rvpopeye

I sit corrected !

It never amazes me how many different devices fishermen develop for localized conditions. 

Whatever they are , big lead is a good signpost for big yellow rings .

I vote go back there for another look swing.

Nice story.

You CAN go detecting in the snow ! As long as you don't want to dig up the solid part...

Here's another snow story.

I found a ring about 10 years ago using my ancient Rat Shack / Bounty Hunter 6kHz detector.

A friend asked me if I could help her go find her diamond. She had lost it in the snow  and "thought" it might have been when she took off a glove to unlock the door ......

I found a few targets , but no visuals , just a bunch of ice and chunks of hard packed snow...and way too cold to go fishin'.

We picked up as much of the "beepy chunks" as we could fit into a plastic tote and took it home ,  her husband dug in the ice for a while without luck , fired up his salamander (torpedo) heater and pointed it at the tub....... an hour later there it was shining up from the bottom of that tub of water !

I think we just got lucky but she sure was happy.    Hubby got all the hugs..........LOL

Even the old tech still goes beep if you put it over the treasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar !

OK , and if it's not too deep.

A ring always makes the rest of the haul look better...yup yup.

 I believe the fishing weights are crab traps.  (the wires attached end in long loops that the crabs get their legs snarled in) 

Great discovery on the new spot !

So you're saying his mouth is plenty big ????

Wow Gerry ! WTG !

Again with a mouthful ! (I'm guessing that is your signature pose now....)

I'm thinkin' you couldn't get that pounder in there ?....You're gonna need a bigger mouth !

Thx for the pics and encouragement to us that are slumming with an 800 !  OH , AYUH !

 You forgot the Vikings. They sold the Templars the map..........skuh kuh kuh kuh

Noooooooooooooooo , but it's only a matter of time , right ?......right ??

I'd be happy just finding one at a time too !

Would you be interested in stories of the days I didn't find gold ?   I've got a lot of those ! Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I don't watch TV anymore but catch bits on U boob.

I could be that guy , the rusty nails might be a stretch though......skuh kuh kuh kuh kuh

(we all know why we really watch any of Oak Island ,,,,to see which machine Gary is swingin !)

An interesting technique .

Thx for bringing it up.

It's always good to understand the why of things.

Nice chunk !

Well worth the dig.

Welcome aboard to both of ya !   

Ask about anything you have interest in and don't be shy about popping in with anything you want to comment on.

Gerry just said a mouthful.......

They promised us jet packs back in the 50s !

A transporter button right next to and integrated into the pinpointer that brings the buried item to the surface without digging.

The vastly higher tech would also enhance the rest of the detector functions .......

Like anti-gravity coils to auto balance whatever detector it's mounted to. With a detachable Hover Coil option that turns any machine into a joystick operated metal finder you can use from camp , It would also work underwater.

An injectable nano headphone device would instantly dinosaur all previous HP tech.  

Good thing you found a used one the new ones go for SO much more.....

Well , the "or something" part was right !

And you have detecting down to a science....

You didn't lie.

Headphones with lots of knobs and switches .........yes !!!!

Woahhhh that's a biggun !

 You're lucky that monster wasn't hungry .....

Awesome hunt ! Well done guys ! well done.

I gotta figure out a way to get to THAT stuff !!!!

Welcome aboard Stretchy.

The EQX 800 is a good first choice.

Ask any questions you have and we'll get ya going.

That CKG was my second choice when I was looking , I got a T Rex because of the available smaller size and my elbows !

Plus the CKG was sold out ! Oh my goshk !

I still might get one for a back-up.

Yup yup .  That be true Toad.. 

Mine works just fine so far but I haven't submerged it yet either.   I'd set it in a bathtub full of water overnight just to find out if it did leak before the warranty runs out ,,,,,,,,,,,,but then I could be without  "my precious" 800. LOL  

I do realize the leaky units (and coil ear breaks) could be caused by one issue that only happened for a short time during production and the ones we hear about are a small % of total production. But maybe not......or , maybe they just want us to buy 2 and have a back up. 😜  

Looks like a productive squeeze.

If you look at the Minelab Forum there is a subforum you can click on that is ALL Equinox. Clicking this link will take you there https://www.detectorprospector.com/forums/forum/53-minelab-equinox-forum/

Presets are a good place to start and if you want to customize , tweaking info is plentiful.

Have you done the updates to your EQX 800 yet ? 

Here's the links.

2.0:     https://www.minelab.com/usa/equinox-software-update-2-0

3.0:     https://www.minelab.com/usa/equinox-software-update-3-0   

Ask all the questions you have ...yes even the the ones you think are dumb . No such thing here. 

May all your beeps be golden............

The devil is in the details.... good luck with your decisions.

 Anything you come up with or not  has to be right for you. 

You sure seem to be on the right track so far. Keep up the good work.