A Humbling Experience

[Monty]

I am going to a club hunt the 30th and was out back practicing on my coin garden. We have a deep hunt from 6 to 10" and I had a nickel buried at 8" I was trying to find. I had my GT 2500 with all the bells and whistles, aids, and Sunray coil probe. I couldn't find it! I even knew just about where it was. It had been in the ground a good six months so it should have been a valid target. I hunted and listened and hunted and listened and finally dug up a bunch of trash in two places, spent most of 30 minutes and I couldn't find it! So, I went and got my ACE 250 and found it in less than 2 minutes!!!!! That little sucker amazes me nearly every time I take it out! I'm tempted to get rid of everything I've got except my PI water detector and get another one. Who needs bells and whistles? All I need is my ACE 250! Guess who's going to the club hunt with me? Monty

 

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[ashleen]

Guess who's going to the club hunt with me? Monty

umm?....Digsee
hehehe
Good luck at the hunt

 

[gemhunter]

Hi Monty, sorry to here about your experience with the GTI 2500. What coil were you using/what mode were you in?
I just got my GTI 2500 in the mail on the 19th, I've been trying to digest all the info I can, before I go to the Yukon looking for gold/relics.
Hope to learn enough on the GTI in about 3 months to finds the good stuff. I probably wouldn't even consider competition for at least a year of using GTI. I tend to panic under competitive preasure.

I't's like they say practice makes perfect.
Dave

 

[The Beep Goes On]

I think this post will give you some perspective...

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?topic=33786.msg234291;boardseen#new

TBGO

 

[Monty]

Gemhunter, I was using first the standard 9" coil and the various descrimination programs. Then I switched to all metal. Then I .....well, I used every trick I could think of and still couldn't find it. I did get a one way hit on the area where it was finally found, but I should have been able to get a double tones when I went over it in two directions. On the second pass with the ACE I got that familiar Beep, Beep and zeroed in on it. Monty

 

[gemhunter]

Monty, was that the new 9.5 coil?
What coil did you use on the Ace?

 

[Monty]

The ACE had the standard coil on it. I just got the new larger coil and have been playing with it for a few days. I think I have it figured out how to pinpoint with it. Now if I could just find something! Monty