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My Equinox 600 gets real chatty on black sand, but my Tarsacci is whispery quiet. Doesn't seem to affect the depth much either. Your conditions look extreme, so I'm not sure you'll get the same results...good luck!

Looks and sounds like a great trip...congrats!

Very cool find!

Damn, over a hundred rings for the year...very impressive. Keep on swinging...congrats!

Great find! Congrats!

Welcome back...best of luck to you with your return to metal detecting, but most of all, with your health!

Up here in NorCal, I don't see many Manticore's or Deus 2's for that matter. More of the traditional Equinox 800 guys. I will say, having read quite a bit about both machines, either would suit my needs! $1200 is still a LOT of money!

My right foot is my pinpointer😆

I hear the 900's are better under water than their predecessor the 800. Hitting up the local club would be a great idea to get their take. Minelab makes awesome detectors!

15 hours ago, Dancer said:

I emailed Tarsacci about buying a couple sets of bolts and washers for my coils.   Silence 

I had to replace them for my coils as well. I emailed Ditmar and he gave me the part numbers. Purchased them off of a parts supply store. I have a whole bunch. If you want some, I can send some to you. PM me with your address...

Sounds like you had productive couple of days! I agree, the Tarsacci is one heck of a detector on the beach!

Amazing hunt...congrats!

My memories of Bounty Hunter MD'ers go back to the 1970's! Great machines! Welcome to the Forum!

10 hours ago, JCR said:

I just remember all the early years of detecting without a handheld pin pointer. 

Yeah, I remember those days. I had just an old ice pick and a shovel...😁

1 hour ago, moondog69 said:

Sad thing is that MD is anti metal detecting pretty much everywhere. No state parks, public lands, beaches etc. Only private land is good and that is a PIA. I'm sure there are many that still detect but until I retire I'm a strict law follower.... don't want to get my clearance pulled or need to answer stupid questions to investigators. 🙂

I had no idea they were that strict in MD on treasure hunting. Oh well, maybe that's why I haven't seen many people MD'ing!

Sorry about the fall...get well soon, and welcome back!

15 minutes ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said:

Five Free days, can't go wrong with that and for sure your not missing anything here, in Maryland. Stay safe and watch those trucks!

I grew up in PG Co. .. Riverdale, near the BW Parkway. Than got married at 21 and lived in Bowie for 20 years, Next to Allen's Pond. As far as the Ocean beaches, this time of year things are dead. Summer the place rolls, but not like it did 16 years ago when I started. The problem, they do that beach replenishment every few years now, they survey and if it does not meet their specs, they pump that sand in.. kills the off season hunting 😬 I stopped going in 2015 but still have several friends that live there. 

My wife is originally from Beltsville. We have good friends in Silver Spring and Gaithersburg...most have moved away though...good luck!

I was going to spring for the larger coil, but life sidetracked me and I shelved the idea. Haven't heard of many people going ga-ga over the larger coil, so I don't think I missed much...yeah, I got two batteries with my MD.

I have neither seen nor heard of any Tarsacci updates. To be honest, I quit looking for them as they became scarce a few years after they were released. With that said, I decided to hunt a beach recently, and I will tell you, it is still the quietest (single or multi-frequency) detector I have ever used. Black sand does NOTHING to this thing! It is deep too! While I didn't find anything of significance. I found a handful of items that were at least a foot deep! Hunting in all metal gives me the best results, but I'm getting to an age where I just don't want to dig everything, so I switch to discrimination mode. I might lose some depth, but the hunt is more enjoyable...good luck on your search!

I'm interested in hearing what everyone has to say as well. I've watched a few YouTube videos on this subject and I really like the Manticore 2D screen...other than that, there seem to be more similarities than differences.

Nice hunt. My wife is originally from Maryland (PG County). I know there are some Civil War sites around there. Would love to hit those. Have you ever thought about hitting the beaches around Rehoboth, Dewey or Ocean City? I bet those places would produce a lot of gold and silver! Happy hunting!

That's amazing! Great hunt!

Amazing! What I wouldn't give to have a day like yours! Congrats!

I'm currently looking for one as well. Check out the T-Rex scoops on Big Boys Hobbies website. Less expensive than Xtreme, and I've been told they are excellent scoops. Not sure if they're any lighter. I also have one of the cheaper aluminum ones, but it's already cracking around the edges (not too durable). It's meant primarily for the dry sand, but it is lighter. Good luck!

Amazing hunt(s)! Congrats!