KOB
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The beaches are closed for the 4th and 5th. So I went the 3rd to get a hunt in at Huntington Beach. Parking was extremely tough. Only lot open was the city lot at $25. No way , so I parked 6 blocks into the neighborhood and walked. The beach was packed all around the pier. Got there at low tide , waves were 6-8 feet. Not many targets at all in the wet but couldn't get too far out where people were swimming because of the surf. I was drenched and it was dangerous. A few areas had a slope. As the tide moved up , the waves began to make a nice 3' cut. It had the looks of becoming huge. Only a few coins. By this time later the crowds were leaving. The king tide and high surf was too much ! The cut was being overrun , going way up onto the beach and dragging the cut down. Following it down , the sand was soft and spongy. Heavy targets I know were sinking fast and lighter ones were on top.
So then , with nobody on the towel line I decided to do that. I was the 1st one on it ! It was absolutely horrible. With all these people , you would think I would have scored. People were drinking heavy. What should have been an epic , stellar hunt with the crowds , surf and tides turned into a fiasco. Ended up with about $2 in clad and some couple pieces of junk jewelry. It was all you could dig on bottlecaps and tent stakes (insane amount). Surf will back down a bit when the beaches open and I will be working the bottom slope , wet. I know stuff is being pulled there. Just hope its accessible and not too sanded over. I took a few pics of all this , but really not worth posting. The only good I got was the exercise and eye candy... and they were out in force...
So then , with nobody on the towel line I decided to do that. I was the 1st one on it ! It was absolutely horrible. With all these people , you would think I would have scored. People were drinking heavy. What should have been an epic , stellar hunt with the crowds , surf and tides turned into a fiasco. Ended up with about $2 in clad and some couple pieces of junk jewelry. It was all you could dig on bottlecaps and tent stakes (insane amount). Surf will back down a bit when the beaches open and I will be working the bottom slope , wet. I know stuff is being pulled there. Just hope its accessible and not too sanded over. I took a few pics of all this , but really not worth posting. The only good I got was the exercise and eye candy... and they were out in force...