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    6000 Vs Z7000 With X-coils Combo

    in Minelab Metal Detectors

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    That 'ol FatBastard must be fun around camp   !

    You guy's down under (under what?) sure have found a "GEM" with that one ! 

    Would have loved to put him on stage to give a detecting demonstration before a show !!

    ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR t'would have been a tough act to follow ! Skuh kuh kuh kuh kuh

    (It'll take a while to be able to get either the 6 or 7 for me. But I learn a lot between the vids and forum postings...this forum is GOLD for that to me ...)

     

     

    Sons Of The Beach

    in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics

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    Another day at the state park (I have zee papers in order) negative low tide -.6 but not as good as it was on the weekend -1.9 . But basically had it all to myself .

    A very steep beach , dropping off of 15' from the towel line to the low tide mark , probably 100' of flat from drop off to the water today.

    I started off right at the water line, surf caught me not lookin' and topped my 18" boots  ,

    Pants shed it off so feet still dry and warm in the wool socks....

    Stock 11"

    Beach2 ,

    Recovery ,  switching between 4 and 5

    FE , 6 (did a factory reset , forgot to check for F2..

    Sensitivity , between 16-20 , 

    Zig zaging the flat from the wash to the bottom of the drop off . I got a tone , (a 9 on the 800 display  8" down , plus ) There were streams of water running out of the bottom of that soaked 15' mountain every few feet and flowing to the wash line. I was lucky , the tone was between two of them.  But not that lucky .The hole was instantly a pool with water running through it washing the sand in as guick as I could scoop it out  and nothing found but each time I swung the coil over the hole ( ~ every ten scoops ) the target was still there and the ID GOT LOWER !  8 ,,, 10 more scoops 5 , 10 more scoops 1 ! And I heard the scoop hit something metal !!!! One final jump driving the scoop down 6" below the sand !  Pulled it out with both hands .....That's when I saw it .  A door off a beat up lobby trap ! Skuh kuh kuh kuh  ~6"x8" 1 1/2" mesh , steel? Been there a while  rust and concretion.

    I kept at it for a couple more hours zigging my way about a 1/2 mile and then back . One more target , ID 13 ....a beat up beaver tail . And then another I had trouble pinpointing and finally ? think it was a badly rusted hook , but that turned out to be a forked stick when I cleaned it up so mystery bit left for pdunk to find ??? Did a final sweep of the towel line between the two trails to the beach and the entrance/exit areas .  

    It started to rain as I was packing up , just enough to send the few others there scurrying home .. then it stopped ! So I sat and watched the surf eat its way back up the beach for a while and headed out before I got stuck in rush hour from the navy ship factory ! 

    Another 2 1/2 hours of nox time  !  Any longer my hip would have probably started hurtin'...

    I'll save the more high end junk for when I get photo capability . So I can post a "Hall of Shame" pic 🤔 

    Who knows MAYBE the depositors will bring me "gift targets" soon ? Still lookin' for that 10 carat diamond trophy wife ring..................

     

     

     

     

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