the lake was calm and the water clear, perfect conditions for a wade. I was hoping since it's midsummer that there would be lots to find off a crazy popular beach.
There was only one other detectorist combing the beach with his coinmaster when I arrived, so had hope of no competition. I had a chat with him later and he showed me his yellow find of the day-a yellow sand bucket! LOL
I guess the water must still be too cold for swimming because there was little to find, hardly even a pull tab. But about 45 minutes in I found one small area in maybe knee high water that started giving up coins. But amid a couple dimes I got a screamer high signal, and a simple scoop and swish revealed a mammoth stainless ring. My first ring in the basket! Even though it wasn't gold, it's still a great first and I'm happy with it. Now just need to find a place where people actually swim!