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midalake Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 As a salt beach hunter, I don't think you will be able to use the gold program at all under water. You are correct that the Beach Sensitive program is the only salt mode that has a good shot at chains! I think you should try one different adjustment. First if you're trying to hunt with 95 sensitivity under water>forget it. I cannot even hunt the wet sand in my location at 95 sensitivity. In my testing the D2 did not lose depth until sensitivity 88. I would try keeping your Audio Response at 6 and turn down sensitivity to achieve hunt ability. I am 100% confident an Audio Response of 6 and a sensitivity of 88 will out hunt an Audio Response of 4 and sensitivity of 95 on fringe targets. You will also get a sharper response on small open gold chains. The point I am trying to make> There is no need to overdrive sensitivity to achieve good depth. Another point>Threshold. Running a threshold can amplify crap sounds. I do not see the reason to run ANY threshold. Running a threshold may be a self-defeating adjustment, especially in saltwater conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull diver Posted September 8, 2023 Author Share Posted September 8, 2023 13 minutes ago, midalake said: As a salt beach hunter, I don't think you will be able to use the gold program at all under water. You are correct that the Beach Sensitive program is the only salt mode that has a good shot at chains! I think you should try one different adjustment. First if you're trying to hunt with 95 sensitivity under water>forget it. I cannot even hunt the wet sand in my location at 95 sensitivity. In my testing the D2 did not lose depth until sensitivity 88. I would try keeping your Audio Response at 6 and turn down sensitivity to achieve hunt ability. I am 100% confident an Audio Response of 6 and a sensitivity of 88 will out hunt an Audio Response of 4 and sensitivity of 95 on fringe targets. You will also get a sharper response on small open gold chains. The point I am trying to make> There is no need to overdrive sensitivity to achieve good depth. Another point>Threshold. Running a threshold can amplify crap sounds. I do not see the reason to run ANY threshold. Running a threshold may be a self-defeating adjustment, especially in saltwater conditions. I'll try to make exactly the settings you're suggesting and compare with the program I use now. The fact is, with my settings, I can't see how this will improve if not begin worse when submerged 😒 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull diver Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 On 9/8/2023 at 2:38 PM, midalake said: In my testing the D2 did not lose depth until sensitivity 88. I must say that reflecting on your statement I have like a suspicion about 10-11-12 programs now. I mean I am struggling to understand why in gold mode the reaction to the targets is radically different at the same frequency and settings? I have two hypotheses about this: the first is that although having 14/24/40 kHz frequency offsets, none of the 3 is actually what appears on the screen but way less instead, or the Salt sens filter and audio response act differently for the three beach programs. At least during a trivial air test, the targets must be read with an ID and from a reasonable distance. Not to mention that I used for test purpose a sensitivity level of 95🤐 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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