Any Barracuda users out there?

[Anonymous]

I have been using the Barracuda for a few years now but rarely read a thing about it, and never see other Barracudas around.
HH

 

[Anonymous]

Robby, I'm a Barracuda user. I have both the 8 and 12 inch coils. Presently I'm using the 12" coil, and have been working a beach that has been hunted by many water hunters. I have worked it with an Excaliber 1000 and now have been going over the same areas with the Barracuda. Last week I found these two 14k gold rings. They were very deep. I usually only search and dig very soft signals. Signals which appear to be only a rise in the threshold. I find these are very, very deep coins and occasionally a ring. The only problem is that getting those deep targets to the surface is difficult. The rings pictured here were mere threshold increase. It repeated and I had to go about 2 feet in order to reach them. As luck would have it at that level, the beach strata changed to a gravel, coarse sand texture and that was where the rings stopped. Good luck and HH. Conrad from Ct.

 

[Anonymous]

Conrad,
I have had similar experiences with targets. Extreme depth, infact there is so much digging involved a person might want to get a Doctors physical before they start hunting with a Cuda (LOL).
Currently using the 8" coil but I keep thinking about the 12" coil, might need a backhoe for that one.
HH Robby MA

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks Robby. I find the 8 inch coil to have very good depth also, and you are right, it is very tough to dig those real deep ones. I also find that I don't get as tired swinging the 8 inch coil. But both the 8 and the 12 are easier to swing in the water than the Excal with the 10 inch loop. It's a much thicker loop and has some water resistance. And now I see posts regarding the Aquastar PI and the depths they are getting with that unit. I don't know how these guys are able to get to those real deep targets. The technology to find has gotten ahead of the technology to retrieve. We need some kind of breakthrough in retrieval devices. Word has it that the basic shovel is the best retriever for the wet sand, but in the water you need to scoop up the target. Well I kinda ran on. Good luck and HH. Conrad from Ct.

 

[Anonymous]

I hunt mostly the wet sand and occasionally venture into the surf. In the wet sand lately I've been carrying a full-sized shovel with me as well as more normal sand scoop. When the Deepstar hits a target at 15+ inches, that's only 1 or 2 shovel loads deep, then scan the hole, if it's out, pinpoint it in the sand pile, then scoop. It makes target recovery a lot easier. I agree though, in the water it's a different story, and that's why I use a Surfmaster PI in the water, it only goes about as far as I can dig <IMG SRC="/forums/images/smile.gif" BORDER=0 ALT="">

 

[Anonymous]

One of the problems that Eric, and I had discussed was the problems of digging the deep targets that the Aquastar would be able to locate. I had 2 Barracuda

 

[Anonymous]

Mr. Bill , thanks for the information on the Aquastar. It is also interesting to see that everyone has experienced the difficulty in retrieving in the water, the extremely deep targets that we are hearing with the newer more powerful detectors.
I'm attaching a picture of a scoop I made to try and retrieve some of those deeper targets. The scoop is 16 inches from the bill to the back, and is 7.5 inches wide. It's a bear to use out of the water, but in the water it can lever up a lot of material and reach those 2-3 foot targets. It's still tough going though.
Getting back to the Aquastar is that a motion or non-motion pulse unit. The Barracuda requires motion, though slow, but my old Garrett SeaHunter was a non motion pulse detector. Appreciate your comments. Conrad from Ct.

 

[Anonymous]

Hi Conrad,
My "P" handle scoop has a bucket like yours with the addition of a foot pad on the back to aid in digging.
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