Dan(NM)

6 minutes ago, FloridaSon said:

Dang, you must be the first in the US to confirm one is heading to your doorstep. Congrats, have not heard from my dealer yet. Give us some feedback when you get out with it. HH

    Thank you, I was very surprised to get a shipping confirmation. I got on the preoder list yesterday, the dealer received 2 coils today and was able to ship it today.

Just got an e-mail and talked to the dealer to confirm that it has shipped....should have it by Monday.

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Thanks guys, they certainly like a step up from  the ML80's.

Where did you see the ML 100 phones?

I have a preorder on the 15", I have a few spots I want to test it as soon as I get one.

I have always used the F2 at 0, I have never tried running it any higher.

I use Aukey B-80 earbuds 99% of the time. If I use the WM08, I'll plug wired earbuds into it.

Wow!!! My headphones got to Garrett on Thursday, I had them back on Friday, lol I have to say, I'm only 4 hours from Garland TX, but, that's the fastest turn around I've ever seen. I may have to swing a Garrett again one of these day 🙂
 

I picked up a set of MS-3  Z-link headphones and used them a few times with no problem. Today I was hunting and the volume dropped to almost nothing. I thought it was my machine, so I disconnected it, good volume from the machine. I have another Z-link, so I tried using the other transmitter, now the volume is almost completely gone. Tried the other transmitter and same problem. Ok, I thought the transmitters are bad. I connected a set of phones to the receiver and paired up the transmitters and both work fine.

The phones were purchased last April 2020, but, not by me. Will Garrett honor the warranty if I'm not the original owner? I haven't had to deal with Garrett's customer service in years and am wondering what I'm in for, thanks.

I'm looking forward to the flagship Multi-IQ machine. I've sold off my CTX, Etrac and have the Nox on hand along with an Explorer 2. I had 3 Nox's replaced within the first 2 1/2 years. and I hope Minelab has learned a few things from all the issues with the Nox. I'll be in line for the next offering from Minelab

1 hour ago, Cal_Cobra said:

Nice gold:silver ratio 👍

Thank you.   Here is the correct tally, did it twice while wide awake 🙂

13 Gold...I forgot to add a class ring return

34-junkers

54-silvers, I typed the count in backward

I have 101 FTY

42 minutes ago, GB_Amateur said:

You're 10 short.  Better get out there; you have 18 days (including today) remaining.  (90 is still pretty good, though.  😉)

I counted them at about 4:30 a.m. this morning, that might have had a little to do with it 🙂

23 minutes ago, relicmeister said:

Of your 100 rings for the year ( congrats on that) how many were of the precious kind? 

33-junk

12-gold

45-silver

Park 1

Iron Bias F2 0

2-tones

Recovery speed 2-3

Sens. depends on area

GB 0

27 minutes ago, Mike Hillis said:

I love the display Dan.   You have a great spot to hunt.

HH

Mike

Thanks Mike, best part is, all 3 parks are within 15 minutes of my house. 99% came from the dry area above the waterline, I spent very little time in the water because it was going down on a steady basis.  I'm very blessed 🙂

5 hours ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said:

You have the Nox already....I don't think your missing enough that would pay for another machine. Maybe I'm wrong but how much do you think your missing with the Nox? 

The monetary value isn't the motivator, more like the challenge of finding the items. I'm new at water hunting, first year, and I'm not sure what to expect as far as chains and small gold.  I've sold a couple gold rings which paid for the Nox and just sold some silver jewelry which will pay for the 6"

13 minutes ago, Dances With Doves said:

On the Nox the 6' coil is much better on the  tough gold because you can isolate the target better plus it will not get the target masked like the 11' coil.  I have a 4mm 10k  yellow gold  stud      earring that the 6" coil gets  but the 11''  is a fail on this target because of masking.If you can get to where the  roped swimming   areas are in  your lake then go to town on these targets. 

I'm hunting a semi private park on the lake, the swimming isn't concentrated in one spot but spread out over a 2-3 block long area. The lake level is raised and lowered every year. Right now the water is down 10-15 feet which has exposed 80-100 of beach. The jewelry is spread out from the old beach line to the water and from one end to the other.  There are 3 of these types of parks and the conditions are the same. So far this year, I'm the only one hunting it and have done pretty good. I'm just convinced there are some gold chains and earrings waiting to fill my pouch lol.Here's a picture of a couple spots with some of the finds.

Since I have the Nox, I'll add the 6" coil and give it a whirl, thanks for the input.

I'm looking to get a dedicated machine just for hunting gold chains and earrings on some fresh water beach sites while the lake level is down drastically. I'm thinking maybe a Gold monster 1000 or perhaps a GB2.  I like the idea of having 2 coils with the Minelab and the Auto ground balance, any suggestions????

5 hours ago, GaryC/Oregon Coast said:

There had better be a lake in Hamilton!  Hard to leave this one.  GaryC/Oregon Coast

Lol...nothing close by, gonna have to shift gears and go back to old coin and relic hunting.

17 minutes ago, Ridge Runner said:

Oh yes on the surprise part . On one the girl friend lost the guys high school ring, But the good thing it wasn’t a love lost because when I returned the ring they were married by then .

 Chuck 

Haha...I had one of those, the guy lost her ring and they were married 30 year when I returned her ring.

10 minutes ago, Ridge Runner said:

It always made me feel good when I returned a high school ring because I knew I’d done the right thing .

 Chuck 

Same here, it's always a nice surprise for the owner.

Well, my lake hunting days are coming to end due to a move to Hamilton TX very soon. Had a very good day hunting at the waterline as the lake level continues to drop. Ended up with 5 rings, 3 silver, 1 10k class ring and a junk toe ring. 2 of the silver rings are James Avery's. I'll begin to track down the owner of the class ring. I can't make out the year as it's almost completely worn off. But, maybe the school can fill in the blanks.

The bigger silver ring hit at 32-34...the other 2, solid 26...the 10k gold ring locked on at 14