Gbonus uralias Posted October 31, 2017 Author Share Posted October 31, 2017 OK I got out yesterday at lunch and hit the nearby beach for a half hour. Gridded off an area about 100 sq ft and went to it. Every solid hit went into my scoop, the chatty ones I passed up (and if it WAS a deep keeper - I didn't have the right tool with me to get it anyway). So stuck with scoop-depth targets. I' used the new 15" WOT I acquired (thanks Tim) on my X705. She is indeed very sensitive and noisy running over the wet sand, and since at that moment I forgot how to activate the Beach-ground mode and I should have maybe tried the auto ground track too - but didn't....., I just dropped sensitivity down and stayed in dryer sand. But she was quite easy to use when discerning multiple targets next to each other and I picking one of my quarters out of some junk. So I felt good about that - And I also was calling out the target before viewing, and the lead weights had me going for sure! Everything my detector said to dig, I dug. and went in my pouch. here was my findings (trash and all) for that 30 mins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 14 minutes ago, Gbonus uralias said: I' used the new 15" WOT Which frequency? I have the 3.0 kHz 15" Coiltek but have yet to use it. I have all three (frequency) 6 inch round coils (Coiltek 3.0 kHz "digger"; other two are Minelab) and like those best. In fact I prefer the 18.75 kHz 6 in. coil, although I need to try the others with lower gain. I'm thinking running at too high of gain (typically 25) has led to much of the wraparound (iron-->silver) problems I was having. Looks like the saltwater does a number on clad quarters. Wonder how long it takes to turn them dark like that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbonus uralias Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 GB I am using the 18.75 - a little better on the smaller gold items etc. I too have a little dialing in to do, but I think it will be a good weapon for the right situation. I also have a little 6" DD in the 18.75 - perfect for tight areas with lots of trash to sift through but also very sensitive! Salt water has no mercy..... not sure how long that takes though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiftaaft Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 On 10/31/2017 at 11:34 AM, Gbonus uralias said: I' used the new 15" WOT I acquired (thanks Tim) on my X705. Glad to hear you got it mounted and have taken it for a spin, G. Hope it finds you a pocket full of color. Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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