stevemc
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- Sarasota, FL
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- Whites Surfmaster PI Pro and Whites Surfmaster PI, Minelab Excal NY blue sword. 2 White's Dual field pi, Garrett sea hunter pi II (but don't use it for obvious reasons) 5' x 3 1/2' coil underwater Pi
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My eval of the Excal and the 15"x12" SEF and the original 8" Seasearch.
Well I have used the new to me /old excal (first style blue sword decal) for 2 weeks now. I bought a SEF 15x 12 coil, and it does work good on the dry and wet sand, and in the calm water, but in the waves, it is a lot to handle, and swing. In the deep water it is also harder to pinpoint tightly. In the water I will stick to the original, maybe buy the 12 x10 SEF for the water. Yesterday I took it out to the beach and only waded, with the 8" coil, and most things were scooped in first or second if deeper scoop. Today i took it to the beach with the 15 x 12, and it was hard to get it within 5-10 scoops. In the water. But it was a little rougher than yesterday. Now on the sand I could get it within 1 or 2 scoops, unless it was real deep. It does really find a lot more stuff with the bigger coil, but it is heavier, and it has drag in the water, and like i said, is harder to pinpoint/slide the scoop where it needs to be-in the water. I will use it for the dry/wet beach. For the water the 8" coil is fine, but I may go bigger. I do like the Excal, it nulls out on iron, and does have different sounds. I am learning it. Used to PIs for 15 years and digging lots of iron. The water here is warming up, yesterday I wore a wetsuit and was cooking, today I didnt wear a wetsuit, but could only get in just shy of my thermostat. Upper thigh and that was it. Still a little too cold. Roasting on the beach though, near 80, and got some sun too. Found some change both days, no gold. Didnt put in more than an hour each day, just practicing.
Well I have used the new to me /old excal (first style blue sword decal) for 2 weeks now. I bought a SEF 15x 12 coil, and it does work good on the dry and wet sand, and in the calm water, but in the waves, it is a lot to handle, and swing. In the deep water it is also harder to pinpoint tightly. In the water I will stick to the original, maybe buy the 12 x10 SEF for the water. Yesterday I took it out to the beach and only waded, with the 8" coil, and most things were scooped in first or second if deeper scoop. Today i took it to the beach with the 15 x 12, and it was hard to get it within 5-10 scoops. In the water. But it was a little rougher than yesterday. Now on the sand I could get it within 1 or 2 scoops, unless it was real deep. It does really find a lot more stuff with the bigger coil, but it is heavier, and it has drag in the water, and like i said, is harder to pinpoint/slide the scoop where it needs to be-in the water. I will use it for the dry/wet beach. For the water the 8" coil is fine, but I may go bigger. I do like the Excal, it nulls out on iron, and does have different sounds. I am learning it. Used to PIs for 15 years and digging lots of iron. The water here is warming up, yesterday I wore a wetsuit and was cooking, today I didnt wear a wetsuit, but could only get in just shy of my thermostat. Upper thigh and that was it. Still a little too cold. Roasting on the beach though, near 80, and got some sun too. Found some change both days, no gold. Didnt put in more than an hour each day, just practicing.
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