Gary Drayton treasure hunting blog

All the metal detecting gear I use for beach and water hunting was chosen with ergonomics in mind. I use lightweight metal detecting equipm...

I often talk about how the majority of my best beach and water hunting finds were recovered within the first six inches of sand, but I do de...

I always have the word average on my mind when I step onto a beach with a metal detector, especially at heavily hunted beaches I know are hi...

I love getting bogged down detecting and retrieving the same type of target in one area, scooping things that drive you nuts to the point of...

For a beach treasure hunter there is no better time to go metal detecting than after beach erosion has taken place, a prime beach hunting op...

While showing a friend a nice diamond ring recently I was reminded how coin and jewelry hunting at the beach is a game of inches.  Several ...

Its that time of the year when beach hunters looks back at finds from the previous year and set goals or expectations for the new year. Bea...