flgliderpilot
Bronze Member
- Apr 28, 2015
- 1,504
- 1,427
- Detector(s) used
- CZ-21, Minelab Equinox, Garrett AT Pro
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
I've been hunting the dry sand with an Ace 350.. did well with it, but had major problems in the wet sand... rarely found anything at all. Once found a quarter that was pretty deep.
Today I hit the beach with my new AT Pro and while this is probably an easy beach for the pro (ground balances at 12), I found just over $2 in clad in an hour and a half. There was some erosion happening from a recent storm which helped things along. I found mostly late 80's quarters and dimes, in a few inches of water, nearly all about 6 to 8 inches deep. They came in really loud and clear and there was no mistaking a good hit. The fact that they are all from the late 80s tells me erosion was on my side today
I couldn't figure out the pro tones very well... I need to spend some time on a test bed. I did finally learn to identify bottle caps.. it's done differently than my Ace 350, although the method I used on my 350 will still work on the pro.
Overall I'm really impressed with the AT Pro. Of course it's not the best salt water detector, but I hunt parks too and it's nice to be able to use one detector for both. I haven't had a chance to try it on my problem beach.. the one that makes my 350 go crazy. I really expected a lot of chatter like I get from my 350 in the water even with sensitivity down really low, but it was pretty stable, and I had the sensitivity one down from max.
I just need to get used to the addition weight of it... it's a bit heavier than the 350.
Today is the first time I found more in the mud than in the dry sand.
Today I hit the beach with my new AT Pro and while this is probably an easy beach for the pro (ground balances at 12), I found just over $2 in clad in an hour and a half. There was some erosion happening from a recent storm which helped things along. I found mostly late 80's quarters and dimes, in a few inches of water, nearly all about 6 to 8 inches deep. They came in really loud and clear and there was no mistaking a good hit. The fact that they are all from the late 80s tells me erosion was on my side today
I couldn't figure out the pro tones very well... I need to spend some time on a test bed. I did finally learn to identify bottle caps.. it's done differently than my Ace 350, although the method I used on my 350 will still work on the pro.
Overall I'm really impressed with the AT Pro. Of course it's not the best salt water detector, but I hunt parks too and it's nice to be able to use one detector for both. I haven't had a chance to try it on my problem beach.. the one that makes my 350 go crazy. I really expected a lot of chatter like I get from my 350 in the water even with sensitivity down really low, but it was pretty stable, and I had the sensitivity one down from max.
I just need to get used to the addition weight of it... it's a bit heavier than the 350.
Today is the first time I found more in the mud than in the dry sand.
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