Popular Post Slimpickuns Posted October 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2020 Been waiting for fresh drop season to slow down a bit before taking the Fisher AQ out for it's maiden hunt. Some big surf hit a spot and exposed some black sand under decent looking cuts so figured it would be a good time to try it out. Started out in all-metal under suggested stock settings. Unfortunately there was quite a bit of iron bits around. Decided to give the "Tone" mode a try, about 15 mins later I hit a high pitch sound at the lower slope, 2 scoops down and I had my 1st AQ gold, 3.6 grams of 14k! I like the Tone mode a lot, I can foresee how it's going to be a useful setting when trying to cherry pick gold rings out of coin & iron infested areas. Quarters, dimes, pennies, tent stakes, nails do come up as a low tone. Some rotten Felix pennies did come up as a high tone though, but surprising most zincs were weeded out by the machine, a lot of the trash you see in the pic sounded off as a low tone. Nickels and Gold sang out as high tones. The 925 chain came in as a high-tone surprisingly, the silver ring was a low tone. Also another note, this area was already heavily pounded by someone else judging by the grid marks & dig holes left behind. I couldn't be happier with the performance of the AQ and I can tell after I spend more time learning this machine, I'll be able to expedite the gold extraction process on some challenging beaches this fall/winter!! 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Beechnut OBN Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 BOOM! WTG Slim! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolina Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Slimpickuns said: Been waiting for fresh drop season to slow down a bit before taking the Fisher AQ out for it's maiden hunt. Some big surf hit a spot and exposed some black sand under decent looking cuts so figured it would be a good time to try it out. Started out in all-metal under suggested stock settings. Unfortunately there was quite a bit of iron bits around. Decided to give the "Tone" mode a try, about 15 mins later I hit a high pitch sound at the lower slope, 2 scoops down and I had my 1st AQ gold, 3.6 grams of 14k! I like the Tone mode a lot, I can foresee how it's going to be a useful setting when trying to cherry pick gold rings out of coin & iron infested areas. Quarters, dimes, pennies, tent stakes, nails do come up as a low tone. Some rotten Felix pennies did come up as a high tone though, but surprising most zincs were weeded out by the machine, a lot of the trash you see in the pic sounded off as a low tone. Nickels and Gold sang out as high tones. The 925 chain came in as a high-tone surprisingly, the silver ring was a low tone. Also another note, this area was already heavily pounded by someone else judging by the grid marks & dig holes left behind. I couldn't be happier with the performance of the AQ and I can tell after I spend more time learning this machine, I'll be able to expedite the gold extraction process on some challenging beaches this fall/winter!! I can’t get my tent stakes to low tone or iron grunt. You are lucky. I’ve dug a ton of them. Nice hunt and congratulations!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryC/Oregon Coast Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Slim, Thanks for the report. Which coast are you on? Trying to get a handle on where these machines are ending up. Thanks, GaryC/Oregon Coast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimpickuns Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 12 hours ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said: BOOM! WTG Slim! Thanks Joe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimpickuns Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 11 hours ago, Carolina said: I can’t get my tent stakes to low tone or iron grunt. You are lucky. I’ve dug a ton of them. Nice hunt and congratulations!!! Hmmmm, wish I had some advice to give ya on the tent stakes, You probably know more than me...Have you tried bumping up the ATS? I had my ATS set at around 8.5-9, with the delay set at 7, Reject set at 6, sensitivity maxed out... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimpickuns Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 11 hours ago, GaryC/Oregon Coast said: Slim, Thanks for the report. Which coast are you on? Trying to get a handle on where these machines are ending up. Thanks, GaryC/Oregon Coast Hey Gary, I'm hunting SoCal beaches.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolina Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 9 hours ago, Slimpickuns said: Hmmmm, wish I had some advice to give ya on the tent stakes, You probably know more than me...Have you tried bumping up the ATS? I had my ATS set at around 8.5-9, with the delay set at 7, Reject set at 6, sensitivity maxed out... When I run tones I set mine up the way Alexandre does in his video. I think he calls it expert. I use the test nail, not the tent stake so I probably could use it. I run mine with as much depth as possible. ATS 8 1/4 to 8 1/2. Start my reject at 6 and lower it till the grunt and high tone are mixed for most depth. Around 3 reject. Thanks for the info. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimpickuns Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 Just now, Carolina said: When I run tones I set mine up the way Alexandre does in his video. I think he calls it expert. I use the test nail, not the tent stake so I probably could use it. I run mine with as much depth as possible. ATS 8 1/4 to 8 1/2. Start my reject at 6 and lower it till the grunt and high tone are mixed for most depth. Around 3 reject. Thanks for the info. Thanks for sharing that info, I'm still learning the machine, this site has been a great resource! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeguard01 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Nice hunt, Congrats on the Silver and Gold. Thanks for posting your settings I'm taking notes for when I get one. HH Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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