Joe D.

But an excellent way to drop a pound or two!💩 🥁 Swam around them at many (clear) Florida springs over the years; no problem! But get into low to no visibility waters (fresh, brackish, and salt) and they will scare the skeleton out of you for sure!😱 Thankfully, one of the few large aquatic animals that can't take a chunk out of you, and are very curious, like dolphins! But both very strong!🍀👍👍

All joking aside, as we all need a good laugh, even on the forum! All of you all are great sources of information for hazards in your area! For example, I have little knowledge of some of the hazards in most states/regions compared to Florida! My former career, and love of the outdoors and animals, wherever I travel, have given me a boost over many out there! But by no means make me an expert on any location; even here, although i consider myself close! 😜 As with most things, practice makes perfect, and I can tell you, while I may have a good general awareness of hazards in other states, you don't know what you don't know, unless you live in that area for appropriate amount of time, and learn it's hazards! I've learned much already about other locations, from people on the forum! But it doesn't replace common sense, boots on the ground, and time in the area! But feel free to keep listing your places, and hazards, as you may save someone much grief and expense, and possibly a life!🙏🍀👍👍

Great job, and spot stupot!🏆 I thought the same thing Brad!😆 And "I'm" bored in the sand, so no doubt Stupot would be here, pulling his hair out! Hope the Gulf is producing better!🍀👍👍

All true Klunker, and nothing to laugh at, but I had to laugh at the last one! Where's the rock and log throwing Bigfoot? It's a legend till it's not!😆🍀👍👍

Very good point! That would be a no-go detecting situation for sure, if it was picked up by the detector, with other than minor interference! I'm guessing it's stronger than a cellphone signals output, else it probably wouldn't be effective! Joe Beechnut above is the only one so far that has used them together! Hopefully there are more out there that have tried this too with some success and luck! Not sure their's gonna be many here with Joe's experience and time in the water, but I'll use what I can gather from those with the experience!🍀👍👍

This is more of a "Forum Member Service Announcement" but I just wanted to touch base, and expand on, some possible hazards of our great hobby, for the newly adopted, uninformed, unknowing, or just plain stubborn! Living in Florida my whole life, and a career in public safety, are my motivations for the following cautions! They will be listed in my specific order, and may differ from your own location and experiences! #1-- Humans with ill intent-- Keep your head on a swivel! Obviously more so after dark, and before sunrise! Also remote areas any time of day! #2-- Lightning; near and seemingly far away--There are phone apps to keep you informed on what's around you with adjustable ranges! I keep mine set at 20 miles here! You are basically the high point lightning rod with detecting equipment on a beach, and the water is not a safe haven, nor are trees! Find shelter, or your vehicle till it passes! #3-- Drowning-- Basically if you can't swim, stay out of the water! Rip currents and drop-offs are real! Know how to swim out of a rip current! It does not care how good a swimmer you are, it will beat you! #4-- Dangerous temperatures-- Not good for you or your detector! It affects the operation of both! Keep hydrated, and know when to quit, before you have an issue! #5-- Dangerous wildlife, and plants-- From flesh eating bacteria in an open wound, with everything in between, up to and including the biggest and well known animal varieties where you live, and vacation! #6-- Buried hazards-- Power lines are probably what comes to mind immediately for most, but others may be unexploded ordinance, animal traps etc. Beaches, rivers, or any shoreline, anything goes due to hurricanes and floods! You can run across sharp objects, and dangerous chemicals of all sorts in containers! Beaches are my mainstay, so fish hooks, broken glass, and syringes are something to be aware of! And any form of sharp rusty metal aplenty! I always wear water shoes and gloves, but that's no guarantee from being stuck! #7-- General health issues--If your diabetic, or have heart, or other issues, make sure to pack your meds, phone, or other needed things for an outing! You may not be close enough to people, or your car, to get help, or the items left behind! 8#-- Eroded and unstable dunes-- This one is the last (for now), but not least, as we have had people fall off, and been "fallen on" and suffocated, by unstable sheared off beach dunes! One of our favorite areas to detect at the bottom of, after a big storm! I'm sure i haven't covered everything possible scenario, but you can fill in the blanks that I may have missed! We love what we do, but it's not worth dying, or getting injured for! Stay safe out there!🙏🍀👍👍

So, it's been awhile since I remember seeing any info on this subject; may have missed some🤔 But has anyone that water hunts (fresh, brackish, and salt) had any sightings, or scares, involving sharks? Lots of rumors out there that PI detectors attract sharks; haven't seen any info about VLF's, or Mult-Q! What are you thoughts or stories?? Bull sharks are known to frequent all salinities of water, accessible from the ocean! I do know that there are several electronic devices on the market, that are specifically designed and "proven"? to deter sharks in a limited radius of the wearer, used by surfers and divers! But weather or not a detector may interfere with their operation, probably hasn't been tested! Thanks for any info!🍀👍👍

Joe, I hope you continue the Manticore testing in the water, as you are the master of your domain up there!, and will give us an honest opinion and comparison!🏆 I know we have some guys here in Florida; especially West Coast, that do well with it in the water, but i'm not sure what depth their targets are being found! ( and a few leak failures reported 😵) The sand here is quite mild comparatively to other states! I've heard a few talk about a clay layer on the West Coast where targets seem to rest, if it's within detector range! But on the Space Coast, I have yet to see any clay layer, just layers of calcifying limestone where our targets rest in the cracks and crevices, or under the shelves! All are a pain to recover, as a scoop is usless! And the rest of the areas are made up of renurishment sand that is continuously replaced every year now!😡 I haven't got a lot of time in the water with the Manticore, as the waves beat you up in the shallows most days, but recently I posted about all the lead weights I found last month on one of these temporarily exposed sections of stone! I hunted in 1-3 foot of water due to hand recovery only! No real depth required, as all targets were within a foot or so of the coil! The real eye opener for me was NO gold or silver anything, nor any coins! Just over a hundred lead weights over three one hour hunts, and many more still left as the tide came in! It loves lead😆 So, my hope was that I wasn't missing any gold! I was using the M9 coil, and also got the M8 recently for the tighter spots, but haven't tried it yet! With the M15, I can only run sensitivity max of 24, on the dry and wet sand, before the background noises become unbearable, so usually run between 22-24! I'm using Dankowski settings, surf and salt water with 5 tone enhanced! My ears like the tones with these settings, but I haven't experimented much with the others yet, so I may be missing some targets! I want to try out the water more where there is a sand bottom, but I believe the targets; unless recently dropped, get covered or sink fairly rapidly, and only get exposed, when a good storm brings them within detecting depth!🍀👍👍

Welcome Ray, Had to laugh about your response! Many of us here suffer from what you might call an addiction! The good news is it generally healthy for your mind and body, and only hurts you wallet!🤣🍀👍👍

Great job Bob!🏆👍👍

I had been using White's TDI SL's almost exclusively at the beach after Equinox pod #3 died, a few years ago!😡 I got the Manticore in February, and rarely switch back now! PI is now a backup, and I recently received a D2 "lite" from a good friend!🏆 I think for specific situations where i want most everything under the coil i can find, including "trash" targets, the PI will still be used! But I don't currently feel the need to switch back and forth, as the Manticore offers better flexibility, and really doesn't sacrifice much depth (wet and dry sand) with the M15! And so far🤞, waterproof, (using smaller coils) which the TDI SL "land yacht"😆 can't match, without a waterproof case! Probably didn't quite answer your question, but that's where I'm at currently, between the two!🍀👍👍

Definitely a good tip, as we have a few club members/authors of treasure coast hunting books that have been tracked with air tags! And followed, not only to "their spots", but also have shown off some of their finds in presentations, and books, which can bring the wrong attention! But it doesn't take much to attract unwanted attention these days! Definitely have to keep you head on a swivel not only while detecting, but coming, going, and at your home! Driveway robberies seem to be on the rise, with people being followed home, (not specifically detectorists) and robbed as they exit their vehicles in their driveways! Be safe out there!🍀👍👍

Sadly, one of the few Umax's I haven't owned! I'll keep an eye out!!👁🍀👍👍

Nice find; sketchy area!😵🙏 My thought process is it was possibly stolen, and they thought it was junk metal; not ever hearing of palladium , if they even bothered to look! And just removed the stones! Now platinum, gold, and silver, most are familiar with!🍀👍👍

May I suggest one of these? There are several on Amazon! I recently was introduced to this one from a club member! Great results!🍀👍