Cool Hand Fluke
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I've been metal detecting since 1984. This great hobby has taken me to Hawaii, England, Ireland, and about a dozen other states all over the USA. What I've discovered is that certain metal detectors excel in certain areas. The place I choose to hunt will determine which detector I will bring on my hunt. The following is my general guide on what detector to use:
Beach Hunting: Teknetics T2, Prefer this machine because of its extreme depth, and its super light to use and very sensitive. Beach hunting requires you to dig everything, (or you will miss the gold) .
Ski Slopes, on top of the snow: Teknetics T2, for the same reason as beach hunting.
Old Parks, Demolition Sites: Fisher CZ6 and CZ5. The CZ's have been around awhile, and I still love this machine. great for getting deep silver in the parks. Have gotten silver dimes at the 8 to 9 inch range in depth in the San Francisco parks using the standard 8 inch coils. How would a 10" coil perform?
Wood chip/sand boxes in the elementary schools: Tesoro Conquistador, super light weight, don't need a meter with this type of hunting. Lots of gold jewelry in these areas.
Water Hunting in extreme mineralization, (Lake Tahoe), or salt water (Hawaii): Whites PI Surfmaster. Pulse Induction is a must in these areas. Have to dig all targets, no discrimination. Extreme depth will pay off with gold targets. High mineralization causes the other VLF machines to go nuts.
Fresh Water Hunting: Fisher CZ20, great depth, four tone ID will allow you to "cherry pick" the gold jewelry out of the water.
Competition Hunting: Tesoro Conquistador, Fisher 1265X. Both light weight, both have frequency controls to switch back and fourth when another machine gets to close and causes interference.
Back up Machine: Garrett GTA-1000. Good go anywhere machine when extreme depth is not needed. Works great in chip boxes and sandy beaches.
Having 8 different metal detectors is kind of like having a bag of golf clubs. You need a different club for different shots. -Mike
Beach Hunting: Teknetics T2, Prefer this machine because of its extreme depth, and its super light to use and very sensitive. Beach hunting requires you to dig everything, (or you will miss the gold) .
Ski Slopes, on top of the snow: Teknetics T2, for the same reason as beach hunting.
Old Parks, Demolition Sites: Fisher CZ6 and CZ5. The CZ's have been around awhile, and I still love this machine. great for getting deep silver in the parks. Have gotten silver dimes at the 8 to 9 inch range in depth in the San Francisco parks using the standard 8 inch coils. How would a 10" coil perform?
Wood chip/sand boxes in the elementary schools: Tesoro Conquistador, super light weight, don't need a meter with this type of hunting. Lots of gold jewelry in these areas.
Water Hunting in extreme mineralization, (Lake Tahoe), or salt water (Hawaii): Whites PI Surfmaster. Pulse Induction is a must in these areas. Have to dig all targets, no discrimination. Extreme depth will pay off with gold targets. High mineralization causes the other VLF machines to go nuts.
Fresh Water Hunting: Fisher CZ20, great depth, four tone ID will allow you to "cherry pick" the gold jewelry out of the water.
Competition Hunting: Tesoro Conquistador, Fisher 1265X. Both light weight, both have frequency controls to switch back and fourth when another machine gets to close and causes interference.
Back up Machine: Garrett GTA-1000. Good go anywhere machine when extreme depth is not needed. Works great in chip boxes and sandy beaches.
Having 8 different metal detectors is kind of like having a bag of golf clubs. You need a different club for different shots. -Mike
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