Gerry in Idaho

Buddy, you find one like that and I'll let you tell whatever story get you happy. Close to 350 gold rings and I have never hit one like that until this trip.

You actually are correct. Yes I have caught some type of virus while down there before. It's part of learning when traveling. Now I take a probiotic pill every day the week before and each day while there. I also eat a yogurt each day a week before and eat yogurt each day while there. Plus I flush my ears each evening with hydrogen peroxide. Now I usually don't put rings in my mouth, but when I get a whopper, I know I have friends on DP who will not look at a pic of mine unless they get to see me stuffing it in my mouth. Have to keep the members happy.

So far I have never swallowed a ring or lost my dentures. I have swallowed (in years past) a couple tiny nuggets I was holding under my lip since I didn't have a nugget holder. There was actually a Warning Alert sent out while I was down there about a big temperature drop. For 3 days of my trip, the air temp was colder than the water temp of 83 degrees. I almost always hunt in the water not on the beach.

Get it now and save $100 as the price increase will go up to $1699. Also, there is a Christmas Promo right now and get the ProFind 40 Pointer and a Minelab Detector Carry Bag for FREE. So in reality, if you purchase a new Manticore before the price increase and before the Holiday Promo runs out, you could end up saving approx $330. I was using the Manticore on this trip when I found the Chompers and the big gold ring. 13.5 grams and yes the last pic shows the details of the ring. I can have the detector sent out and in time for Christmas is ordered in the next couple days. If afterwards, that's OK but it will probably not show up until afterwards.

One of my customers is a dentist and follows my FB. He said many in the US are now using Cobalt because of the cost for gold would be 3 or 4x. That kind of bums me, as I literally thought I had a mouthful of precious metal. I'm going to keep trying to find the owner and if not able, then on one of my displays of weird detector finds.

It was talking up a storm....

Some of you don't see me on this part of DP much as I usually do my "Chatter" on the Prospector page. I'm south of the border on vacation and scooped this toothless character. Does it qualify for Jewelry as I thought it's gold or platinum? Best caption wins, I'll start. All I want for Christmas, is my dentures back.

I'm trying to keep up with a little business while soaking in some tropical waters....and drinks 🍸 during my Annual across the border vacation. I was just officially informed that the United States is also going to have a price increase at the beginning of the year. Hopefully it's not a big one but those who are thinking of getting a new detector might as well act now. Plus, there's some Christmas Promos. Hard to tell how much of a bite it will be. Interestingly, this find during the trip made me laugh so hard, some folks wondered what I dug that had me crying. I thought the metal in these was gold or platinum. Anyone on here in that field of work?

The charge cable is exactly the same on X-Terra Pro, EQ-600, EQ-700, 800, 900 and Manticore. I recommend to all my customers to also get the Minelab accessory Charger pack. It plugs into regular outlets and the back has room for 4 USB ports and are high capacity. If you get the EQ-900, it also has upgraded flexible quick release arm cuff, better wireless headphones, better waterproofing, vibrate handle for dirty water and comes with 2 coils. It's really not much different than EQ-800 on the layout and functions. The digital numbers are twice as many. It's more accurate, but because of 2X the numbers, the readout jumps around on iffy and deeper targets. I use my ears and tones myself.

Surrounding myself with like-minded caring Karma people is a great way to live.

Very good questions you posted. I enjoy reading what others are saying and trying to see any patterns. I'm not a beach detecting expert as I live in Idaho but I do go 2 or 3 times a yr to Tropical areas and am currently in Cancun as I reply. I don't hunt the beach myself, but prefer to stay in the water. Been doing these trips each winter for 15 yrs and started with BBS, went to FBS 3030, then MF EQ-800 and now MF Manticore. Yes I have to GB my EQ-800 and Manticore and yes they are chattery detectors when compared to the BBS and FBS. Yes the new MF detectors are more Sensitive to smaller gold earrings, necklaces, pendants and more. I think the extra Sensitivity is also what causes extra chatter. A VLF type gold nugget detector does the same thing in mineralized soils and I can find tiny nuggets, but I hear more ground noise, hot rocks and cold stones. Depth on gold rings and especially man's wedding bands. I'm a firm believer the Excalibur and CTX-3030 are the Deepest VLF type class detectors I've ever used in Saltwater. I have not ran a Deus or Deus-II yet but others say they're deep. I've yet to dig a gold ring with Equinox or Manticore in Saltwater that was over 10" but I've recovered dozens with Xcal and 3030 easily over 12" and a couple 14"+. One particular band 18K that was 15 grams was probably closer to 16" depth. I just can't seem to get great amazing depths with the newer MF Minelab’s. But I am getting more thin band ladies diamond rings with MF. Another aspect of water detecting I feel the Xcal and 3030 are better at. Hearing a ring that's not directly under the coil. The signal on the older detectors is drawn out and longer. The EQ and Manticore are short and fast. I prefer the drawn out response. Again, I'm not an everyday water hunter but I have spent many hours in the water on my trips and back in the day, easily 8 to 10 hr days. Now my older worn out body can barely do 6 and this trip it's been about 5 hr days. I do feel my gold ring counts are better than average. It took about 5 yrs before I got tuned into hoe to read the water, so my counts those 1st 5 yrs was not much. The last 10 yrs I feel have been pretty dialed in. My gold and or platinum rings are just over 300 with 250 coming the last 10. I have friends who live near the coast and they have more than I, but mine are mainly from 2 or 3 trips each year. Interestingly, I'm coming back down in a few months, maybe I just might pack the 3030 beast and see if I do in fact dig a couple Deep rings.

Great variety of saves. You'll be needing a larger ring display box next year. Keep it up.

That # and those incredible finds are what many dream of. The weather and cut along with timing and your detecting skills all came together. Well earned 👏.

You put in all the efforts and was rewarded handsomely with a quite unique design. Interestingly, I recovered a similar design white gold ring in Dec of 2021. Of all the gold rings I've recovered, it was the 1st Square one. I think yours looks better and you certainly had a better story. Well earned.

I actually scooped a killer crazy find. I dug many things in my 50 yrs and this is a 1st for me. I'll try to get it posted in a couple days.

Beatup- YES our Community is tighter than we realize at times. phrunt - Doing the right thing is earning Karma when we go detecting. Well done my friend. Yes to realize it was one of our own, just makes it that much better. Jeff - Chuck has been a long-time repeat customer of mine. Even if he was a customer from a friendly competitive dealer, we still would have done the same. Yes our Circle of Friends is good.

Very informative review of the hearing aids and yourself. Equinox or Manticore GAIN of 23 on saltwater Beach, I could never imagine.....just to much Chatter and Falsing. I do know beaches vary to a degree, but my experience tops out around 19/20. Actually, just yesterday in the Cancun water, I had to drop to 15 from my usual 16/17 SENS setting. Yes I think you were missing targets for the last few years and now you're on a new level. Not only are you hearing more, but your thinking and positive attitude is another Win. So many people don't realize the importance of proper Mindset when chasing the deepest and weakest of target signals. Thanks for sharing my friend and wishing you Success.

Really nice gold and especially from a 20 yr old site. Love the circular nugget.

I know how Erin thinks...🤔. Remember my friend, we've had a few meals together. So I won't ask outright, but did you make any cool finds. 😎

I just arrived Cancun, MX from US and feel the Hawaiian Islands would be the same for rules. 1st off, take the detector you know best. Trying to learn a new one during the vacation is not wise. I carried one Manticore in my backpack on the plane and had no issues with Security or Customs on this trip. I also put a backup detector in my checked luggage. Never had a problem doing it yet no matter rules. As for scoop, yes a 2 piece traveler is a must. Carbon-Fiber shafts and aluminum or stainless bucket. Don't go big scoop thinking you'll remove more sand faster, you're arm will fall off after a few days. Big scoops of heavy wet sand...not me anymore, made that mistake 10 yrs ago. The scoop needs to go into checked luggage under plane as well. Tools, be sure they are in your checked in luggage as well. Needle nose pliers, wrenches, Leatherman, pocket knife, screwdrivers, even metal tweezers can get confiscated...could be weapons. I just gave away my military P-38??? Are you kidding me. They must of thought I was going to open a can of whoop-ass while on the plane. Beaches, Public beaches are usually open and International Coastal Waterway allows you the right. That does not mean some ahole local or Security doesn't try to chase you off. If so, best leave for another section. I've been threatened by Security in MX, Bahamas and Italy. Yes I was in the right...but I'm a visitor to that country. I have had many issues with man-made coves along the coast. It's usually higher end resorts and they built the coves for calmer waters for the paying guests. It's kind of Private at that point and unless you're staying there at the resort. Do they allow metal detectors? I know a local in Hawaii and he says a couple resort coves are off limits. Be sure to wear a mess bottom pouch that has two separate pockets. One for trash and smaller one for treasures. Keep us posted of your success.

...is what keeps us going, Golden Friends... We enjoy being around like minded folks. We share with our friends to help make each better at what we do when together. Friends are important in many ways and on a rare occasion, we need help from a friend. A friendship goes both ways and especially with a gold hunting friend. There's times when we need them and or they need us, a friend. My last Field Training trip for customers in Nevada for 2023 was memorable for a variety of reasons. I managed to get away before the start of class to do some detecting with friends and to compare coils/detectors when chasing gold nuggets. Having friends to compare undug signal response is a great way to learn. On a particular day one of my Nevada Friends and I were hunting older productive sites trying to scrape up a few nuggets missed by old technology detectors and while doing so we discovered the exact same site some of my other friends recently hunted. Alaska Steve from Nevada, Condor Steve from NV was there with Andrew from Utah doing a video sharing Manticore knowledge for all of us members across the world on Detector Prospector, for our friends. Anyways, about 30' from their campfire ring my NV buddy makes an incredible discovery. He hollers at me about his find and so I start walking towards his direction to investigate what's got him so excited. Now I know how hard this area has been detected previously for many yrs so I'm sure it's not a big gold nugget. I'm actually thinking an old coin or trade token from the Depression era as that's when many people were camped near by. During the Depression, many folks had no job, no money and no place to live. It was said that people from across the country and states flocked the area trying to find enough gold to make ends meet. We were detecting such site and quite a bit of old-timer trash was around. As I walk up to my buddy, he explains his Nugget of a find and holds out a fat weather worn brown leather wallet. What's even more amazing is the wallet is stuffed with cash. We eagerly go through it and see the driver's license, hotel card keys, credit cards, a piece of paper with what looks to be passwords, a card from a college university, photos and more. Interestingly was a pair of GPAA Membership cards. This must be why a stranger from Indiana was in the Northern Nevada gold fields, he was doing what the rest of us enjoy, looking for gold and probably with Friends. Well the $151 in cash and all of someone's personal credentials didn't help us find gold that day, but we did find a friend. Of coincidence this friend from Indiana just so happened to be in Nevada with another gold hunting friend back in June of this year when he lost his wallet. Detector Prospector is what I consider a friendly site. We enjoy sharing our detector experiences, sharing our thoughts on detecting gear, showing a few nuggets on occasion and sometimes making new friends. It's amazing that everyone I mentioned in this little story in one way or another, are friends and just like near 100 yrs earlier, we all had the urge to congregate to that Sawtooth area in search of gold. Would you believe each of us is also a member of the best Prospecting/Metal Detecting Knowledge site on the net, even the friend who lost his wallet. Yes Detector Prospector, you are indeed a Friendly Site and brings us together for a variety of golden reasons. Chuck from Indiana, you know you're gold hunting friends have your back. For you my friend....and the rest of you on DP reading this....You're in my circle...the circle of Friends. Merry Christmas my Friends. PS, Sitting in a rainstorm in Cancun trying to type this up on my phone. Sorry for any errors and hopefully my Friends will forgive me.

I realize you have more important things to take care of and on your mind Bill. I just want to mention, as a long-time dealer we've been together, Michelle and I are wishing you, the Mrs's, the other affected ones, a safe and speedy recovery.

I was informed a GPZ-7000 is much cheaper in MX than US. The Dealer price of the GPX-6000 in US was way more than Australia when it 1st came out. No reason other than for Minelab USA to make even more $$ off it's Dealers. My gut tells me Minelab’s price increase is mostly because of the lower stock price. As for other countries, you could be right.

It happens across the United States a few times during the holidays. Well to do people helping those less fortunate.

Trying to work from this phone in another county is causing me a few errors, sorry. If you're not in a hurry I'd like to discuss the +/- of each EQ-800 vs EQ-900 with you. I have thousand + hrs on 800 and quite a bit on the new 900. I know them well for Prospecting, Jewelry Hunting and Old coins.