WARNING !!

Deft Tones

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Mar 24, 2016
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Hawkeye State - Area 515
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Whites V3i, XP Deus, Minelab Sovereign GT, Garrett AT Pro, Whites TRX (2), Predator Raven, Predator Raptor, Lesche Sampson
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Caution! When I visit soon I'll be seeding the beaches in FL with all the thousands of zinc pennies I dig up north. You can thank me later. :happysmiley:

Good hunting Saturday. :4leafclover:
 

Terry Soloman

Gold Member
May 28, 2010
19,410
30,020
White Plains, New York
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Nokta Makro Legend// Pulsedive// Minelab GPZ 7000// Vanquish 540// Minelab Pro Find 35// Dune Kraken Sandscoop// Grave Digger Tools Tombstone shovel & Sidekick digger// Bunk's Hermit Pick
Primary Interest:
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Congratulations Ron! :occasion14:
 

ROBOTCOP13

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Jul 29, 2014
295
424
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We do the same thing

Caution! When I visit soon I'll be seeding the beaches in FL with all the thousands of zinc pennies I dig up north. You can thank me later. :happysmiley:

Good hunting Saturday. :4leafclover:

When we see you snowbirds coming down. We like to watch you get excited.
 

Deft Tones

Bronze Member
Mar 24, 2016
1,547
2,352
Hawkeye State - Area 515
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Whites V3i, XP Deus, Minelab Sovereign GT, Garrett AT Pro, Whites TRX (2), Predator Raven, Predator Raptor, Lesche Sampson
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I used to be a resident. Now I'm the snow bird I hated....lol.
 

CASPER-2

Gold Member
Jan 3, 2012
17,153
19,933
NEW ENGLAND
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1
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6
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WHITE'S XLT, PI PRO, GARRETT 2500, 3- FISHER CZ21s, JW FISHER 8X
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All Treasure Hunting
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Peyton Manning

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Dec 19, 2012
14,517
18,626
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1
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MXT-PRO
Sandshark
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Metal Detecting
don't forget the sunscreen
 

DrJoePrime

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Sep 9, 2007
1,535
948
Long Beach, California
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2
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XP Deus, White's Surfmaster Dual Field, Tesoro Sand Shark, Garrett ATX
Primary Interest:
Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
I like my ATX ....BUT for finding the gold my Dual Field is a world of difference better.

Now the ATX is DEEP! no argument there. A dime at about 19"+ .. probably beat most detectors on depth.

Last year about this time a spot opened up in one corner of my local beach. The ATX scored nothing but clad and sinkers. Went back with the DF and a couple gold rings...same spot. Over about 8 weeks I worked that spot for about a dozen gold rings plus gold bracelet and about 50 silver rings...ALL with the DF. Now I like my ATX...BUT I LOVE my DUAL FIELD!
 

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ron lord

ron lord

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Apr 2, 2007
1,301
1,621
Zephyrhills Fl
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6
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excel 1000 with 8 inch coil, Garrett AT MAX and a silver U MAX
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All Treasure Hunting
I like my ATX ....BUT for finding the gold my Dual Field is a world of difference better.

Now the ATX is DEEP! no argument there. A dime at about 19"+ .. probably beat most detectors on depth.

Last year about this time a spot opened up in one corner of my local beach. The ATX scored nothing but clad and sinkers. Went back with the DF and a couple gold rings...same spot. Over about 8 weeks I worked that spot for about a dozen gold rings plus gold bracelet and about 50 silver rings...ALL with the DF. Now I like my ATX...BUT I LOVE my DUAL FIELD!
on your ATX how high is your disc set
 

bklein

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Feb 15, 2012
165
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Plus Ron got his ATX "fixed" and you haven't...
 

Irishgoldhound

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Jul 15, 2013
2,350
2,129
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Check out Ron Lord's video...google "Treasure Hunter of the Gulf coast". Awesome video. He truly is the "Lord" of the rings.
 

LawrencetheMDer

Hero Member
Feb 22, 2014
978
2,386
Ohio and Florida
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2
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Minelab Manticore, Minelab CTX3030 w 11" and 17" DD coils,
Minelab Excalibur II w 10" coil, Equinox 800 (4) w 11" and 15" coils,
Troy Shadow x2 w 7" coil, Pointers; Garrett Carrot, Pro Find 35,
Primary Interest:
Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Ron Lord here , my warning is that I just got my ATX fix and will starting using it on Saturday.. :laughing7::laughing7:

Ron Lord and the ATX
Ron, the first time I met you, you made fun of my original Excal shaft that I had been using for 2-3 years. So I bought a straight shaft. That was good.

The next time we met, you he said that you understood why I was taking sooo long digging targets in the surf; after looking at my 6" water scoop that was wired together and had dents and was partially caved-in. So I bought a massive Stealth 920iX water scoop. That was good.

Each time I saw you at Clearwater you were driving an Excal; that's what I drive around the beach as well (except mine is BIGGER, the coil that is; 10" vs 8"). Now I hear that you have a Garrett ATX. And, seriously, I have a call into a Dealer right now about buying a Minelab CTX 3030...An ATX, Hmmmm.
 

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ron lord

ron lord

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Apr 2, 2007
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Zephyrhills Fl
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excel 1000 with 8 inch coil, Garrett AT MAX and a silver U MAX
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All Treasure Hunting
Ron Lord and the ATX
Ron, the first time I met you, you made fun of my original Excal shaft that I had been using for 2-3 years. So I bought a straight shaft. That was good.

The next time we met, you he said that you understood why I was taking sooo long digging targets in the surf; after looking at my 6" water scoop that was wired together and had dents and was partially caved-in. So I bought a massive Stealth 920iX water scoop. That was good.

Each time I saw you at Clearwater you were driving an Excal; that's what I drive around the beach as well (except mine is BIGGER, the coil that is; 10" vs 8"). Now I hear that you have a Garrett ATX. And, seriously, I have a call into a Dealer right now about buying a Minelab CTX 3030...An ATX, Hmmmm.
you buy your ctx 3030 and go behind you and show you what you are missing with my ATX . HH , Ron
 

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LawrencetheMDer

Hero Member
Feb 22, 2014
978
2,386
Ohio and Florida
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2
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Minelab Manticore, Minelab CTX3030 w 11" and 17" DD coils,
Minelab Excalibur II w 10" coil, Equinox 800 (4) w 11" and 15" coils,
Troy Shadow x2 w 7" coil, Pointers; Garrett Carrot, Pro Find 35,
Primary Interest:
Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
you buy your ctx 3030 and go behind you and show you what you are missing with my ATX . HH , Ron

I think I'll move to the East coast of Florida!
 

DrJoePrime

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Sep 9, 2007
1,535
948
Long Beach, California
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2
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XP Deus, White's Surfmaster Dual Field, Tesoro Sand Shark, Garrett ATX
Primary Interest:
Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Minimum disc on my ATX, Ron. I run the machine at 13, wide open. I also ground balance because it gives me a smoother threshold.

The ATX signal is slow and lazy like (to me). Going over a coin spill seems like a huge single piece of metal. When I get that huge signal I usually go down 4 or 5 sens steps to get a better sense of size.

With my Dual Field, though it's like 2/3 the depth, signals are quick and crisp for coins and rings...and slow and lazy for iron. I generally have a good sense of what's under the coil.
 

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ron lord

ron lord

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Apr 2, 2007
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Zephyrhills Fl
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excel 1000 with 8 inch coil, Garrett AT MAX and a silver U MAX
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All Treasure Hunting
try running your sens. no higher than 3 or 4 . if you run it to high ,you will loss a lot of targets. to much power will go weight through targets
 

DrJoePrime

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Sep 9, 2007
1,535
948
Long Beach, California
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2
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XP Deus, White's Surfmaster Dual Field, Tesoro Sand Shark, Garrett ATX
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Thanks Ron, will try that out...I know the instinctive strategy is to go high sens for maximum depth...but perhaps I'm overdoing it.

Another problem: my shoulder. Been working out in the gym over the last year+ and got to the point where the weight was not bothering me...but lately the shoulder joint is getting more sensitive and the desire to lug the Beast out is very low!
 

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ron lord

ron lord

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Apr 2, 2007
1,301
1,621
Zephyrhills Fl
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3
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6
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excel 1000 with 8 inch coil, Garrett AT MAX and a silver U MAX
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Dr. buy you a a mine lab harness, it make that ATX so much lighter.
 

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