Popular Post Compass Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 Last week I took the Equinox 800 and 6" coil to a favorite lake of mine. There were quite a few people in the water but I think most of what I found were not recent drops judging from the tarnished coins and the fact that that lake was closed the past couple of months due to the pandemic. I found my 3rd and 4th gold medallions of the year (all from the same lake) but could not find the gold chains that I'm sure were lost with them. I plan on going back soon and will spend some time trying to find those chains. I really like the 6" coil. It helps with pinpointing, has good depth for its size and hits the smaller gold targets. The small 10 K gold ring is so thin that it doesn't even register on my scale. The 14 K crucifix and 14 K medal are 3.1 grams and 1 gram in weight. I probably dug more trash than I needed to but I'm still digging most everything until I get a better handle on the TID numbers. Oh, I suppose that I should mention that I hunted mostly in the "gold 2" mode. It is super "chatty" in that mode but hits harder on targets than the other modes. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Beechnut OBN Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Looks good Compass! Love the Gold Cross! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Very nice, I love seeing neat stuff like pendants or charms... something to break up the rings! A testament to your detecting skills also. Interesting you are using Gold Mode. That and a 6” coil are my staples for nugget detecting, but I’ve not really given Gold Mode a fair try for other types of detecting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compass Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said: Looks good Compass! Love the Gold Cross! Thanks OBN, I was pretty happy to find it but disappointed that the bottom is damaged from what I'm sure are teeth marks. The damage was made worse because the cross is hollow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compass Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Steve Herschbach said: Very nice, I love seeing neat stuff like pendants or charms... something to break up the rings! A testament to your detecting skills also. Interesting you are using Gold Mode. That and a 6” coil are my staples for nugget detecting, but I’ve not really given Gold Mode a fair try for other types of detecting. Thanks Steve, Yes, I can't use the gold mode near salt water but really like it for freshwater lakes. I think the reasons I like gold mode are: 1. The responses are more like the pulse detectors I'm accustomed to. 2. Seems to hit "harder" on targets which helps with my partial hearing loss. 3. It seems, to my ear, to be the deepest of the 4 modes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Gold Mode is the most powerful, for sure, but maybe too hot for some applications. I’m with you, I love that zippy VCO audio, though it seems quite a few people are not so fond of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 4 hours ago, Compass said: Last week I took the Equinox 800 and 6" coil to a favorite lake of mine. There were quite a few people in the water but I think most of what I found were not recent drops judging from the tarnished coins and the fact that that lake was closed the past couple of months due to the pandemic. I found my 3rd and 4th gold medallions of the year (all from the same lake) but could not find the gold chains that I'm sure were lost with them. I plan on going back soon and will spend some time trying to find those chains. I really like the 6" coil. It helps with pinpointing, has good depth for its size and hits the smaller gold targets. The small 10 K gold ring is so thin that it doesn't even register on my scale. The 14 K crucifix and 14 K medal are 3.1 grams and 1 gram in weight. I probably dug more trash than I needed to but I'm still digging most everything until I get a better handle on the TID numbers. Oh, I suppose that I should mention that I hunted mostly in the "gold 2" mode. It is super "chatty" in that mode but hits harder on targets than the other modes. Holy cow that’s a lot of targets dug in one hunt and some GREAT finds! Unusual using the 6” coil, but hey whatever works! CONGRATS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compass Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 8 minutes ago, Aaron said: Holy cow that’s a lot of targets dug in one hunt and some GREAT finds! Unusual using the 6” coil, but hey whatever works! CONGRATS Thank you Aaron, A lot of my hunts are all day affairs such as this one was so the targets do add up. At this particular lake the water is very murky and the bottom can be sandy, muddy, rocky or dense clay. Since the digging can be brutal, pinpointing is especially important and I pinpoint better with the small coil. It's a lot easier to push around in the water too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D. Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Thank's Compass, Im already learning from you! I had a similar hunt just yesterday; but without the gold!? I will try the Gold 2 mode on my next fresh water hunt! Nice finds!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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