Boom! Two Golds AQ w/Eric Foster 10” Coil

[Joe Beechnut OBN]

Love my AQs, when nothing else can find the gold they sure can sniff it out! Out for 3 hours, water temps was 56F, still very warm with using a drysuit with lite under garments. Tides were off but still low enough to get out where I needed. Both golds are 10k also one silver mercury, something interesting. I don't believe the AQ likes Silver. Nickels, Gold and Brass it loves. 

 Many Thanks too my friend in VB, Thomas McCormick. He was kind enough to give me a second EF coil to add to my collection. 

 

My 3 hours tracked with the golds fairly close to each other. Lime green is this hunt and the blue is my last hunt with gold, from Oct 24th.. enjoy keeping track of the conditions for future hunts and events.. 

 

 

 

 

[Tony]

Nice going Joe. Can't beat those EF coils.

Right now, I am adding a coat of marine epoxy to my new Garrett Sea Hunter 8" coil......I might be ordering a second SHMK2 as the price out of New Zealand is half price. Simon (Phrunt) is making this all happen.

The performance of the Sea Hunter is really quite impressive....about 14" on my wedding band.

Anyhow, sorry for hijacking your post. I just thought I'd mention the epoxy process as I want these coils to last forever because they won't be around much longer. Do you add some protection to your AQ coils?

Keep safe matey !!!

*** I remember Eric saying that a layer of "protective" epoxy that encases the coil shell and original epoxy in one continuous application is a good idea as the potential weakness area is where the coil shell and original epoxy meet...regular (and even minor) impacts can weaken this area over time and I do hunt some rocky areas ***

[Rivers rat]

7 hours ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said:

Love my AQs, when nothing else can find the gold they sure can sniff it out! Out for 3 hours, water temps was 56F, still very warm with using a drysuit with lite under garments. Tides were off but still low enough to get out where I needed. Both golds are 10k also one silver mercury, something interesting. I don't believe the AQ likes Silver. Nickels, Gold and Brass it loves. 

 Many Thanks too my friend in VB, Thomas McCormick. He was kind enough to give me a second EF coil to add to my collection. 

 

My 3 hours tracked with the golds fairly close to each other. Lime green is this hunt and the blue is my last hunt with gold, from Oct 24th.. enjoy keeping track of the conditions for future hunts and events.. 

 

 

 

 

Well done!!!!

 

Stupid question how do do you ur "tracking"

 

Thanks

 

RR

[F350Platinum]

Hard work but well rewarded, Joe. Great stuff. I'll bet that track is longer than one would imagine. 🏆

[Bill (S. CA)]

You are on another one of your runs, Joe.  Keep those videos coming!

 

Bill

[Joe Beechnut OBN]

19 hours ago, Tony said:

Nice going Joe. Can't beat those EF coils.

Right now, I am adding a coat of marine epoxy to my new Garrett Sea Hunter 8" coil......I might be ordering a second SHMK2 as the price out of New Zealand is half price. Simon (Phrunt) is making this all happen.

The performance of the Sea Hunter is really quite impressive....about 14" on my wedding band.

Anyhow, sorry for hijacking your post. I just thought I'd mention the epoxy process as I want these coils to last forever because they won't be around much longer. Do you add some protection to your AQ coils?

Keep safe matey !!!

*** I remember Eric saying that a layer of "protective" epoxy that encases the coil shell and original epoxy in one continuous application is a good idea as the potential weakness area is where the coil shell and original epoxy meet...regular (and even minor) impacts can weaken this area over time and I do hunt some rocky areas ***

Thanks Tony! No hijack, just sharing info. I did my first EF coil but not this one yet. I do my excalibur coils as they need it, just finished this one. Cleaned the coil, then filled the little areas that looked like they were cracking or pulling apart, then filled the coil cover with some epoxy and set the coil into it. 

Just checked my black EF 10 inch, still good after 3 years of use, I may put a light coat on the bottom, first time I loaded it up.

Second pic is the excalibur cover ready for the coil to be set into. I use a black dye with a 24 hour epoxy. 

 

[Joe Beechnut OBN]

16 hours ago, Rivers rat said:

Well done!!!!

 

Stupid question how do do you ur "tracking"

 

Thanks

 

RR

Thanks RR!

Never a stupid question, ask anytime. Strava is free also.. they will post adds but what we need it for... is free.

I use a couple different things, first Strava.. from there I get home and download the GPX file off Strava, which are the tracks information... then I open the file with this.. https://gpx.studio/ which I can edit, review, add WPs and trace my tracks in relationship to the time. With this I just remember the time I found gold, the first was 5, second was 5:16, go thru the timeline and stop at each time (on the tracks) and mark. Strava is free and I use it on my Iphone which is in a WP case on my vest.

Also note I have my watch on my vest which I can find the video very quick. My Go Pro records the full hunt, up to 6 hours.. with the cam running the full time it creates several 8 minute video files. I can jump right to where the video of the gold was found and get the exact minute I dug it, so I can mark the area more accurately on the map/tracks. (4:53 to be exact)

Has all this helped me? Yes in some ways, with the GPX file I can overlay hunts and see where I found gold each time and maybe see patterns. Just knowing how far I got out each hunt in relation to the tides is a big help for I know by comparing past conditions. And the best possible times to go.......

 

[Joe Beechnut OBN]

11 hours ago, Bill (S. CA) said:

You are on another one of your runs, Joe.  Keep those videos coming!

 

Bill

Thanks Bill! I'll be switching beaches soon for NW winds are going to create new opps I hope. 

[Joe Beechnut OBN]

16 hours ago, F350Platinum said:

Hard work but well rewarded, Joe. Great stuff. I'll bet that track is longer than one would imagine. 🏆

Thanks Buddy!