MCG DAWG Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 (edited) Got back to the coast of Ga/Fla again for our annual fall trip to Amelia Island for the Ga/Fla football game. As a UGA grad, we shant discuss the game. But we can talk about some fossil finding. A friend of mine that knew I'd gotten into shark tooth hunting put me in touch with one of her work colleagues that told me of a place a short boat ride from Amelia island that usually had good teeth. Wanting to check it out I chartered a boat ride. What resulted was the best shark tooth hunting of my life on what I believe is an old drege spoil spot. Two steps off the boat I found a perfect 2 inch great white. (of course I later dropped it showing it to my kids and broke it on condo floor). For 150 minutes I averaged 3 teeth a minute. If I walked 3 steps and didn't find one I was shocked. It was an amazing trip. Found many larger teeth which for me are in the nickel to quarter size. Much larger average than my usual beach hunting. Go two of the best intact hemi's I've ever found. Added another 250 or so I found on the beach of Amelia for a total of 716 for the trip. Puts me over 2100 for the calendar year. I can't give the location of the new honey hole. Was promised to secrecy. But should you decide to hunt on Amelia Island your best bet is to go up to the north end near Fort Clinch and park at the fishing pier. Much larger teeth up that way than on the south end of the island where we usually stay. Up there I found plenty of other fossils including turtle shell, puffer fish mouth plates, ray plates, ray stingers, fish verts, etc. Averaged 25 teeth an hour up on that northern end. Won't get to hunt again till early January when I'll make a quick mid day run to Savannah Ga coastline while on a deer hunting trip in SE Ga. Edited October 31, 2016 by MCG DAWG Grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Oooo, gotta watch that grammar, you never know when the Gmen are around. Nice haul, now where did you say that spot was exactly? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCG DAWG Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 3 minutes ago, caldigger said: Oooo, gotta watch that grammar, you never know when the Gmen are around. Nice haul, now where did you say that spot was exactly? West of the beach and south of Atlanta. Should be easy to find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Ah yes, I know right where that is, I'll try to save you some things to find for your next visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrieder79 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Nice finds! Who would have thought all that loose change would be laying on the beach. The shark teeth are nice too. JK. That mako in the upper right is a beaut. Glad you had a good time. Luck is the most important skill of a fossil diver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCW3D Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 You hit the mother lode! Very cool! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ropterus Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Nice finds! Congrats on a new hot spot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Sweet haul, Congrats Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxflusaf Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 You said west of the beach, south of Atlanta? Looking on google maps for the island you’re describing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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