Mikeguard01
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12 hours ago, Carolina said:
If you circle the target and get that double blip, keep on walking. Solid hit 360 degrees dig it up. That will cut out most of the tent stakes.
And those dreaded bobby pins.
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Congratulations on some nice finds. The AQ is treating you right.
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Mike
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On 6/6/2021 at 5:51 AM, dewcon4414 said:
Been there awhile too by the pitted stone. Just a great find.
Thanks Dew
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Nice pile of treasure there. Love the 18K. Keep them coming.
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Mike
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10 hours ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said:
This spot is maybe the worse on earth, everything from pollution, no targets, bull sharks, and surrounded by many possible issues. This is the spot I've taken a few and they told me to never bring them back because there are no targets to be heard...............😆
I can't get anyone to come back here either. Good test bed for extreme depth.
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22 hours ago, F350Platinum said:
Nice finds, the ring is awesome and love the buffalo. Surprising good shape, is this saltwater?
Brackish water. Nickels hold up pretty well, but silver and copper are pretty ate up. The buffalo looks like it wasn't in circulation long since the date (1937) was raised.
21 hours ago, tvr said:Nice hunt! Wonder if there is any relation to signal emitters in the area and wet salt conductivity paths? ... understand I'm reaching with that. In any case that seems a strange phenomena. Did you try turning sensitivity down?
Power lines in the area do give me some EMI problems, but that's the only thing in the area. No, I didn't change the sensitivity stayed out in deeper water for the rest of the hunt.
10 hours ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said:Mike you are shining with that AQ!! Got to love a machine that can come into a barren beach and find gold, much less targets. WTG!
Thank Joe. The AQ is a beast. I'm hoping it will bring those heavily hunted areas back to life. The more I use it the better I like it.
9 hours ago, schoolofhardNox said:Beautiful ring Mike. Looks like an older design too. Odd about the grip. Wonder how that plays into reports of bad EMI. Maybe a solvable issue.
Thank's, it's nice and quiet when submerged. Hunting this place with the Excal as soon as the coil was out of the water it would go nuts.
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Got out this afternoon for a few hours. Hunted one of the hardest to hunt beaches in my area. Not many targets today, but good for this beach. Started off shallow and picked up a couple of nickels then went deep. When I can back in shallow the detector was erratic. I noticed if I released my hand off of the grip and grab it again it would sound off. I could release my grip and just tap the foam with my finger and it would sound off each time. Looks like once the grip gets wet you can't hunt shallow. I did pick up a deep small Gold ladies ring that the AQ hit hard on it.
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Looks like you had a good time. Thanks for the 8 inch report and your settings.
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Mike
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On 5/26/2021 at 7:19 AM, schoolofhardNox said:
Great hunt! Excellent ring and silver and Buffalo's and not much junk. If after a storm that sand moves even a little, I can't wait to see what you get there.
Thanks, this area has very little sand movement. Everything gets piled into that area, but you never know.
21 hours ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said:Let everyone know, I learned a lot from Mike over the last 5 years when we had a chance to get out together. Excellent beach reader and hunter.
Joe's wealth of information. Always tinkering to get improvements out of his equipment, and yes it does make a difference. I think we taught each other a lot over the years and we're still learning.
13 hours ago, okara gold said:Nice looking gold for sure. Glad it didn’t escape from you and the AQ!
Thank you. I wish I got the AQ the past winter. That's prime time for hunting here.
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6 hours ago, tvr said:
Excellent! Nice Buffalo nickles too. Love finding Buffalo nickles and almost never find one with a visible date. Can't tell if the date is legible on yours or not ... they look a little worn ... but a great hunt!
Thanks TVR. These both had dates 1930 nad 1936.
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Mike
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7 hours ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said:
Mike that is a beauty! I remember several years ago you were telling me that right side could possibly hold deep gold, You sure were correct! No one else can find gold at that spot, Except the AQ and Mikes Skills!! Got to love the AQ!
😂Thanks Joe. The AQ sure has it's place in these areas. Still need to spend more time in tone mode, but I can see this machine paying for itself in no time.
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Mike
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7 hours ago, Tnsharpshooter said:
Nice haul. Thanks for sharing. Wish I had a salt water beach near me.
Thank you. I'm very fortunate to like close to the water.
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Didn't get out this past week since I was under the weather.
Started out with the detector being really unstable. Water got into the coil connector. Blew the water out of the connector and tightened the back-shell and everything was good to go. I also have noticed when I'm in shallow water she's a little noisy and a lot of falsing (water way below the connector). She's pretty stable when completely covered. I do run my machine hot in all metal.
One old beach I hunt always has sand piled in to the one side. No sand movement in this area other than more accumulation. For years I said there has to be targets just out of detection range. Well not for the AQ. I did find a few targets in this area. I had to work slow since these targets were pretty close to the depth limit and I was running hot. A few pieces of crusty Silver and a nice 10K ring dated 1946.
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Mike
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Looking good Joe. I'm going to hold off until the warranty runs out.
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Mike
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That's a lot of targets. Thanks for posting your settings TVR. I noticed the same, all metal runs a lot smoother. Also it seems to be more stable when completely submerged.
Good Luck on your next hunt.
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Mike
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7 hours ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said:
You are Hot on the Yellow Mike and that AQ is going to be paid off soon!
Great day out Mike, Thank you for the invite also. Hard to believe it has been 5 months since I got wet.
Had a great time. It's been awhile since we hunted together. 5 months is a long time. I'm ready anytime you are.
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Mike
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21 minutes ago, tvr said:
Your ears are probably better than mine; they are still not so apparent to me. What ATS and disc settings?
Today I dug a quarter in wet sand where the hole did not collapse. Good round sound and not faint at all in all metal. Switch to tone and it went to a smooth even mid-tone with little if any pitch modulation, not the low growl the stainless scoop gives. I was at presets. Quarter was down about 18 inches or so, back of the scoop about 5 inches below sand surface level. Got a thin ring yesterday that is leaching copper but shows a lot of silver color. I have no idea what it is made of yet. Will try to clean it up when I get home after the weekend. It was in that same 18 inch range and was a good solid signal, high tone in both all metal and tones. I don't think I would have hit either with any of the other detectors I have, and these were solid signals; not whispers.
Hoping there is gasoline someplace this coming weekend for the trip home!
I was running pretty hot. I had the ATS 5 1/2 disc in 6, Delay 8, and sensitivity maxed out. Water was pretty calm, but the AQ had a little falsing that I could deal with. If I swept the coil fast I got a high tone. When I slowed it down the leading and lagging edge of the was a little rough sounding (really quick low tone). My hearing is pretty bad, I wear hearing aids. I did make a some headsets that are really loud out of old David Clark aviation headphones. Basically gutted them and added piezos.
The AQ does hit pretty hard on those deep targets.
Good Luck getting fuel Have a safe trip.
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Mike
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Hunted a few hours with a good friend today. Half of the hunt was in All Metal and the other half in Tones Mode. I dug everything today trying to learn the machine. Those Corona caps became predictable in Tones Mode. All Metal seems to run a bit more stable and punches really deep. I originally thought the piece of a bracelet I recovered was junk until the 10K stamp was pointed out. No sign of the rest of it in the area, but Ill take it.
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Mike
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10 hours ago, tvr said:
Glad you got the AQ limited. I figured it would be in good hands with you. I have yet to give the 8 inch coil a good exercise; but I will.
Thanks, let me know how you like the 8 inch coil.
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13 minutes ago, Slimpickuns said:
Mike, congrats on your AQ purchase and breaking it in with some old gold and silver! That pendant that looks like a sinker reminds me of a T&CO Elsa Peretti tear drop pendant I found several years ago...Happy B-day by the way, hope you have a good one! Mine is coming up this Monday, turning 45..
Thanks I'll actually be 58 tomorrow.
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1 hour ago, Carolina said:
Dang Joe. I just had a birthday a couple weeks ago ! 🤣. That battery pack looks nice !
Happy Belated Birthday.
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3 minutes ago, okara gold said:
Those are some nice looking rings. Good to hear the AQ hit on those thin bands deep. Sounds like a great place to have some fun.
Thanks, I love that old Gold. The AQ does great on those thin bands. The places that I hunt have been hit really hard for years, you really have to work for them. So far the AQ giving me an edge on a few of them that aren't to littered with trash.
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Mike
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52 minutes ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said:
WTG Mike!! Love the Red Stone Gold!! Both oldies too and been down for a good many years. I knew you and the AQ would hit it off with a Bang !! I see a lot more gold coming out of those tough spots you have up there.
Happy Birthday also..
Thanks Joe. Can't wait to do some more mining with you. First target I dug with the AQ was a old Silver spoon ring. I was on my tippy toes digging that one. Nice job on that battery, looks close to the original in shape. Thanks for the birthday wishes I turn 29 Sunday.
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Just received my AQ last week. First two hunts at a worked out beach scored some really deep silver and some old coins. Most hunters can't find a target at this beach, just ask OBN everybody hates this place. Then I tried another heavily hunted beach today for the third hunt. Scored two 14K rings and a crusty 10K pendant. I thought the pendant was a mini sinker at first. Today's Gold was very deep and the AQ hit solid on them. I'd still be there if the battery didn't die. I don't believe my Excal would have found them today.
I love my AQ
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Mike
Would You Buy An AQ Limited If You Could?
in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
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Yep, I love mine and wouldn't part with it.