TheOCDetector logo over a moonlit beach with palm trees

Notable finds

The finds that stand out.

The platinum ring that started it all, plus the finds that have happened on camera since I started filming my hunts.

Ranked finds

The wall of signals.

My best off-camera find, followed by some of the best, worst, and weirdest things that have turned up since the camera came along.

Best off-camera find

Platinum ring at Sunset Beach Tower 17

I found this platinum ring near Tower 17 at Sunset Beach before I started filming my hunts. I was using the Minelab X-Terra Pro at the time. Afterward, I sold the ring, bought the Manticore, and started filming my hunts almost immediately.

I am not sure what the VDI was. What I remember is how light the signal sounded: barely a blip, not the kind of tone that screams dig me. It was easy to miss and ended up being one of the finds that made me take those tiny beach signals more seriously.

Location
Sunset Beach, Tower 17
Detector
Minelab X-Terra Pro
VDI
Unsure; very light signal
Best off camera

Platinum ring

Sunset Beach, Tower 17. A barely-there signal from the X-Terra Pro days—and the only featured find here that was not captured during a filmed hunt.

Sunset Beach X-Terra Pro
Weirdest on camera

Sealed BuzzBall

Not the usual treasure, but definitely a story. Weird finds get their own lane because viewers remember them.

Beach oddity Short-worthy
Worst on camera

Hypodermic needle

Worst find so far. I hope that is as bad as it gets. Finding something like this is a reminder to watch every scoop and handle beach trash carefully.

The everyday trash target I do not enjoy seeing is foil seals. I find a lot of them.

Worst so far Foil seals add up