If this is global warming, I like it!
The weather here in Ohio was just too nice yesterday. It was time to dust off my E-trac. I had to get out there and do some detecting and try out my new 6x8 SEF Butterfly coil. I took it to a place I've hunted many times and wanted to see if it would pull some keepers out of the ground. I did manage to find two Mercs. The signal on the second Merc was very iffy. Initially I decided not to dig because it was so terrible. The numbers jumped all around and the ferrous number dropped to 34 - 35. Shoot, the signal even disappeared and reappeared. So I walked away. But then something told me to go back and dig. I'm glad I did.
Here are some pics and a video of the hunt. (Scroll down for an analysis of the stock Pro coil, the 15x12 SEF Butterfly coil & the 6x8 SEF Butterfly coil.)
Video:
Search Coil Analysis (Stock Pro Coil, 15x12 SEF Butterfly Coil & 6x8 SEF Butterfly Coil):
The signals on both of those dimes in the video were on the iffy side. I have hunted that same area repeatedly with the Pro coil and just once with the big 15x12. I have found a total of 18 silver dimes at this site. Here's the breakdown of what I found with each coil:
Stock Pro Coil: 15 silver dimes %81
15x12 SEF Coil: 1 silver dime %6
6x8 SEF Coil: 2 silver dimes %13
I think the above shows how great the stock Pro coil is. It found all but 3 of the silver dimes. I believe it could have found the dime the 15x12 found also. However I really don't know if the Pro coil would have found the two silver dimes the 6x8 coil found. I think it's safe to say it would not have hit on that second 1926 Merc. That signal was barely detected by the small coil. The stock coil found %81 of the silver dimes.
I still enjoy having the two extra coils. It's a challenge to see if they can squeak a few more good finds out of heavily hunted areas. The 15x12 coil would be excellent for relic hunting. The 6x8 coil is a great additional coil for coinshooting. I'm keeping them both! Happy Hunting!
The weather here in Ohio was just too nice yesterday. It was time to dust off my E-trac. I had to get out there and do some detecting and try out my new 6x8 SEF Butterfly coil. I took it to a place I've hunted many times and wanted to see if it would pull some keepers out of the ground. I did manage to find two Mercs. The signal on the second Merc was very iffy. Initially I decided not to dig because it was so terrible. The numbers jumped all around and the ferrous number dropped to 34 - 35. Shoot, the signal even disappeared and reappeared. So I walked away. But then something told me to go back and dig. I'm glad I did.
Here are some pics and a video of the hunt. (Scroll down for an analysis of the stock Pro coil, the 15x12 SEF Butterfly coil & the 6x8 SEF Butterfly coil.)
Video:
Search Coil Analysis (Stock Pro Coil, 15x12 SEF Butterfly Coil & 6x8 SEF Butterfly Coil):
The signals on both of those dimes in the video were on the iffy side. I have hunted that same area repeatedly with the Pro coil and just once with the big 15x12. I have found a total of 18 silver dimes at this site. Here's the breakdown of what I found with each coil:
Stock Pro Coil: 15 silver dimes %81
15x12 SEF Coil: 1 silver dime %6
6x8 SEF Coil: 2 silver dimes %13
I think the above shows how great the stock Pro coil is. It found all but 3 of the silver dimes. I believe it could have found the dime the 15x12 found also. However I really don't know if the Pro coil would have found the two silver dimes the 6x8 coil found. I think it's safe to say it would not have hit on that second 1926 Merc. That signal was barely detected by the small coil. The stock coil found %81 of the silver dimes.
I still enjoy having the two extra coils. It's a challenge to see if they can squeak a few more good finds out of heavily hunted areas. The 15x12 coil would be excellent for relic hunting. The 6x8 coil is a great additional coil for coinshooting. I'm keeping them both! Happy Hunting!
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