Larry-in-VT
Greenie
Recap: I'm here in Corolla NC, the Outer Banks, with my trusty ACE 250. I had anticipated, researching previous posts, that I wouldn't be able to detect in the wet beach sand without false signals. The first day I found, to my suprise and delight, that I WAS able to search right up to the surf line without any falsing - as long as I kept the coil from touching down. I only spent 30 minutes or so but did find a couple large fishing weights, some rusty nails and two badly corroded nails.
Day 2: Today I found that I could make the Ace false if my swing was not parallel to the beach - in other words, if I made my swing in an arc I would get a false signal (in the nickel range) at the bottom of the swing. I did some serching in shallow water pools and would get false signals if the coil touched the water.
My treasure for the day was a handful of rusty nails, an unknown metal, some beach chair parts, and two pennies.
OK - so where's the rings, gold dubloons! I promised the wife I'd find enough loot to cover the cost of the trip.
Day 2: Today I found that I could make the Ace false if my swing was not parallel to the beach - in other words, if I made my swing in an arc I would get a false signal (in the nickel range) at the bottom of the swing. I did some serching in shallow water pools and would get false signals if the coil touched the water.
My treasure for the day was a handful of rusty nails, an unknown metal, some beach chair parts, and two pennies.
OK - so where's the rings, gold dubloons! I promised the wife I'd find enough loot to cover the cost of the trip.
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