6 months of the AT Pro

[Islandpaddler]

All finds in this pic are either gold or silver (coins are mainly 50% silver). I received the AT Pro just before Xmas and the last find in the pic was on Sunday. Not shown is the $1000 of NZ $1 and $2 coins, and uncounted pre-decimals and de-monetised decimals. To get this hoard I estimate it took has taken me over 500 hours of hunting on an island that only has 92km2 of land. Roll on the next 6 months!

 

[lazyaussie]

wow thats some awesome hunting

 

[Muddyshoes]

That's pretty darned impressive. Amazing how much lost money there is lying around...

- Muddyshoes

 

[Stryker47]

Wow great finds

 

[EZED]

AT PRO Headphone conversation

Which wires do you use?

 

[Jerry-Wi]

A picture is worth a thousand words! Amazing.

One thing though...... you didn't mention if you liked your At Pro very much

Jerry

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

You put in the time for sure!

 

[wayupnorth66]

Super finds....keep it up!

 

[BigCatDaddy]

n/t

 

[Johnny Cache]

Very nice! Is that a gold coin in there?

 

[Cal_Cobra]

That's one sweet pile of gold and silver


With all this time and experience on the AT Pro, can you share any treasure hunting tips with us, especially for GOLD HUNTING

HH,
Brian

 

[dahut]

And I gather you are NOT in the picked over, detected-to-death USA?

 

[Islandpaddler]

That's one sweet pile of gold and silver


With all this time and experience on the AT Pro, can you share any treasure hunting tips with us, especially for GOLD HUNTING

HH,
Brian[/quote

Yeah, dig pull tabs!

Seriously thou, I just see an opportunity and grab it. For example last week I scored 6 of those gold rings because I spotted a small patch of erosion (200m x 10m) on one of the beaches. Wasn't a big cut - the beach level just looked lower then previously in that spot. When I started to find old coins I hit it hard every night for a week. The gold sovereign came from a washout in the dry sand area of a beach after a once in a hundred year rain fall. Just gotta keep those eyes peeled for anything that looks different and could lead to a good hunt. Also if hunting a new area I head to spots others wouldn't bother with like around the rocks at the end of the beach, under low growing trees and scrub in the parks etc.

And for the AT - if you get a very faint "hollow" sounding tone DIG! It is normally a good target deep down.

 

[dahut]

That's one sweet pile of gold and silver


With all this time and experience on the AT Pro, can you share any treasure hunting tips with us, especially for GOLD HUNTING

HH,
Brian[/quote

Yeah, dig pull tabs!

Seriously thou, I just see an opportunity and grab it. For example last week I scored 6 of those gold rings because I spotted a small patch of erosion (200m x 10m) on one of the beaches. Wasn't a big cut - the beach level just looked lower then previously in that spot. When I started to find old coins I hit it hard every night for a week. The gold sovereign came from a washout in the dry sand area of a beach after a once in a hundred year rain fall. Just gotta keep those eyes peeled for anything that looks different and could lead to a good hunt. Also if hunting a new area I head to spots others wouldn't bother with like around the rocks at the end of the beach, under low growing trees and scrub in the parks etc.

And for the AT - if you get a very faint "hollow" sounding tone DIG! It is normally a good target deep down.

Ahhhhh, a beach hunter. That explains much. So how has the AT-Pro handled for you in the water?

 

[KCK]

Feakin AWESOME Good Neighbor!


KCK/OHIO

 

[Islandpaddler]

Hi Dahut,
Not only beach, but parks, reserves, playing fields etc - anywhere with enough room the swing the coil!

But yes the majority of the gold and silver has come from the beaches. I think the reason being is simply that the beaches are where the majority of people hang out. Have used the AT wading up to chest height a few times and it has worked well. GB's out at about 13 in the salt and no problems with leaks or trouble swinging the coil etc. Unfortunately for where I live, we don't get the holes and guts that form on larger beaches on the mainland and overseas. Thus I think water hunting is an activity for new deposits in the summer only (too cold here at the moment to get into the water anyway!).

 

[metalhead]

Totally awesome dude!Congrats on the gold and silver!and a thousand bucks in clad!Holy cow!

 

[Cal_Cobra]

That's one sweet pile of gold and silver


With all this time and experience on the AT Pro, can you share any treasure hunting tips with us, especially for GOLD HUNTING

HH,
Brian[/quote

Yeah, dig pull tabs!

Seriously thou, I just see an opportunity and grab it. For example last week I scored 6 of those gold rings because I spotted a small patch of erosion (200m x 10m) on one of the beaches. Wasn't a big cut - the beach level just looked lower then previously in that spot. When I started to find old coins I hit it hard every night for a week. The gold sovereign came from a washout in the dry sand area of a beach after a once in a hundred year rain fall. Just gotta keep those eyes peeled for anything that looks different and could lead to a good hunt. Also if hunting a new area I head to spots others wouldn't bother with like around the rocks at the end of the beach, under low growing trees and scrub in the parks etc.

And for the AT - if you get a very faint "hollow" sounding tone DIG! It is normally a good target deep down.

Thanks for the tips

I can't wait to get this baby in the water!

HH,
Brian

 

[Yaridnac]

Wow, I knew this tector loves rings. What a great job you have done. Keep it up. ^_^