Disciple of 'The Detectorists'

mikebourgeois

Jr. Member
Jun 1, 2018
80
163
Victoria, BC
Detector(s) used
White's Treasure Master and a Makro Kruzer
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Hi, My name is Mike. I was innocently watching Netflix a few years back and ran into a little show about two fellas who had the passion for detecting. The show was amazing and very well written... and so it hooked me into the desire to search the earth, sand, wood chips or whatever hid things unseen from human eyes and bring them out into the light.

My wife being the supportive type and I'm sure figuring that there could be much worse hobbies for me to get into sent me on my way to find a detector. I was pretty new to the whole thing and had no idea where to look... the ones on the show sounded like gobbledy gook. My local hobby shop BC Shavers had a wall of detectors all I think by White's and it was suggested that I try an entry kinda thing like the Treasure Master.

And so there you are... I'm hooked on something that has fresh air and the dirt beneath my nails. I have a bucket full of metal shards and a small chest full of cool stuff I've found.
 

vpnavy

Super Moderator
Staff member
Jun 15, 2008
35,140
18,638
York County, PA (USA)
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
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Welcome Aboard Mike! Take a look at Sub-Forums: Canada for information (i.e., clubs, etc.) directly related to your country.
 

Hawks88

Gold Member
Aug 26, 2012
7,878
11,840
Niagara falls
Detector(s) used
Equinox 800
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Welcome to tnet Mike. I’m from Niagara Falls.
 

Phishfarmer

Hero Member
Feb 26, 2016
785
1,328
Petersburg Virginia
Detector(s) used
Deus, Others
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Welcome to TNet from Virginia! The two guys on the Detectorists are classic relic hunters to me. One uses a minelab 3030 the other a deus. They are protective of their permissions and just do a lot of quirky things that hit home. I don't think any relic hunter could help but relate to them a bit.

Happy hunting!
 

Oct 5, 2014
31,886
35,424
Massachusetts
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Garrett: AT Pro, AT Gold & Infinium; Minelab: Explorer SE, II; Simplex; Tesoro: Tejon & Outlaw; White's: V3i
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Welcome to the forum from Massachusetts! :occasion14:
 

GB1

Gold Member
Jul 12, 2017
7,428
21,863
East TX
🥇 Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
Teknectics eurotek pro
bounty hunter time ranger
bounty hunter quick draw 2
used a teroso compadre.
Primary Interest:
Other
welcome from Texas now there is no going back you have bit by the treasure bug :tongue3:
 

Ogre1190

Bronze Member
Mar 31, 2015
2,063
2,408
Northern Illinois
Detector(s) used
MineLab E-Trac, MineLab Safari, MineLab Explorer XS,
White's 5000 D, White's 6DB, White's 5000 D GEB
Sunray X-1 for the ML's, Garrett PP for the White's and a Backhoe
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Welcome from North Central Illinois. 🙋
 

devldog

Silver Member
Mar 9, 2012
3,641
6,332
Georgia
Detector(s) used
Whites MXT ALL PRO, Minelab Safari
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
A Big Welcome to you to the Tnet Forum. Best of Luck to you and the Treasure Pro.
 

digging440yrs

Gold Member
Dec 5, 2012
5,946
4,410
UPSTATE NEW YORK
Detector(s) used
1970 COMPASS-
WHITES SILVER EAGLE-
WHITES DFX, 4X6DD COIL, 6X8DD COIL, 950 COIL, 10X12SEF COIL-
GARRETT PRO POINTER AT, GARRETT AT PRO , MINELAB EXPLORER SE with 8.5x12.5 Cors coil
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Welcome aboard :icon_thumright:
 

builderb1

Jr. Member
Jul 11, 2016
32
29
nc
Detector(s) used
bountyhunter quickdraw pro
Garrett AT MAX
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
welcome to the forum mike.
 

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mikebourgeois

Jr. Member
Jun 1, 2018
80
163
Victoria, BC
Detector(s) used
White's Treasure Master and a Makro Kruzer
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Thanks folks... I'm glad to be able to come in and visit with all of ya. Something about detecting that really does sooth the soul
 

Javadroid

Silver Member
Jul 6, 2017
2,501
2,838
Northwest Arkansas
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT Pro, Fisher F2
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
You've found a great place for information and fellow treasure hunters -- welcome to our community!
 

eyemustdigtreasure

Silver Member
Mar 2, 2013
3,601
5,581
California
Detector(s) used
Fisher Gold Bug Pro
Tesoro Cibola
Nokta Pointer; Phillips SHS5200 phones
Nokta Macro SIMPLEX +
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Yes, welcome to TNet!
The Detectorists (was) a great show - too bad the show stopped..!
Sounds like you got the bug....detecting is addictive..., didn't anybody warn you...?!
Those are good machines, you've chosen! :icon_thumright:
HH+GL
 

BLK HOLE

Silver Member
Aug 3, 2017
4,725
6,501
Northern Virginia
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
AT MAX/AT PRO/GPX-4500, Equinox 800, Garrett Pro Pointer,NEL Attack Coil, Lesche diggers, and the custom made in the USA Freeloader Pack Mule Pouch!
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Welcome from Northern Virginia, love your title "Disciples of "The Detectorist" I love that show, I have re-watched the three seasons multiple times and it gets better each time.
 

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