I went to a beach that is loaded with iron but still produces lots of older goodies. I used Standard mode, iron disc 40, audio on, and set the sens at 2-3 bars. I auto ground balanced and after a few pumps, it ran smooth (forgot to see what the GB number was). I just wanted to concentrate on digging belltones, as this beach gives up old silver and wheats. At first, I was getting fooled by the belltone of big deep iron but soon discovered that the numbers would jump all over the scale. A good belltone target would lock on to a high number. I did find that I was able to get close to iron sticking out of the sand and retreive targets right next to it, which I can't do with my Excal/Sov. I ended up finding 7 silver coins, a handfull of wheats, and a 1926 class ring, nothing real deep. I got fooled by junk a number of times but that happens. Other hunters at the same site were hitting lots of targets with their Minelabs. My hunting partner used a GoldBug today and did very well. All in all it was a very good day and I had fun using something that processed targets very quickly which is a definate advantage at this site. Next time at this beach I'll try the Pro mode and take it from there. I can't say the AT Pro will replace my Minelabs but its seems like a great detector at a really great price. Now, I just have to replace those damn headphones that were sliding off my head all day......
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1st wet sand hunt
- Thread starter ML
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NamVetLesTreasureSeeker
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Hey ML, Can you give us some MORE INFO on how the GOLD BUG did compared to the AT-PRO? Like DEPTH COMPARISONS & MASKING?
MANY THANKS Les
MANY THANKS Les
Les - Sorry but I can't provide much help. We only hunted a couple hours and were so busy learning each unit with all the iron targets scattered that we didn't compare but a few signals. Most of the goodies were pretty shallow. I know he was very pleased with the way the Gold Bug reacted to the iron, as was I with the AT Pro. When this beach is producing, you kinda just bear down and hunt. About an hour after we got there, six other hunters were working the same 50 foot area. Next time out we'll test them side by side.
NamVetLesTreasureSeeker
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MANY THANKS ML!! Les