Iam hooked!!

[t-man]

New to md,my father in law bought 2 At-pro's one for him and one for his wife , he is also new to md so we went down to the local park and tried to act llike we knew what we were doing, after about an hour we had them dialed in and were finding quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies and a ton of bottle caps,i was hooked it was like christmas from one find to the next even if it was only a penny the thougt of what could be under the next patch of grass kept me going past dark,for the next 4 days that was or ritual up early and hunt till dark, it was a blast!!!! was even having dreams of md, my wife thinks iam crazy lol, Also just bought a e-xterra 705 and a garrett pro-point and a digger. any tips or tricks is appreciated.

 

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[goldentruth]

I found if you go on Google it has many metal detector finds under "Metal Detecting" and go to "Whites", "Fisher" "Ace" Etc. and it shows cools in the field finds. Good Luck friend & Welcome!

 

[t-man]

Thanks for the info I will check it out.

 

[SusanMN]

You'll love the Xterra.

 

[t-man]

You'll love the Xterra.

I hope so I did a lot of research before I bought it , I almost got the at-pro but I wanted something different than my father in law, I also read the artical on mine labs web site understanding your e-xterra, lot of info to take in .

 

[63bkpkr]

For any new detector there is a lot of info to take in and for a new detectorist it is double full of info. BUT in your favor is that you are already hooked and you know you have a good machine, practice is now the best thing for you to do as well as read about your machine and then go try out the new info till you understand it and then go for more info/practice over and over. Pretty soon and you will know your machine and that is the best it gets. Good searching............63bkpkr

 

[Sandman]

When I started there were no computers or Internet for me to ask if I was really crazy. Everyone told me I was till I showed them the buckets of rings I got from the water. I am still having a ball finding trash in the dirt and sand.

 

[scotty544]

Welcome to the Tribe!

 

[t-man]

For any new detector there is a lot of info to take in and for a new detectorist it is double full of info. BUT in your favor is that you are already hooked and you know you have a good machine, practice is now the best thing for you to do as well as read about your machine and then go try out the new info till you understand it and then go for more info/practice over and over. Pretty soon and you will know your machine and that is the best it gets. Good searching............63bkpkr

I plan on burying different items in my back yard tommorow to see how my detector reacts and write down target id's and make mental notes on sound.

 

[t-man]

When I started there were no computers or Internet for me to ask if I was really crazy. Everyone told me I was till I showed them the buckets of rings I got from the water. I am still having a ball finding trash in the dirt and sand.

The internet does make it easier, you know what they say if its on the internet it must be tru lol . We will be going to the beach this summer and can't hardly wait to use it there to see what kind of goodies I find.

 

[t-man]

Welcome to the Tribe!

Thank you!

 

[dieselram94]

Welcome t-man! I to debated between the at-pro and the Minelab xterra 705. I got a great deal on the 705 so I went with that. Both are AWESOME machines! I love my 705 and you will to!

 

[t-man]

Welcome t-man! I to debated between the at-pro and the Minelab xterra 705. I got a great deal on the 705 so I went with that. Both are AWESOME machines! I love my 705 and you will to!

Thanks dieselram94,my father in law showed up last night and this morning we went for a hunt , we both did really well, he went one direction I went the other ,we looked at each other like game on buddy even though we are both rookies at MD we have a blast just finding quarters, pennies , and everything in between. but I must say that i was impressed when I passed over the same stretch of grass as my father in law and was able to dig 2 more coins, he said I was lucky , I just smiled and said I love my x-terra lol.

 

[dieselram94]

Thanks dieselram94,my father in law showed up last night and this morning we went for a hunt , we both did really well, he went one direction I went the other ,we looked at each other like game on buddy even though we are both rookies at MD we have a blast just finding quarters, pennies , and everything in between. but I must say that i was impressed when I passed over the same stretch of grass as my father in law and was able to dig 2 more coins, he said I was lucky , I just smiled and said I love my x-terra lol.

Could have been luck but I think the xterra is a superior machine in every way except waterproofing. That was the main reason I considered the at pro.

 

[dieselram94]

Both are exellent machines though!

 

[t-man]

Both are exellent machines though!

I agree, just good fun, I would like to have an AT-pro I like how it's water proof.