Skull diver

After the second week, I'm still a newbie with this machine, but apparently, applying the basic good principles the results are yet on another level. There's a place where I hate to dive, due to terrible shaped rocks that can destroy elbows and knees if a minimum wave push me against it when I'm in between and searching. The fact is that those traps helps to keep the stuff really good. This stretch of a private beach it is made of solid rocks more than moving boulders and with some erosion affecting the spot, it means really few brave people able to swim and as a direct consequence, nothing to search after the summer... But, I tried again today after being there months ago with every detector I have in my shed and surprise surprise 🫢... I named trust building this post cause the two gold pieces I pulled up downthere are a clear evidence of a better time management during the session. This morning I tuned the Manticore to be scary quiet and just stopped the few times a pure "non iron" signal it was requiring attention. The number of people that searched in this spot since always, left so few targets to listen that most of Us never even talk about or try to go again...It just don't worth the effort... Well, the picture proves different🫢. I'm not overjoying and I recognize the small M8 advantage between tight crevices, but after the 6" and the Ctx... Here's the moment when I can say goodbye to my old trusted sniper rifle.... I never tought this could happen one day...

You'll solve the 11" bug hopefully soon, meanwhile try to put the M8 in an hard pounded place and wait for a surprise 🫢... This happened to me again today... I'm speechless

As for me, payed the full price with a slight discount on the M8 cause I've personally taken both at the dealer's new shop. I don't mind the highway and gas price against a subtle bargain but I mind that in Europe it seems we'll not benefit of this price discount. I tell You, I'm maybe one of the few that will buy another Manti tomorrow for the right price...🫢

I've seen this behaviour when air testing for the first time some targets. Bad weather outside, being inside home, forced to keep no more than 7 as sensitivity level, in beach LC and prospecting audio mode... No matter the items, an amazing faint treshold wisper was giving a clear chance to listen for a target by a third more of distance before an ID and a proper trace showed up. It happened with a silver 0.37g ring so thin to be hard to believe. With the 8x5" coil this means like almost 12" without ID but clear treshold variation. I repeat, 7 sensitivity on M8 coil and prospecting audio mode. Soon realised that wasn't the ideal setup for me in saltwater...But on the wet and dry sand, keep an ear on those "pre signals"....

Replying with a little delay cause still testing days ago the basic settings to suit my usual job... As lot of Us can confirm, an higher sensitivity with both the M11 or M8 can lead to an erratic reading after 20 points. I wrote about this fact when noticed in the very first air test a big footprint around all the coil's sides. To have a clear idea of how much the field expands around the coil, just move a coin or a pulltab near, under and above. So nothing wrong with the use of a third of total sensitivity in some cases, just stop at the first acceptable falsing noise and return a couple of points down to obtain the right level. That's it, the beast its doing it's job really good for me. As for separation, the preset of 4 it is a good balance at least for me cause otherwise lower to 3 or 2 the saltwater starts to sound as a background chirp.

It was once 🫢. In 2007 Me and my dive buddy were searching for gold and it was appearing almost everywhere. Today We don't even search together the same area as a form of respect, due to the lower concentration of finds. What I post here is like 10% of what I've seen in 2 decades💀

Last monday I finally started the test phase with the Manticore and the M8 underwater. After a minimum of settings adaptation, I recovered three small and light pieces for a total amount of almost 6 grams in total. Tuesday underwater again and Wednesday wetsand workout, nothing to register...Until today on the wetsand...I was again with the M11 and after the usual coins and an unexpected sinker on the slope, minutes after a solid 17 screaming to dig it. It was a 4.45g 18k piece. What else can I say...Jeez...If there's something left, this is the most similar tool to a vacuum cleaner 😅

I've been tempted to follow some uncovered clay/rocks patches further from shore, but as for now, I think there's a lot to check again in the shallows. The program I used I'd say "accidentally" it has some real potential to pull out remaining thin stuff with my big satisfaction...The M8 puts steroids on this machine.

As I told last week, I was preparing the Manti for today's session on the seabed. In a few words, "damn it works"... Even if I abused the machine using underwater the beach LC program, I however managed to take with me three pieces. The second attempt will be with surf and seawater, which I think it is the proper way to use it when diving. Not bad for the day one💣

Nooo my friend 😂... Absolutely nothing personal for those words, but just telling the hard truth that hit Us all together when looking for gold.... The amount of trash is always higher than cherries and We can do nothing against... To me, it happens continuously to dig pulltabs, just taking a deep breath and mentally saying myself "wrong line, move on"....

The air test I've done this morning was with Beach LC and prospecting audio adding some threshold cause it reminds me a lot the Tdi behaviour. Anyway considered the really aggressive reaction to the thinnest of small silver ring (0.37g), will be a challege to obtain the same miracle submerged... Depth audio will do for sure better against moving saltwater.... Honestly, as for now I'm pleasantly surprised even cause I managed to lower separation up to 2...The air however is nothing...

As a brand new user, I recently searched and learned the most before to have in my hands the "beast". So this subject on the Manticore caught my attention reading somewhere on the web that using way less sensitivity than the possible amount can give better results. With the premise that I own a Ctx too, in my mind I had a rough idea of what to expect in terms of "reaction" by the machine. Really happy to put the M8 under test for an hour, I've immediately understood the meaning of "less is more". Apparently, I'd say, I perceive the Manti's behaviour like the Ctx, but with a third of sensitivity level🤔. I'm not complaining about anything but I noticed an extreme side sensitivity to targets with both the M8 and M11. A real large footprint sorrounds the coil even at a modest levels of 12 or 16 points and this can be useful like detrimental at the same time by the way...It all depends by the environment you're searching in. Not yet used the machine on the bottom but can't wait for the monday's session to try what the M8 can provide between rocks...

I casually discovered with the MUI that the latest software was installed (by the dealer for sure) but not the same thing with the ML105. I've updated them and as for now all works fine🙏

Can someone confirm this is the correct screen for the latest version? Thank You all

A minute of silence for every breathtaking shine further revealed Ss,Gp,Gf...Not to mention golden coloured pulltabs 🤣