First hunt with my Sov. GT.. I LOVE THIS MACHINE

bootybay · Nov 7, 2008

After 2 yrs of trying to find a detector that would do what I wanted it to do, has finally arrived.. and let me tell ya this much, I loved every minute of my hunt, it was just fantastic to me..actually almost all of my finds were in either wet sand or ankle deep water ( yes, I always seem to get the feet wet..lol) so my virgin hunt was a success, no gold or jewels yet, as this was my first test run, but I know now I have the right machine..and I love it.. I also hunted with a good friend, Rick, he did rather well too today..but we also met a fellow hunting there and low and behold guess what he was using.. the Sov. GT..I chatted with him a few minutes and told him I just got mine yesterday, so he asked to see how I had it set up.. I had two switches set wrong ( but thats ok as I am learning) so he fixed it for me..and I was in clad heaven for my short hunt.. He even came back about a hr later to make sure I was doing ok with those settings and I told him, man I getting hits alot more and boy did I dig some deep holes,but by golly, I found every target ( yeah me ) so needless to say the thrill is back.. I just had a ball I tell ya.. I have more faith in me and my gt.. I had it hip mounted, it was comfortable and lightweight for me with the straight shaft, which I love.. and not having a meter to look at didnt bother me at all. infact now I prefer no meter or vid... I didnt strike any gold yet, but I know I will.. I got the faith in me back and faith in my GT.. I loved it all.. so heres my short hunt pictures.

West Jersey Detecting · Nov 7, 2008

I am glad to see that you finally found your dream machine!

I wish you success in your metal detecting endeavers!

Neil

Jerry1NJ · Nov 7, 2008

Good finds! Nice spanner wrench!

mikewaz · Nov 7, 2008

Glad to see you're so positive about your new machine. That confidence is more important than what machine you're using.

Have fun learning your Sovereign.
Mike

BandB1 · Nov 7, 2008

Cool deal Bootybay, glad you like it. I wish you great luck w/ it in the future.

Good luck,
HH.

warsawdaddy · Nov 7, 2008

Hey Booty,hang onto your hat,girl.That GT will take you to the real happy dance.Great finds for first time out with it. :thumbsup:

ivan salis · Nov 7, 2008

with no meter --your ears will become what your "eyes"were with meter machines -- you will learn to listen to your machine and what its saying to you very carefully.

kimsdad · Nov 8, 2008

Congrats on your new machine and a fun hunt!! :thumbsup:

I'm looking forward to seeing more of your finds!!! :wink:

allen · Nov 8, 2008

finding all that clad will pay for that nice machine in no time at all...

Gilligan · Nov 8, 2008

Congrats! I have a GT also and just fairly recently posted my finds from a Camp Lejeune/Onslow Beach trip where I found my first gold wedding band. A trip a year ago prior I found a Triton Titanium wedding band with the GT. It is so stable at the beach it is amazing. I also bought a Sunray S-12, 12.5" coil for it which is what I used when I found the gold band. I love the coil, it goes very deep and I am confident that not much will escape this coil's grasp. It is a dream at the beach, which I don't get to hunt but 1 or 2 times a year. I have a White's Spectrum that I have used since 1991 until I got the GT. When I took it to the beach many times since 1991, I heard alot of noise and instability, particularly in wet sand. I never did find a ring at the beach with it. Now with the GT, I am 2 for 2. I have been impressed, though I do get frustrated in trashy areas with it when I am hunting land sites. I just have to learn it more. Good luck, Bryan in Goldsboro

Cynangyl · Nov 8, 2008

So glad you finally found the machine that was a perfect fit for you! Sounds like you are having a blast with it already. Hope you and Sov have many successful hunts together!

Mona Lisa · Nov 8, 2008

That's awesome, Boots. Good for you for sticking with it and finding the right machine for you. :thumbsup:

watercolor · Nov 8, 2008

Sounds like a match that was meant to be

If you're finding those types of targets, good things will follow soon!

HH!
watercolor

TN-Joe · Nov 9, 2008

Yea Rea!!
Gold is in the forcast.
Joe

hollowpointred · Nov 9, 2008

im glad you finally found the machine that makes sense to you! :thumbsup:

the Sov is a nice machine, but a lot of people are so stuck on a meter that they dont consider it. i am beginning to believe that visual target ID meters are more harm than good since i started going by sound on my explorer rather than what the meter says. it was surprising to me to see how often the meter was wrong. anyway, congrats on a new machine and on those cool finds! :thumbsup:

CRUSADER · Nov 9, 2008

Glad to hear it.

I have a VDU but never bother looking at it & my only complaint about the Cortes is that you can't belt mount it, so its slowing killing me, but I never learn.....lol

bootybay · Nov 9, 2008

I gotta tell ya thou.. I set it up by the manual for my first hunt, which I was getting hits, but then I ran into Dan, whom I met on the beach, whom also had the gt with him, hes also a member of the SJMD club.. so if it wasnt for him, I woulda been still hunting in the settings I had it in.. but he sure was a huge help to me.. so far every member from the south jersey metal detecting club that I have met, all have been very nice.. but I am super syked too I tell ya. :thumbsup: