Hunting Without Coil Cover

[bklein]

Hunting in the wet at Laguna yesterday I really noticed when the coil got underwater/wet it really increases the weight. Guys are cutting supports off the Manticore 11” but I bet they are also removing the cover.  Just removing the cover alone might be noticeable.

[MD4V.org]

No, no, no! Scuff covers are a must. As a long time beach and water hunter you do NOT want to "sandpaper" expensive coils!!!! It's not weight it is water resistance. Build some muscle! 

[mn90403]

More often than not with the Minelab spoke coils on the beach I'll go without.  I've never worn through one.

[1491]

Push ups + pull ups + rhino liner spray on my coil. 😁 I swing an ETrac.

[mn90403]

When I went back to my SE Pro a few months back it gave me tennis elbow!  It is not a condition to get so it can be more than the exercise in many cases.

[bklein]

I guess that’s what I have too. The reason I don’t use my CtX much anymore. And I use a harness even with the AQ and Manticore. Oh, the AQ didn’t come with a coil cover.

[D&P-OR]

8 hours ago, bklein said:

Hunting in the wet at Laguna yesterday I really noticed when the coil got underwater/wet it really increases the weight. Guys are cutting supports off the Manticore 11” but I bet they are also removing the cover.  Just removing the cover alone might be noticeable.

Cut the M11 supports--yes.-----Remove the coil cover---no, no, no!

[1491]

I've become proficient at swinging the ETrac both left and right-handed. That helps avoid some of the injury issues. We MDers also seem to have a hard time taking breaks. 😅 

[Hunterjunk]

My Nox coil covers were so tight that removing them for cleaning risked breakage every time . When I received the Manticore the  scuff cover was so loose that every time it bumped something it would fall off . I should have cable tied it on I suppose . One day it fell off without me noticing and it's still out there somewhere . 18 months using it on the beach and in the bush without that cover does not seem to have worn it very much . With all the bush bashing I do I reckon the coil will fail at the cable entry first [ as have several of my coils] before it wears out . Maybe it will be me that will wear out first !