Beach metal detectives

Recoveries

Ring recovered at the Sandpearl Resort on Clearwater beach

3/21/24

I’d gotten an email from Ben around 7:15pm on this night asking if I had recovery services that could help him find a ring he’d lossed while tossing football on the beach?

He informed me it had sentimental value and would love to have it back if I could I help?

Absolutely yes!

I met him in the lobby of the Sandpearl Resort on Clearwater Beach first thing the next morning at 7:45am. After walking me to the general spot, he went back to his room. I told him I’d call when I found it. I marked the search area w/ tennis balls, powered up my Minelab X-Terra Pro, noise cancelled, ground balanced, and found Ben’s ring in 15 minutes.

I laughed when he said I was doing God’s work out here finding rings.

Glad we could help you Ben.

~ Stay Gold

Engagement Ring Recovered at the Hilton on Clearwater Beach

3/23/24

This night, the emergency call came in from the Food and Beverage Manager at the Hilton, Clearwater Beach around 6:30pm. A guest had lost a ring and needed immediate Recovery Service. I told them I’d be there in less than an hour. 45 minutes later, I’m pulling up like “THE WOLF” in Pulp Fiction and park right in front.

I met the couple and learned I was looking for a gold ring. An “Engagement Ring” as it were. They are getting married in July. The sun was setting and time was of the essence. So they gave me the small search area, I noise cancelled and ground balanced, went ALL METAL…and pinpointed the ring in 15-20 minutes as the sun was setting.

Incredible!

The couple was very happy and said, “I was now IN THEIR STORY.”…and, the Beverage Manager said he hadn’t seen anything like that, in his 6 years at the Hilton. As I left to cheers bursting with BMD pride. Congratulations & Good Luck to the Bride & Groom to be.

~Stay Gold

Ring found with rental in an hour

4/17/24

We love happy endings at Beach Metal Detectives. Our friend Tina and, her Sister in law found her Sister's ring in around an hour w/ an Xterra Pro rental machine from BMD. Congratulations ladies.

Glad Beach Metal Detectives could help.

~Stay Gold

Apple watch found in first scoop

5/02/24

This day, Lauren called Beach Metal Detectives, having lost her Apple Watch the day before on St. Pete Beach in the dry sand.

The call came in around 2pm, as I was on another job. I agreed to meet Lauren at the beach at 5:30pm. I got there alittle early as I wanted to surprise her and have the watch in hand when she pulled up. I searched for an hour or so, however there were sunbathers in the search area, so I respectfully searched around them. I took a break and extended my parking. Lauren got there, and by that time the sunbathers had left the remaining search area. We walked to where her phone pinged the watch. I powered back up, swung over the target, and the Apple Watch was in my scoop. As I pulled the scoop to me to inspect it, we could hear the watch ringing. We high fived and, rejoiced. Another CASE CLOSED.

Thanks again Lauren, enjoy the rest of your trip.

~Stay Gold

gorgeous diamond Engagement ring found in 5 minutes (first scoop)

5/26/24

On this day, Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend, at 1pm, Beach Metal Detectives got the call from Paula & Chris. Paula had lost her engagement ring in the dry sand. BMD arrived to the scene within the hour, powered up and, had her very beautiful diamond ring back where it belonged in 5 minutes. In the very first scoop to be intellectually honest. Thank you for trusting us at Beach Metal Detectives…and, remember if you lost something metal at the beach, tell’em…You know a guy.

#BeachMetalDetectives

~Stay Gold

money clip w/ $625 cash, found & returned

5/28/24

This day, I was out on Passagrille Beach just south of the Don, looking for goodies after the Memorial Day weekend crowd. After about 45 minutes of swinging the X-Terra Pro, I got a strong 78-81 signal and expected a bottle cap.

It was not a bottle cap. I pushed my scoop into the fine shell by the water’s edge and about a 1/4” inch down, there it was, as pretty as ya please. Still intact, a money clip with the Identification, credit cards, and $625 in cash.

After several phonecalls, an accepted facebook friendship request, and a Messenger video call, I found it’s owner. Barry from New Jersey was down visiting and lost his money clip. We were both very happy and, his billfold is now on it’s way home.

Also, thank you so much to Barry for the $200 reward. Always appreciated my friend.

~Stay Gold

Whodey!?

Gold & Diamond wedding ring found

6/08/24

This day, Beach Metal Detectives got the distress text from Sam at 4:47pm. I recognized the (513) area code immediately being born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio myself. His party had lost a gorgeous gold and diamond wedding ring. I geared up and, headed to Sam’s search location without delay. I pulled up to the condos and met up w/ Sam.

We greeted each other as I told him I recognized the “513” area code being from Cincy myself. We exchanged afew WHODEYS and he walked me down to the beach. There was a 10 X 20 yard stretch of dry sand in question where the target “should” be according to eyewitnesses. I powered up my Minelab X-terra Pro, the very same model available to rent here at BMD, if you will…noise cancelled, ground balanced and after 10-15 minutes, and a couple of pulltabs later, I got a solid #39 44/46, shallow tone I liked.

I dug the target and BLAM!

A true stunner!

Like Joe Burr tossin’ a Tuddie to Ja’marr Chase…SCOREBOARD!

Thanks Sam for calling a great play and dialing up Beach Metal Detectives. WHODEY!!!

~Stay Gold

Diamond Wedding ring found in “Record time”

6/21/24

This day, Tiffany called Beach Metal Detectives around 7 am with a lost diamond wedding ring. She and the children had been playing just outside thier condo the night before in dry sand, and the ring slipped off. Tiffany cleverly marked the spot and reached out to BMD first thing. I loaded my gear and made it to Madeira beach in around 30 minutes. Tiffany met me in the condo parking lot and put me on the search area, I noise cancelled and ground balanced my XTP. I immediately got a shallow #62 and dug it up…and, just like that…

60 seconds…in the first scoop. Tiffany’s ring!

~Stay Gold

This incredible diamond wedding ring was found in 15 minutes

6/22/24

This day, the distress call came into BMD from Matt on Madeira beach around 1:45pm. His wife had lost her diamond wedding ring in the dry sand. They’re party was moving and in moving their chairs her ring fell into the abyss. Matt did the right thing and wasted no time, calling Beach Metal Detectives immediately. Time is crucial. Additionally, a storm was approaching. Matt and his wife gave me the approximate search area. I powered up, noise cancelled and ground balanced my Xterra-Pro and went to work. After several passes and several signals, I got one that sounded like what I was looking for. I dug the hole and gently shook the scoop revealing her ring as I offered the scoop to her w/ her ring inside. High five’s and hugs all around. Thank you Lord for another Beach Metal Detectives happy ending.

~Stay Gold

Celtic Wedding band recovered on a 2nd day hunch

7/08/24

This day, Keith contacted Beach Metal Detectives in search of his lost white gold celtic wedding band, that was lost while at the beach in dry sand, on the 4th of July, a couple of days prior. I knew time was a factor. I met Keith and his wife at the search location the next day. I brought an extra machine and Keith and I both searched the area through a rain event, for well over an hour. Keith turned in his machine and I continued for another 2 plus hours. I dug many signals but none were the target. Reluctantly I shut it down and ended the search, informing Keith I came up short.

That night I went home and replayed the search in my mind over and over. There were a few spots that went unchecked as there were sunbathers in that AO. Something kept telling me to go back and search again. On a “HUNCH”, I followed my intuition and revisited the scene. Under ideal search conditions with only 2 others on the beach, I had an open search area. I immediately investigated the areas I missed the day before, with no luck. I continued on for about 90 minutes gridding & expanding the search zone. I re-noise cancelled and ground balanced and was set to take one last pass towards the exit…just then, after calling out to the (celtic) Gods for guidance, my X-Terra Pro rang up a 26 on the target ID. About 4” deeps. I dug the signal, gently shook the scoop…and, there it was!

I immediately called Keith with the great news and he met me right away. All the recoveries are very special but, this one felt extra special as I went back and FINISHED THE JOB. Thanks to Keith and his misses for trusting BMD.

~Stay Gold

Keys in the scoop in 5 minutes

7/14/24

This day, Beach Metal Detectives was patrolling the beach looking for evidence of treasures left behind. After 2 hours of the usual suspects in the scoop, pulltabs, bottle caps and the like, I came across a citizen in need of immediate BMD assistance. His party was setting up their spot for the day and flagged me down. The young man proceeded to explain they’d lost their keys the day before in the same general area.

I cleared the search area of any possible target contamination and made a few passes with my trusty Minelab X-Terra Pro. I dug a pulltab first, then hit a shallow target around 4 inches deep. I liked the sound and depth immediately and dug it gently. As soon as I flipped the contents of the scoop in the sand, I saw the keys.

Applause all around!

Gracias me amigos!

~Stay Gold

post “milton” husband & wife Tag team wedding ring recovery in under 90 minutes

10/10/24

Absolutely incredible!

The morning after Hurricane “milton” passed, Jennifer & Hasan contacted Beach Metal Detectives to rent 2 machines, to tag team a wedding ring recovery. They were cleaning up hurricane debris when Hasan noticed it missing. Jennifer & Hasan picked up the machines and after a short 10 minute tutorial, off they went. Maybe 90 minutes later, Jennifer called...She had found the ring. Congrats you guys...well done. Case closed!

~Stay Gold

This rental turns into an iphone recovery in real time

1/03/25

What a red letter day for Beach Metal Detectives!

This day Nancy and her family were vacationing, in from L.A. and staying on Indian Rocks Beach. They rented a waterproof Minelab X-terra Pro metal detector and it was delivered first thing. That afternoon I received a text saying they had found an iphone in the shallow surf and found the owner, who’d lost it on New Years Eve. What a great story. Congratulations to Nancy and her Son on a great recovery, and return. And to a happy ending to the young lady that’d lost her phone. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

~Stay Gold

A Mom in Massachusetts reaches out to find her vacationing daughter’s lost diamond ring.

2/09/25

This day, Beach Metal Detectives got the call around 3:48pm from Melissa. The Mom of the young lady that had lost her diamond ring while playing volleyball in the dry sand at the Opal Sands resort on Clearwater Beach. Melissa was calling from Massachusetts on behalf of Ava who was vacationing and lost a ring that was very special to her. I told Melissa not to worry, that I’d be on my way.

I geared up and made the 45 minute drive to CWB.

Once at the Opal Sands, the valets parked me right up front, appreciate you guys BIG TIME!

I met up w/ Ava beachside where she gave me solid intel and a certain search area. I ground balanced my trusty XTP and made several passes. A few pieces of trash later, I got a strong, shallow signal. The VDI rang up a 29-31…that’s a nice number. I had a good feeling about it. Ava took off down the beach, I told her I’d call her either way. About 10 minutes later,

I texted her the GREAT NEWS! I FOUND IT!!!

~Stay Gold

3 yr olds gold Saint christopher necklace & pendent found at daycare

1/20/25

This day, Shelby contacted Beach Metal Detectives after her Son lost his gold Saint Christopher necklace & pendent while on the playground at his daycare in Clearwater.

Shelby arranged with the DIRECTOR of the facility for me to be there Thursday morning between 5:30a-9a. I wanted to get a good 2 hours of search time in so I rolled up just after 6am. The staff, expecting me, buzzed me in and showed me the suspected search area. Still dark I engaged the backlight and flashlight on the X-terra Pro and began marking spots to come back to at first light. After about 45 minutes I started searching the rest of the playground. Channeling my inner 3 year old…lol. On a hunch…thinking, where would I be…

…I’d be under that blue thing…like it’s a FORT!

So I swung my detector on one side…then the other, reaching in halfway. Then like a bolt, a shallow “91” on the VDI. Now daylight, as I brush away the leaves, it revealed the necklace. Thank you Lord!

I immediately called Shelby and gave her the good news. She was very happy and told me the boy’s Grandma would cry tears of joy. I left Saint Christopher with the staff. God is good.

~Stay Gold