New guy from NW Florida !

zilx

Greenie
May 12, 2016
17
34
Panama City Beach, Florida
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT Pro
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Hello everyone, my name is Jared and I live in Panama City Beach, Florida. As a kid I was always fascinated by coins, but have put that all on hold for the last 20 years due to school and college and work. For some reason out of the blue it has struck my fancy again, so I'm going to buy my first metal detector here soon. I have decided to go with the Garret AT Pro to start with, I will be getting a PI machine later down the road, but I just want a good all around machine to get started with. I was thinking of the CTX 3030, but the price just doesn't make sense for a first purchase. maybe after my first good find I'll get super motivated and excited and splurge for the CTX :) Happy Hunting everyone ! I'll be sure to post up my Spanish Treasures I find on the beach :tchest: ehehehehehe
 

Texas Ed

Bronze Member
Feb 5, 2016
1,123
579
Texas Gulf Coast
Detector(s) used
AT Pro - CZ-3D - Tesoro Cortez - Sea Hunter Mark II - GTI 2500 - GTAx 550 - F75 S E - F19 - Pro Pointer AT - Pro Pointer II - Perdator Raptor Model 31
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Welcome aboard to TNET Jared and wish you many great finds with your ATP while out dirt fishing. The ATP is a fantastic machine and for practice might think about putting in a coin - jewelry & trash garden.

Texas ED
 

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zilx

Greenie
May 12, 2016
17
34
Panama City Beach, Florida
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT Pro
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
that is actually a great idea ! everyday I can sweep over it that should speed up the memorization process with associating a number and tone to a specific item. my plan is to just dig every signal for the first year though :)
 

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vpnavy

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Staff member
Jun 15, 2008
35,183
18,683
York County, PA (USA)
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All Treasure Hunting
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Welcome Aboard Jared! Take a look at Sub-Forums: Florida for information (i.e., clubs, etc.) directly related to your state.
 

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_thumleft:
 

CASPER-2

Gold Member
Jan 3, 2012
17,159
19,973
NEW ENGLAND
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
6
Detector(s) used
WHITE'S XLT, PI PRO, GARRETT 2500, 3- FISHER CZ21s, JW FISHER 8X
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
check in on the beach forum - many fla hunters there
 

Sandman

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Aug 6, 2005
13,398
3,992
In Michigan now.
Detector(s) used
Excal 1000, Excal II, Sovereign GT, CZ-20, Tiger Shark, Tejon, GTI 1500, Surfmaster Pulse, CZ6a, DFX, AT PRO, Fisher 1235, Surf PI Pro, 1280-X, many more because I enjoy learning them. New Garrett Ca
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Welcome.PNG You might find the ATP to unstable in the wet sand but fine in the dry sand. You can turn down sens but lose depth. CTX is nice but CZ-21 or Excel II is just as good and way less expensive. Suggest a Sunspot Stealth scoop for wet sand retrieval. 720i Sunspot.JPG
 

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