Location is key. I'm sure you can find one on this island if you go on the first ferry, they're all over the place. Happy hunting and thanks so much for commenting!
This a truly a shelling paradise ! Fantastic shells wow ! Olives are my favourite but love all the shells ! A couple weeks ago I was in Cuba and found the most amazing shell ever a murex ramosus in perfect condition with beautiful spikes ! I couldn’t believe I found it in the water buried in the sand ! I love sea shells they’re like little treasures from the beautiful mother nature ❤️🏖️🐚🐠
OMG I have watched videos shelling but this place DROVE ME CRAZZZzzzzy. Just to B there and hear the ocean see that many shells everywhere would B 4 sure SHELL HEAVEN.😂❤THANK YOU 4 TAKING ME.
I have always hoped you'd find helmets... I was dying each time you did too. Even with the backs broken..what a view! I'd love them just as much in my collection too.. so happy for you! A fabulous day indeed!!!
Thank you! I was also hoping to find helmets eventually. They seem to be extremely difficult to find intact (which is not surprising). Thanks for watching and commenting :)
Oh my goodness! It paid off to be first off the ferry! Those shells were awesome. Those Giant Eastern Murex finds were incredible. How fun to find one on the beach instead of in a shell shop. I can’t believe how many helmets there were. I wonder if being from SWFL helps us appreciate the shells there. Fabulous video! PS - thanks for the pro tip about beating the crowds!
I was so psyched with the Giant Eastern Murex, I had hardly even found pieces of those before. I so wish I could have gone again but that was my only day. Highly recommended for helmets and whelks, and the key absolutely is to beat the crowds. Thank you so much for watching! :)
Beautiful helmet shells 😍even though broken. I found a lot of busted ones like that in a dredge pile once on the east coast of Florida, but the inner layers were not broken so I would chip away at the broken layers to revel the inner layer as the entire shell...so it looked like a juvenile whole helmet shell. I did that with a few of them and you can't tell ❤
Omg!!!! Bucket list destination!!! I am so happy for your amazing trip and amazing finds. That murex and all those helmets, I can’t 😂. Thank you for sharing this experience. 🤗 🐚 🐚 🐚 🐚
Thank you very much! I was so happy with that murex, at that point it's been years since I've even found a piece. I was hoping to get one helmet, and to see so many in one day was extraordinary!
Nice haul. You really should try Cape Lookout. Welks galore. We found three intact helmets and one scotch. Had 2 backpacks and 2 five gallon buckets of large welks. Get off the ferry and follow the UTV road towards the end. About a 4 mile walk each way. Will not disappoint!
I was there years ago. What I noted was the gigantisms. The Lettered olives, Baby/Sailors Ears, and even loan bubble were WAY bigger than those I ever found in Florida and Texas
It's very interesting how it is easier to find larger specimens of some species on those beaches. Getting a whelk larger than 5 inches long in FL can be tricky, yet in NC they are all over the place! I noticed a similar thing with olives and shark eyes in the Holden Beach area too, they are massive and absolutely everywhere! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
That video is in the works! I have actually made a shell collection video in the past, but by now its pretty old, so my collection has changed a decent bit since then. ua-cam.com/video/30Pss5k00Rg/v-deo.html Thanks so much for watching and commenting! :)
Feel free to correct and educate me if I’m wrong, but it seems to me that walking around those huge shell piles would defeat the purpose of finding specimens that might be in the middle of the pile. I don’t get to the seaside very often, so I might be misunderstanding the concept of shelling.
I have never found a helmet shell and I have been shelling for 55 years. What a day you had!
Location is key. I'm sure you can find one on this island if you go on the first ferry, they're all over the place. Happy hunting and thanks so much for commenting!
I really like your videos. Don't like all the chit chat. Good editing too. Thankyou.
Thank you so much! It means a lot :)
This a truly a shelling paradise ! Fantastic shells wow ! Olives are my favourite but love all the shells ! A couple weeks ago I was in Cuba and found the most amazing shell ever a murex ramosus in perfect condition with beautiful spikes ! I couldn’t believe I found it in the water buried in the sand ! I love sea shells they’re like little treasures from the beautiful mother nature ❤️🏖️🐚🐠
Thank you very much. It was an awesome day for sure. How exciting to find a murex shell like that, congrats on your find!
Definitely on my bucket list! Awesome video,
Thank you so much!
Wow! What an extraordinary day! Certainly have been enjoying watching your channel! Thank you for taking me along!
Thank you so much, it really means a lot! This trip really was all I could have hoped for.
OMG I have watched videos shelling but this place DROVE ME CRAZZZzzzzy.
Just to B there and hear the ocean see that many shells everywhere would B 4 sure SHELL HEAVEN.😂❤THANK YOU 4 TAKING ME.
The piles there are pretty crazy. Thank you so much!
Wow!! What an awesome day of shelling!!
Thanks so much! :)
I have always hoped you'd find helmets... I was dying each time you did too. Even with the backs broken..what a view! I'd love them just as much in my collection too.. so happy for you! A fabulous day indeed!!!
Thank you! I was also hoping to find helmets eventually. They seem to be extremely difficult to find intact (which is not surprising). Thanks for watching and commenting :)
Last summer, I found a really nice large lion's paw at Shackelford. We love that area for shelling.
I will have to plan a trip there. Thanks for taking me along. Great haul
i’m going back to shackleford in a week and i’m torturing myself watching these shelling videos 😭😭 i literally can’t wait to go
@@catpeach1825 I know the feeling! I hope you find tons of awesome shells :)
Lovely scenery and great shell finds. Thank you for sharing.😃😃😃
Thank you so much! :)
Oh my goodness! It paid off to be first off the ferry! Those shells were awesome.
Those Giant Eastern Murex finds were incredible. How fun to find one on the beach instead of in a shell shop. I can’t believe how many helmets there were. I wonder if being from SWFL helps us appreciate the shells there. Fabulous video!
PS - thanks for the pro tip about beating the crowds!
I was so psyched with the Giant Eastern Murex, I had hardly even found pieces of those before. I so wish I could have gone again but that was my only day. Highly recommended for helmets and whelks, and the key absolutely is to beat the crowds. Thank you so much for watching! :)
Beautiful helmet shells 😍even though broken. I found a lot of busted ones like that in a dredge pile once on the east coast of Florida, but the inner layers were not broken so I would chip away at the broken layers to revel the inner layer as the entire shell...so it looked like a juvenile whole helmet shell. I did that with a few of them and you can't tell ❤
Wow the size of those shells are huge!!! Great video!!
I was in awe! Thank you so much :)
That was shell paradise ❤ Awesome
It definitely was!
Omg!!!! Bucket list destination!!! I am so happy for your amazing trip and amazing finds. That murex and all those helmets, I can’t 😂. Thank you for sharing this experience. 🤗 🐚 🐚 🐚 🐚
Thank you very much! I was so happy with that murex, at that point it's been years since I've even found a piece. I was hoping to get one helmet, and to see so many in one day was extraordinary!
Such awesome shelling...Nice!
Thank you! :)
That whole area is known for helmet shells. I find a nice one every year when we go on vacation. Ft.Macon tends to have some nice ones too.
I’m very jealous you’re there now!
Awesome video
Thank you :)
Those creamy whelks are stunning...
They're pretty darn cool!
Shaq is always a fave for shelling. 🐚🪸
For sure!
Yep shackleford is the place to go!!! My second home!
It was definitely very fruitful for me!
Nice haul. You really should try Cape Lookout. Welks galore. We found three intact helmets and one scotch. Had 2 backpacks and 2 five gallon buckets of large welks. Get off the ferry and follow the UTV road towards the end. About a 4 mile walk each way. Will not disappoint!
I have to get out there some day! Thank you so much for watching and commenting :)
Awesome finds! Love the video!
Thank you. It means a lot :)
I was there years ago. What I noted was the gigantisms. The Lettered olives, Baby/Sailors Ears, and even loan bubble were WAY bigger than those I ever found in Florida and Texas
It's very interesting how it is easier to find larger specimens of some species on those beaches. Getting a whelk larger than 5 inches long in FL can be tricky, yet in NC they are all over the place! I noticed a similar thing with olives and shark eyes in the Holden Beach area too, they are massive and absolutely everywhere! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
Can you please show us your shell collection?
That video is in the works! I have actually made a shell collection video in the past, but by now its pretty old, so my collection has changed a decent bit since then. ua-cam.com/video/30Pss5k00Rg/v-deo.html
Thanks so much for watching and commenting! :)
So many helmet shells but broken !!!
Mantap
Stop walking "ON" THE SHELL PILES, walk around them....
Feel free to correct and educate me if I’m wrong, but it seems to me that walking around those huge shell piles would defeat the purpose of finding specimens that might be in the middle of the pile. I don’t get to the seaside very often, so I might be misunderstanding the concept of shelling.
@@heinrichheine6137yes u are right, every one goes around but it kind of doesn’t break the shells