Metal Detecting a Rocky Beach Creek with the Minelab Excalibur 2! (unusual finds)

I've been taking my Minelab Excalibur II metal detector to all sorts of beach locations lately, to see what I can find but also to test the capabilities of the Excal in various environments. This time I went metal detecting around some sandy and muddy rocks at a beach creek in search of treasure, and came across a couple of unusual finds.
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[@slayer8actual]

I know you can't take every piece of trash, debris, and CLOTHING you find on the beach, but I admire the things you do to keep those areas clean, or at least a bit cleaner than when you got there. Nobody can or should expect anything more. If more people would simply take their trash with them, then you could concentrate on your hunts and not feel obligated to become the beach sanitation department. Believe me when I say those small things you do take with you is greatly appreciated even by people like me that will never even visit those beaches. You are setting an outstanding example for thousands of others to see in your videos and that in itself is a great service. Thanks, Mish for what you do.

[@DirtFishMish]

Thanks mate, my plan was to at least put the clothing somewhere out of the waterway (eg on a post or solid ground) if I couldn't carry it, but I ended up having the room to take it with me. There's still lots of iron junk, glass etc there but I'd like to think I made a small difference. Cheers :)

[@EtonbeachTreasures]

Hi, another nice video 👍 We know all about that trash, but you got some nice treasures as well. The sinkers come in handy for any fisher people and them coins are always good to save for a coffee. Have a great weekend and hope there's lots of sunshine, Natalie🙋‍♀️🌞😎

[@DirtFishMish]

It all helps :) The weather is a little wacky this weekend but it never typically stops me from getting out and about. Cheers Natalie! :)

[@EtonbeachTreasures]

@@DirtFishMish Come on over to Fiji and enjoy the sunshine🌞 Gets very hot this time of year though🙋‍♀️😎

[@acecarroll3382]

As always very enjoyable to watch you hunt

[@acecarroll3382]

Thank you very much ? I am new at this and have a limited areas. I did get a permission to hunt a house, that in old part Town in Tennessee USA. The weather has Been rainy and cool but I will get to it soon and let you know what I find. Thank you again for the adventures and Tips Ace

[@walksuponwater7261]

Mish you give metal detectorists a good name. There you are digging for treasure and are only too happy to clean up any mess you might come across. That is also good karma for you, may you find heaps of treasure in the hunts to come. All the best from Canada

[@DirtFishMish]

Thank you kindly Barry, I always make a point of leaving a place better than I found it, even though I can't generally take all the trash that I see. Cheers :)

[@NathanielOutdoorAdventures]

Rolling around in the dirt is always fun in this hobby. Nice hunt again Mish

[@DirtFishMish]

Sure is, cheers Nathaniel! 😁

[@PinkPowerAllyTreasureHunter]

Awesome more coffee $$!! Any day out hunting is a great day!!

[@DirtFishMish]

It sure is Ally! It is a long weekend here, so I'm hoping to get out and about a couple more times before I'm back at work again :) Cheers!

[@petersutherland7482]

Thanks for the post Mish, as always I love watching your hunts!! :-) Take it easy, hope you feel better!

[@DirtFishMish]

Thanks a bunch Peter! I’m definitely a little worn out at the moment, so I’ve been taking it easy. There’s a really calm and peaceful wading hunt coming tomorrow - an ideal pace for me right now. 😂 Cheers!!

[@SheepDogActual]

Coffee money? Oh no!, fun looking though. Cool environment. Thanks for the adventure Mish.

[@mikerobey5953]

Burner top is the mystery piece. The holes let gas through. Great hunt! Can’t wait for the next outing.

[@DirtFishMish]

Thanks Mike 😁

[@trimbaker1893]

time....to move on You make me chuckle Mish, Thank you. Smiling, George.

[@DirtFishMish]

It was a day of puns! Hehe, cheers George.

[@patjacques5391]

Getting down and dirty! So much fun!

[@DirtFishMish]

Heaps of fun… except when I have to do the laundry afterwards. 😆

[@scottconsidine8303]

A interesting hunt today Mish a little bit of everything 👍👍🍺🍺

[@DirtFishMish]

Bit of a mixed bag! But a great day in the sun (too much sun - I got a little toasted lol). Cheers :)

[@Insideoutie]

Nice video Mish. Dirty? Never a consideration so long as I don't take my dirt to bed! Trash removal is cool and is really about just leaving the beach cleaner and safer than we found it. A bucket full of trash also gives a good impression, I think, to the committees in the carpark who have all the advice about what can be found where.😂 Your video grabs of nature are little treasures too! Cheers.

[@DirtFishMish]

The committees in the carpark, LOL, I know the ones! Thanks so much. PS I gave you a special mention on my community page on here kzbin.infocommunity - your request was granted. Cheers!!

[@StarrysLostandFound]

Very cool for a short hunt. Hope you have a great weekend.

[@DirtFishMish]

Thanks so much Starry - I found another similar location that I want to check out soon, so hopefully a similar video will come of that (less trashy spot though!), cheers 😊

[@StarrysLostandFound]

@@DirtFishMish Cheers

[@SouthernCrossGO]

Save all that lead up mate . Love the new machine

[@DirtFishMish]

Have I ever shown you the stash? It gets saved, don't worry 🤣 cheers mate.

[@marcshea8921]

I have quite the bucket of lead myself... But Mish I think you find even more than I do! I'd like to see a picture of your stash of lead.

[@Speedydig]

Great hunt Mish - always enjoy your videos on my sat morning !! 👍👍👍

[@DirtFishMish]

Cheers speedy!!

[@danceswithhector5867]

I'm hearing you on the whole muddy/yucky thing Mish! Who'd have thunk I'd be detecting under water out in the paddocks of SW Vic?! Great job as usual, you're our intrepid adventurer :)

[@DirtFishMish]

It is so much fun... until laundry day! 😂 Glad to hear you're getting mucky as well. Cheers :)

[@m.g5818]

Great hunt.⛏️👍 Your new metal detector is cool..😊

[@DirtFishMish]

I'm having so much fun!! But I am pulling the nox out of the rack every so often so it knows I haven't forgotten it, lol. Cheers mate.

[@imantsberzins7598]

These videos are great, I really liked it.👍👍👍

[@DirtFishMish]

Thank you!

[@snookman3564]

Mish, Thanks for sharing our exploits always appreciated here in Florida USA. Cheers

[@DirtFishMish]

No worries Snookman, glad to take you on the adventures!

[@fredclemons8923]

Good hunt i enjoyed the video, will catch you on the next one. 🇺🇸

[@ShadesofGrAy-at-50]

Hi Mish :) You was so close to the coffee, that you could here a kettle boiling :D the weather looked perfect and tranquil i reckon the water was nice and warm as well,, That watch face looked like it had been there quite a while have you been able to find out more into its provenance at all? Oh and by the way i believe a fully energised Mish would deffo have left with more than enough credits for coffee,, All the best in upcoming adventures and may lady luck be pointing at you :)

[@DirtFishMish]

I couldn’t find much on the watch, i thin it said ‘Donat’ and I did find a French (IIRC) watchmaker called Donat Fer, but I think this may have been produced afterwards. Cheers mate 😁

[@TheCoffeeBushKid]

Morning Mish. We’ll get this out the way first. You go off at my jokes. That’s some nerve. Time to go🤨. You could be a dad with that one🤣. Well done on the finds. Some big sinkers. The muck was yuck. Have a good weekend and get out there 😁👍

[@DirtFishMish]

🤣🤣🤣 I earned that serve. Gotta get mucky occasionally, I prefer that to spiders and jumping jack ants any day lol. There's plans brewing for the rest of the long weekend for sure, cheers mate.

[@luisvillarreal5262]

Nice little hunt Mish. Places like that are usually never hunted, because of all rock and mud. You have to think of the spots that nobody would think to hunt. If you hunt at a park that you know has yielded good finds and gets hunted frequently, try hunting the perimeter of the park. Everyone likes to head toward the center, so your chances of finding some good targets are less. When I hunt an old permission, I usually start at the curb. I have found some nice silver coins and rings in the curbs. Cheers. _/😉👍

[@DirtFishMish]

You and I think alike for sure, I always like to try the spots people don’t immediately think of. It has been great for my hauls. 😁 Cheers!

[@DetectFlorida]

Another great video, Mish!

[@DirtFishMish]

Thanks mate!

[@oges74]

Pretty close to coffee money, nice short little adventure, hope you are feeling rested up now

[@DirtFishMish]

Thanks mate, haven't stopped much this week but I've got some forced relaxation coming up with a few days away. Looking forward to it. Cheers :)

[@oges74]

Sounds good. I'm 21 days over the preferred leave limit at work so need to plan some time away for myself too

[@ChrisPelletier73]

Your weather is looking lovely! We just had our first snowfall 🤦‍♂️

[@DirtFishMish]

Oh dear 😅❄️

[@briansparks8528]

Thanks for the video interesting place to search Minelab use to make a 6” coil for the sovereign which is very useful and mine got a lot of use but eventually it stopped working and I couldn’t get a replacement.Yes like you said the nox with a 6” coil would be a good option .When I search areas like that I always wear enclosed foot wear (obviously with no socks!!!!) and they do get waterlogged but some really nasty bugs exist in that environment and the slightest scratch can let them in leading to a unpleasant infection..I read an article once that said the harmonics on those detectors have up to 40 variations which is a bit like the nox 50 tones and minelab have had a lot of experience with tones . Thanks again and happy 😃 hunting

[@DirtFishMish]

Thanks Brian, on this day I had an urge to wear the flip-flops/thongs, it was the first nice weather we'd had in weeks and my usual dive boots or aqua shoes weren't going to suffice, I had to go with the traditional Australian attire. 😂 I did once try to mimic the Excal with the nox, using 50 tones, a threshold hum and a low recovery speed... it drove me nuts, it just doesn't sound as pleasant lol. Cheers mate!

[@briansparks8528]

@@DirtFishMish Thanks for replying yes from time to time I give 50 tones a go but I just can't get it to work for me and settle for 5 tones. It could be that some people are tone sensitive like good musicians and it works for them But not for me I will keep trying from time to time 🙉

[@mokpot]

this was fun Wish! thank you!

[@DugMcClure]

The Coffee Bush! Well he has taught you Mish! I am with you as I hear you swing the coil to perfect pitch, pitch, pitch and wham, bam…..we’ll, you know the rest. Interesting watching this new machine!

[@DirtFishMish]

Thanks Dug! CBK and I have been in touch, fingers crossed for another collab on the horizon. I've missed our hunt banter so much. There'll be more Excalibur content coming for sure, it has been difficult to put it down long enough to pick up the 'nox lately. Cheers :)

[@PhilipWillsWorld]

Thanks for the video.

[@bradleywebster2227]

Great day out as usual.

[@DirtFishMish]

Cheers mate 😄

[@ClashwithCanada10]

I agree. That was a great afternoon hunt.

[@DirtFishMish]

Thank you! 😊

[@roelf8653]

Howdy Mish, That was an unusual hunt. I can't remember seeing a metal detecting video where someone dug up a sleeve and a bathmat before. You did get some neat stuff along with it and almost coffee money so not a bad day. Hope you have a great week. Stay safe, Mish

[@DirtFishMish]

Thanks Roelf, there really was a bit of everything out here. Pretty junky though, so the good targets were hard work to pick out among the trash. Got my first sunburn of the season for my efforts too. 😂 Cheers mate.

[@MrAussiedarren]

Enjoyed the hunt Mish 😀

[@DirtFishMish]

Thanks mate! :)

[@sypriano1]

hello friend , big hunt , good finds , greetings

[@michaelmierow3918]

Good job nice cleaning the beach when you can Cheers

[@DirtFishMish]

Thank you Michael 😁

[@trailhiker8063]

Luv your earrings. Great vid! Cool finds. Can't say I've ever found a watch. The vape pens are common find on beaches. I always throw them in the garbage pouch.

[@DirtFishMish]

They’re not common mine.. yet. 😊 glad to hear you clear them as well. Cheers!

[@georgewhite5688]

Hey Mish, enjoyed today’s adventure 👍. The new detector is still doing a great job, but I think the equinox is your super power on land 😊. Stay safe and GOD Bless

[@DirtFishMish]

I agree, I’ll be using it on my land adventures for sure. Cheers 😁

[@philliphaggarty7640]

Gday mish i hope that water doesn’t smell as bad as it looks can’t wait 😜 till you go diving with the excalibur how are you going with the different sounds hope you never got washed away after the weather you got on the weekend

[@DirtFishMish]

The black sand smells even worse than you’d think Phil, lots of concentrated sulphur going on in there! Did you see my recent dive with the Excal? I have taken it underwater again since then but didn’t have any luck, still learning my techniques so I’ll wait until I’ve got better content for a video there. Cheers mate.

[@viajerosdelahistoria]

Hello! Thanks for sharing 👏👍

[@DirtFishMish]

And thank you for watching! 😁

[@viajerosdelahistoria]

@@DirtFishMish 👍👍🤗

[@marcshea8921]

Great hunt with the Excalibur! Looks like you had fun getting messy. I always seem to feel guilty when I use my Equinox instead of my Excalibur!

[@DirtFishMish]

I’m glad you commented this - I took the nox out the other day (wasn’t worth filming the results 😂) and I actually had that feeling.. lol! The ‘nox will still see plenty of land action though I’m sure. Cheers mate. 😊

[@benallan2555]

bit of a Halloween twist at the end with the creepy cloth🎃 woohohohahahahah

[@DirtFishMish]

Ohhhh now that was a missed opportunity right there hey! Congrats again on your prize on the Minelab Show the other night :)

[@jimmymalone3494]

Good job I enjoyed your video good day and good Luck

[@DirtFishMish]

Thanks Jimmy! 👍

[@alexandertaylor2951]

Lol. If u found the rest of that camp stove you might become a sinker. Great coinage vid. Cheers

[@southernrelics]

Great job digging! I really like that watch face. Good to see you

[@DirtFishMish]

Thanks mate!

[@greekadventures560]

nice hunt! you use excaliber easilygood job

[@DirtFishMish]

Thanks mate!

[@davidbateman3037]

Brilliant mish

[@DirtFishMish]

Thanks mate 😊

[@godisgreat8462]

Awesome and hello from Japan

[@DirtFishMish]

ありがとうございます。😄

[@willie714]

The Excaliber is a wonderful machine

[@DirtFishMish]

It sure is!

[@nightbeachdetecting2063]

Awsome vid 😀

[@bradwelch7425]

MudFishMish now that you are a water/mud hunter. Companion gas burner top thingy. Be safe Mish, Great hunt. Cheers Brad

[@DirtFishMish]

Thanks bud, not sure about that name change though 😂🥴

[@digitdeb7435]

Great hunt Mish, yuck on the black sand lol

[@DirtFishMish]

Hehehe it’s great for antisocial days, the stench keeps people away 😆

[@nvdirtbag1334]

Enjoy your videos

[@Miko19691]

Have nice weekend.

[@DirtFishMish]

You too 😁

[@Miko19691]

@@DirtFishMish Thanks

[@leigh0lom]

Getting to know how your machine sounds at least you are on the beach the tides are wrong for me 👌

[@DirtFishMish]

I struggle to make the good tides most days, so I get resourceful and have backup locations that will work for any tide (places where I hunt rocks or high tide lines etc). 😁

[@greglz86]

Those bloody 20 cents look like flozzas at first. Lol. Corded headphones can be a pain in the arse. Particularly when you try to stand while standing on the cable haha

[@DirtFishMish]

Yep, that's a major reason in me wanting to keep using the nox on mostly dry hunts, the cables drive me insane lol. Handy in the water though, since it helps keep the detector by your side. Cheers!!

[@abdulhasnkhan]

Very good

[@whiskey3930]

Finding a coin is fun but coming across a spill is exciting. I recently came across a spill of seven coins 😃 unfortunately it was all rupee, so I couldn’t even buy a coffee. 😕😝

[@DirtFishMish]

It’s still fun to dig them all out though Rob! Congrats on the spill. 😁

[@trimbaker1893]

"on the money..." hahaha...

[@DirtFishMish]

😜

[@javierfloresthetreasureman4201]

Nice video liked

[@Mike-wk1dm]

question how good is the minelab at general metal detecting. i like the idea of an underwater detector but i also want one i can use out of water for gold sniping.

[@DirtFishMish]

Hi there Mike! The Excal has been wonderful in the water as the immersion negates their weight to a degree - I would find it a little too bulky and not featured enough (in terms of specific target discrimination) for land digs, and the coil is hard-wired so you can’t swap out to a larger or smaller coil. On the other hand, the Equinox is rated as waterproof to 10ft/3M in the water but is not as robust as the Excal - Minelab are very good with any warranty issues though. I’ve personally never had any water ingress issues on both my Equinoxes. Cheers!

[@ken82349]

Hi Just wondering where you acquired the Knobs from for the Excalibur 2

[@DirtFishMish]

They’re known as ‘potentiometer knobs’ and I got those ones through Amazon, heaps of different places to find them though 😊 you need them with a 1/4” (6.4mm) inner diameter, these ones had brass set screws and inners as well instead of the stock plastic ones. Cheers!

[@ken82349]

Hi Mish thanks for getting back to me much appreciated Cheers😀

[@65bugnut]

Hi Mish, after using the Excalibur for a bit, do you think that you have found more targets with it than you did with the Equinox? Take care, John

[@DirtFishMish]

G'day John, mmm definitely too early to tell on that one I'm afraid! I'm less picky with Excal targets (nox target information can make it tempting to skip some), so I'm probably digging more and thus will ultimately bring more home. The 'nox is great for when there's a specific goal in mind. Cheers!

[@governmentninja]

Where do you find the aftermarket handle from?

[@DirtFishMish]

That one is from Anderson shafts in Canada, the over-under handle with a short lower rod :) Cheers!

[@richarddmogg1]

Love your videos but I have to ask... how is this better than the nox in an above deep water scenario?

[@DirtFishMish]

Thanks mate, and in response to your question... it's not. This was filmed very early on after picking up the machine, I needed practice to learn the tones and this was my only opportunity for the day as the water wasn't suitable for wading or diving. Definitely too heavy for this scenario unless I considered a hip mount kit :) Cheers!

[@clivepfeiffer-richardson718]

Of course I’m watching Mish 😀, thanks for sharing your hunt, I’ll have to trade you one of my UK finds for one of your 50 cents.

[@DirtFishMish]

Our postal system is a bit funny about sending coins, technically they refuse to ship them so we have to be very discreet indeed! Cheers mate.

[@clivepfeiffer-richardson718]

@@DirtFishMish That’s a shame , I’ll just have to keep watching you find them. Happy hunting.

[@tonzeeduarte35]

Boa noite amiga tamos juntos nos vídeos

[@DirtFishMish]

Cheers! :)

[@quasimobile-thedairylanddi8266]

'Ello there Mate. Those were quite the unusual finds. The bits of cloth were probably just evidence in someone's murder or someone who drowned. After all it is Halloween. Wait...do folks celebrate Halloween or All Hallows Eve Down Under? It would make my story more intriguing if you did. As for the "burner top" I could have sworn that it was actually a pressure-regulated fuel filtration pan found on a NASA Terrier-Orion rocket. Well either that or a piece you can put on the floor to stabilize a wobbly table. You be the judge. Regardless one thing is certain: that you are likely envied by some people who fish for the number of sinkers that you find. And don't worry. Coffee will find you. Cheers!

[@DirtFishMish]

hehe, I've had a few people say it was a Halloween find, a missed opportunity! We do celebrate it down here these days (was barely heard of 20yrs ago), but certainly not to the extent that the US does. It would seem the coffee has indeed found me.... thank you for the lovely surprise. 😄 Hope you have an awesome weekend!

[@ashleigh2491]

Ive had no luck getting anyone in town to buy any sinkers

[@DirtFishMish]

meh, that's OK, maybe make some dive weights instead! I sold some of my sinkers a while ago but I've been keeping the scrap for some time now. :)

[@dylanho8608]

Sinkers - The catfish of metal detectorists.

[@DirtFishMish]

Ain’t that the truth!! They sound amazing on the machines.

[@dylanho8608]

@@DirtFishMish I once got catfished 19 times in a single MD session, must have been a record. Never had seafood since.

[@alexandrefahll]

❤️

[@georgelgeorge2674]

Helo Mish

[@DirtFishMish]

Hi there!

[@fredpendergrass6960]

A new outfit!

[@DirtFishMish]

I’m not fashion-conscious so the wardrobe doesn’t change often 😂 cheers Fred!

[@fredpendergrass6960]

@@DirtFishMish ha ha, I knew you had a sense of humor. I enjoy your channel and am a bit jealous of some of the spots you get to detect. Do take care.

[@aleksandrvsemoguschiy1206]

Привет!

[@DirtFishMish]

Hi! 😄

[@murattaskesen2682]

👍👍👍👍🙋

[@Channel-os4uk]

Hi Mish What's that black sh.., stuff just under the sand in this area? Hope you feel better soon.

[@DirtFishMish]

Hi there, it’s stagnant sand that has been there a long time and has organic material breaking down in that layer, so there’s also a sulfur smell (thank goodness you can’t tell that on camera!). Messy, but a good chance that targets haven’t moved away from the area if that layer is present. Cheers!

[@stevespears3341]

Hello from Tennessee USA. It wouldn’t be any fun if you didn’t get good and dirty. My wife takes one look at me and she knows exactly what I’ve been doing. You’ve been detecting again haven’t you. Make sure you wash your clothes separately from everything else. At least you have coffee money. Keep making the videos and I’ll keep watching. Be safe and have fun.

[@DirtFishMish]

hehe, yes I’m the same, my car is constantly full of sand and my clothes forever going through the machine! Cheers mate.

[@tz4258]

That rock in the water at the start looks like a butt. 🤣

[@DirtFishMish]

LOL.... I had to go check it to see what you were seeing, and now I can't UNSEE it! 🤣🍑

[@lewis1141951]

Mish , you go girl ! A girl that doesn't mind getting yuck on her is my kind of girl. It washes off. Some coins and sinkers , a nice day , what's not to like. Now for a nice nap and your good to go girl !

[@DirtFishMish]

I feel like I need a three-day nap at the moment Wayne, we’re finally getting some nice weather and so I’ve been heading out at every opportunity! Cheers mate.

[@ginger6178]

Wow your pretty and you make great videos!!!!!

[@DirtFishMish]

Thank you so much!

[@phoenixrising5741]

First?

[@DirtFishMish]

Sure were! Well done Steve 😆

[@farruxjonraxmatov1054]

Great hunt Mish - always enjoy your videos on my sat morning !! 👍👍👍

[@DirtFishMish]

Glad you like them, thanks so much for watching! :)