Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 Forum

I am going to the beach soon and have never hunted the sand ..I have a dfx and an m6 with 10dd, 6x10, 5.3, and 9.5 also have the v3I WITH 10dd, 6x10, 4x6, and 5.3 which of these would be best for the beach.....thanks thedoc

I use the VX3 withe the 960 coil with no problems. I tried the 6X10 and 10DD and don't like them They false a lot and you ll did every crown on the beach. HH Oops meant the 950.

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Whites VX3 w 950 and 10DD coils. Garret AT-Pro w 8.5X11 and 4in sniper coil. Garret Propointer. Lake Jackson TX.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/10/2012 10:11AM by Thound.

The DFX or V3i with the 950 coil will give you very good results, the V3i is the better of the two, I assume you are talking about a salt water beach. Crown caps or not, you really want to dig everything above iron when beach hunting and don't forget a sand scoop, it is worth every cent. Good luck.

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Bells and whistles are nice, but nothing will substitute for the basic understanding of the hobby.

CTX 3030, V3i, M6 W/Bigfoot coil, Cibola/modified

Larry, I do not have a v rated 950 coil for the v3i would i be better off using the non v rated coil on the v3i or go ahead and use the dfx........thanks

I would use the 950 on the V3i. By not being V rated just means that you can not turn the RX gain up as high, and on a beach, high gain is not a priority, it should work just fine. You should be able to detect a quarter at 12 inches even at low RX, 6 or 7. You can test it out at home before you leave and if you don't think it would work, you can use the DFX. Both machines are multi-frequency which works best on a salt beach and they have salt settings too.

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Bells and whistles are nice, but nothing will substitute for the basic understanding of the hobby.

CTX 3030, V3i, M6 W/Bigfoot coil, Cibola/modified

Rules are a lot different on a salt beach rather than inland. This time of year your looking for shallow recent drops. What Larry said about RX gain is very true. I run the factory salt-beach program with much luck. I've found loctrack to work best with 5hz band filter. Most people round here (mee too ) walk a med. slow pace but swing like crazy. I try to keep the coil 1inch above the ground and swing almost 180 degrees. The 950 coil has a good field at shallow depths and I lower RD to 60 and use MM. Just remember that your shallow and have a whole lot of ground to cover. Everybody won't agree but my finds have doubled doing it this way. Also scoop everything but iron. Hope this helps and good luck!

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Whites VX3 w 950 and 10DD coils. Garret AT-Pro w 8.5X11 and 4in sniper coil. Garret Propointer. Lake Jackson TX.