CCadrin

Very nice hunt. Thanks for providing the details and settings of your hunt.

Great report!

Cliff, what phones are you using on the M12?  

My guess the AQ will be much deeper than the MDT. When I owned the MDT, my buddy was hitting targets on an Excal in pinpoint mode and I could not hear then. 

Keep them coming! I can't wait for my machine.

Enough for a second AQ. Please wait to I get mine. LOL

Yes, come on AQ

She's a beauty.

3 hours ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said:

CC......... I Prefer using using the larger M-12 CTX fitting for I think it is stronger, more durable, and IP68.... I can fit the battery with the smaller ..(M-8...IP67) if you like. It's a few dollars more (10.oo) but when I get to your name (Or others on the list) I'll contact you to see which you prefer..or you can tell me now. Ten dollars is a lot cheaper then having to buy new head phones. 

Since I am last on your list and I still don't have my AQ (hopefully soon, my number is approaching) I'll let you know when the time comes. I sold my CTX last year but I know someone is selling one so I may be able to get a pair of Grey Ghost.

Do the headphones that come with the AQ work on your battery or do we need to get a CTX type headphone?

Joe, I am interested in filling the last spot. I am still waiting for Rick to contact me. I was initially around 20th to 30th in line for the AQ.

I like it!

1 hour ago, Carolina said:

It has been a learning experience on the MDT for me over a year and a half. I think your noise may have been due to the salt balance setting vs frequency used. Don’t be scared to run the salt on up higher as you enter more water. 35> 40 is not unheard of. Play with your black sand and one trick most don’t use is run sensitivity high say 9 but run your threshold at -9. Their are many combinations to try and I’m sure one will tame your beach. I hope Tom has an opportunity to use his not only in the gold field but also on the beach. If your Tarsacci runs quite on the dry and damp sand and you enter the water with chatter, your salt balance is off. Good luck with all your spins.

Thank for the reply but I ended up selling it. I was running at the frequency at 9. In the water I was able to achieve a sensitivity of 7 or 8 and I can't remember how the threshold works but it was 3 or 4 digits from the highest setting. The more I adjusted the less depth I was getting so I ended up to running the Excal in pinpoint mode. I had better luck stablilzing the machine in the water. Out beaches here are packed with black sand and clay. Not like the ocean beaches of the Jersey or Florida coast.

4 hours ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said:

I think it 's the discrimination side of the "AQ" that most want to see, from what I'm getting messages about from the VLF and MDT owners........ I know several MDT owners that are on the fence about the "AQ" ...But everyone has to remember, like you said Steve. It's still a PI...NO doubt the deepest water machine I know of....I do think live dig's where the Nox is going thru a trashy area and picking out a good target then the "AQ" hunter coming back thru the same area to see if they can nail them. That would be a true test, one I think the Nox may win...

Now the MDT owners are worried about if there machine can get the same depth on a target when the "AQ" is in the discriminate mods....that maybe close also...I did have something lined up on that compare but distance and circumstances are not going to allow it .

Far as the TDI BH,...close but the "AQ" is just too strong a machine for the TDI water machine.....ATX, now that is going to be interesting...as far as depth. I think Barry owns the ATX so a easy match up there. 

Over all I think it would be a great video opp for the "AQ"..to get some of these questions answered. But I might recommend the "AQ" owner having some time with his machine to learn the disc side before setting out against experienced competition..

Joe, I ran the MDT here up in Connecticut. Very difficult to quiet it down with our beaches. In the water, it ran quiet but i had to back off on the sensitivity which cost me some depth. The deepest machine so far in the water that I owned (Dual Field, Excal, Nox. Impact) is the Excal in pinpoint. With discrimination the MDT was ok and if I was lucky maybe an inch deeper than the Nox. As for wet sand the MDT was not smooth when you put sensitivity at 8 or 9, therefore when you ran it as a machine it was only as deep as a NOX. At least at my beaches, the MDT was not the best or the deepest. My hunting style may had something to do with it. 

All good info!

I too like the tone.

I can't wait to get my hands on one. I read the terms and have no issues with them. Most of us water hunters takes care of our equipment knowing how fragile they are to the harsh saltwater environment.

Rick, you already have my info.

I am patiently waiting. I am hoping the price is right. Where would I make the purchase?

In today's email. there was a 10% off coupon code just for today. Someone can really score a great deal.