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I hunt Carlsbad somewhat regularly and I commonly see a couple other detectorists there with me. With a few hotels right near the beach it typically draws a nice crowd from Spring Break until early Autumn with out-of-towners. Be forewarned though... it does have more than its share of extreme black sand. I love to use larger coils on the beach myself but due to all the mineralized sand I usually opt for the standard size (11" in my case) to minimize the effects of all the black sand.Probably the most mineralized sand in San Diego, bring a PI.
You got that right bro. I've encountered many at night. They hide under the stairwells and along the bluffs and rocks.If you plan on getting the water. Don't.. The waves will DESTROY you!... It's prob a gold mine field but the waves are extremely hard hitting. Don't hunt at night. there are a lot of "interesting" people out there. good luck.
Good to know, what about running a 6" coil in the water? I hear that's the way to go as the waves don't pull it as much.If you plan on getting the water. Don't.. The waves will DESTROY you!... It's prob a gold mine field but the waves are extremely hard hitting. Don't hunt at night. there are a lot of "interesting" people out there. good luck.
Yes, even in the parks around here too. Scary is all the fired and live bullet shells I find in the parks... More than one!Yes, I was there last year. Not a bad location but can be sketchy in the evenings. I would hit it early morning before the crowds hit. Watch where you park and don't leave anything in your car. I was lucky, there were several cars broken into while I was on the beach. They bust out a window and grab anything they can find. This happens frequently at Oceanside and Tori Pines.
Yes on the break ins.. I was at La Jollla in the middle of the day, front row at the main parking lot. Parked w/no one next to me with LOTS of open spots otherwise. I was hunting for about 2 hrs. I looked up at the truck and saw a car right next to it with the driver door open butted up next to it. I mistakenly assumed that it was a guy just changing but thought it odd that with so many spaces he parked right next to my truck. Again I assumed that he used my truck and a cut off for others to see him changing. About an hr later I went to the truck for a redbull. The MF was trying to jimmy my door handle open with a screw driver. I must have been to far away to hear the alarm go off. He was no where in sight. He didn't get in but it cost me a couple hundred bucks to repair..Yes, I was there last year. Not a bad location but can be sketchy in the evenings. I would hit it early morning before the crowds hit. Watch where you park and don't leave anything in your car. I was lucky, there were several cars broken into while I was on the beach. They bust out a window and grab anything they can find. This happens frequently at Oceanside and Tori Pines
I do have a big can of bear mace... hmmm?I had a friend of mine had a encounter with someone. He sprayed them with something like hair spray and hit one of them with his sand scoop (long handled). He said they left, but so did he after that![]()
no surprise to you and me that those MD who show their car (POS), find gold on every hunt (FAKE) and show their locations (unfortunately) almost deserve to get robbed by punks who will then find out that they don't have much if anything to give them.What surprises me is all the local knucklehead you-tubers that show what cars they drive, the precise location of where they're hunting, the price of their equipment and all the gold they find, which they make it seem they find gold on every outing. With all the crime that's been going around lately, its just a matter of time before detectorist get targeted and robbed due to these videos..