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10 inch or 8 inch coil?

ksabubba

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Or does it really matter? Looking at adding an Excalibur II to my collection and wanted to hear opinions.

TIA
Ksabubba
 
Depends on where you hunt.

The 8 inch is ideal for trashy areas. The 10 inch for more open cleaner areas. Both work well. Seems the 10 inch is just a bit deeper. But opinions vary. I prefer the larger coils....I'm using a 15 inch WOT and like it a lot. The 8 inch seems tiny in comparison. I mostly hunt beaches and in the water so WOT coverage is way greater than the 8 inch. But there are times where I wish I had the 8 inch coil due to all the trash.
 
IMO , basically depends wether you'll spend most of your time in the water , or out. At the beach , in the water , there is very little trash , so 10 inch is the best. Out of the water , there is alot of trash , so the 8 would be better. I have the 10 myself and it works great. Good Luck !
 
I hunt really trashy drop offs and places with no signals. Will use my 10" coil everywhere. In trash, you just have to learn what your machine is telling you. Had an 8 and will never go back.
 
I have the same question, but approach the question differently.

The problem with the Excal is that you cannot change coils easily. If you purchase the 10" you are stuck with a 10". On land the larger coil is better, but in the water movement through the water is more difficult especially on the north east coast. What say you Excal users? Am I thinking right?

Marty
 
I've got both and the 8 is lot easier to push through the water, less drag. IMO
 
I dive and so the drag doesn't bother me. I say buy it and build up your stamina to use it!!
 
I had a 10" coil on my Excaliber, upgraded to an Excaliber II with an 8" coil. I chose the 8" because it will be more sensitive to the smaller gold and is a lot less drag. Mostly though because of Clive Clynicks comments in one of his books about how the 8" coil is the choice of the Pros in the Carribean.It obviously doesn't have the coverage, but I'm learning that I have been sweeping my coil too fast and the smaller coil will force me to slow down.
 
8" or the 10" if u slow down ur sweep speed u will hit the good stuff even in the trashy areas
 
Like Raygaard says, I also read (Edit} latest book he push's for the 8 inch coil because you can add more sensitivity therefore, hits harder on the smaller jewelry, where the big coils leave behind, but as stated you lose some depth and ground coverage

Good luck
 
The 8" really is noticeably lighter and easier to swing both in and out of the water but the 10" will give you almost 3" more coverage and about the same in extra depth also. Both coils seem to hit really small targets and I havent found any smaller gold with the 8" that the 10" wouldnt hit. Has anyone really found smaller gold with the 8" that the 10" wont respond to, does the theory really translate over to reality?
 
I am 5'4" 130lbs, and I have no problem with the 10 in coil in the water, yes there are times that I fight the current, but I would be doing the same with an 8". The smaller coil does seem to hit harder on the smaller items, but if you are moving slow enough and paying attention with practice you will hit on them with the 10". I have found earring backs with mine. If you can try both out and then see which one fits you better.
 
The 8" does seem to cut throught the water a little better but I have to say I have found way more with my 10". The name of the game is finding the gold and the more coverage the better. As far as the 8 hitting harder on the small stuff I see no diffrence. I hit areas in the fresh water all the time that have been pounded by the competition- who use mostly 8" coils and I always walk away with a ring or 2. I often wander how they missed it. Was it there skill? Was it there coil? Who knows I do know scuba is right though once u learn your detector and what its telling u , you can hunt the trashy areas no problem with the 10. I say go big more coverage = more finds.
 
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