To fight cabin fever up here, I slapped a hot pack on the ACE batteries, slipped on the camo jacket on and hunted 4 hills this afternoon. Got some loot and lots of fresh air. It was only -7C today. 
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Camo ACE 250 Gets More Snow-Loot Today :jump:
- Thread starter John-Edmonton
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Bryan/EastTN
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John it is always a pleasure to see your finds. thank you! at least I'm not the only one out in the cold. little slow on the finds at the beaches, the sand is moving in, but I have been working with the sea hunter in knee high water when the tide is down, water is about 38. I did find a pocket that gave me 1 merc. dime and 9 nickels. one mood ring (junk) and a copper toe ring. the good thing is, that i'm getting use to my sea hunter.
Joel-Winnipeg
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Congrats John ! good clad haul....
Practice practice practice and the finds start coming easier. Good luck with the Sea Hunter. It is a great PI. 
Here' how to keep those batteries toasty, and the directions for making a camo jacket will be coming soon at a later date..
john, im sure youve stated his before, but what mode do you use on your ace 250 for cdn clad?
just got my ace 250, and been using all metal mode with little success!
i've noticed that for newer coins (dimes), coin/jewelery mode doesn't beep when I sweep (air test) it. However, in all metal mode, it jumps between iron/and various coins.
thanks
just got my ace 250, and been using all metal mode with little success!
i've noticed that for newer coins (dimes), coin/jewelery mode doesn't beep when I sweep (air test) it. However, in all metal mode, it jumps between iron/and various coins.
thanks
Here is how the Garret ACEt should read Canadian Coins....
PENNIES: Depending on their year and length of time in the ground, expect them to read one notch before the penny icon to a couple of notches past the penny icon. You have to dig dig dig.
NICKELS: Again....what year and length of time in ground. They will either show up at the penny icon or nickel icon. They tend to give a smooth signal on the nickel notch, not a rough sound like the sound of a pulltab.
Dimes: If 1968 0r older,(silver)they will read clearly in the penny range. Newer, they might not read at all if freshly minted and recently fallen on the ground. (not to worry, my buddies non-Garrett machine does the same) If they have been in the ground, say for several months, they tend to bounce around pulltab and coin. If you dig the plug and loose the signal, chances are that you got a clad dime. You now need to find it in all metal mode (pinpointing) to find it and remove it.
Quarters:1968 or older read in coin range, usually smack dead center under the quarter icon. If new, again, might be missed. If in the ground for at least several months, expect it to bounce around penny, quarter and pulltab icon. Again, once you make a plug, you may loose the signal, so you have to use pinpoint mode to find it and remove it.
Loonies and Toonies ($1.00 & $2.00 coins) give a strong signal under the coil at penny or quarter. Garrett machines like these coins. If you get one under your coil, you will surely dig it!
Summary on Canadian Coins:
If you hunt in coin mode and notch out the nickel and pulltab, you will still get nearly all of your Canadian Coins, with the exception of a few nickels. "BUT", you might also miss out on a gold ring too. So, based on your goals and available time for a hunt, choose your programs carefully.
Some other makes and models of detectors will not read or barely read our Toonies, Loonies, & nickels. I know from experience from hunting recently hunted playgrounds, and that's what I usually found...nickels, loonies. toonies and some other clad. I suspect that Garrett engineering designed their machines to detect these one and two dollar coins, as I sent them one of each several years ago. I am also hearing from others using the recent Garrett lines of detectors getting the same results.
Because nearly all detectors are made in USA, they read U.S. coins with great accuracy. When hunting Canadian coins, you need to slow down a bit, and if you get any signal at all, you should go over it in different directions.....to see if it will read and bounce around in the coin and pulltab range.
Hope this helps!
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Below is a good start for a set up for Canadian Clad. It's on the GTI 2500, but the basic setup applies
PENNIES: Depending on their year and length of time in the ground, expect them to read one notch before the penny icon to a couple of notches past the penny icon. You have to dig dig dig.
NICKELS: Again....what year and length of time in ground. They will either show up at the penny icon or nickel icon. They tend to give a smooth signal on the nickel notch, not a rough sound like the sound of a pulltab.
Dimes: If 1968 0r older,(silver)they will read clearly in the penny range. Newer, they might not read at all if freshly minted and recently fallen on the ground. (not to worry, my buddies non-Garrett machine does the same) If they have been in the ground, say for several months, they tend to bounce around pulltab and coin. If you dig the plug and loose the signal, chances are that you got a clad dime. You now need to find it in all metal mode (pinpointing) to find it and remove it.
Quarters:1968 or older read in coin range, usually smack dead center under the quarter icon. If new, again, might be missed. If in the ground for at least several months, expect it to bounce around penny, quarter and pulltab icon. Again, once you make a plug, you may loose the signal, so you have to use pinpoint mode to find it and remove it.
Loonies and Toonies ($1.00 & $2.00 coins) give a strong signal under the coil at penny or quarter. Garrett machines like these coins. If you get one under your coil, you will surely dig it!
Summary on Canadian Coins:
If you hunt in coin mode and notch out the nickel and pulltab, you will still get nearly all of your Canadian Coins, with the exception of a few nickels. "BUT", you might also miss out on a gold ring too. So, based on your goals and available time for a hunt, choose your programs carefully.
Some other makes and models of detectors will not read or barely read our Toonies, Loonies, & nickels. I know from experience from hunting recently hunted playgrounds, and that's what I usually found...nickels, loonies. toonies and some other clad. I suspect that Garrett engineering designed their machines to detect these one and two dollar coins, as I sent them one of each several years ago. I am also hearing from others using the recent Garrett lines of detectors getting the same results.
Because nearly all detectors are made in USA, they read U.S. coins with great accuracy. When hunting Canadian coins, you need to slow down a bit, and if you get any signal at all, you should go over it in different directions.....to see if it will read and bounce around in the coin and pulltab range.
Hope this helps!
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Below is a good start for a set up for Canadian Clad. It's on the GTI 2500, but the basic setup applies
Alright!
Nice clad haul with that coin magnet!
Awesome info on the heat pack and Canadian coins. I didn't know that.
Hey jimmy jam, be careful of hyperthermia out there in that cold water! I hope you wear thermals and layer up under those waders! That hyperthermia can sneak up on ya! Just be careful, man
Happy Hunting!
Nice clad haul with that coin magnet!Awesome info on the heat pack and Canadian coins. I didn't know that.Hey jimmy jam, be careful of hyperthermia out there in that cold water! I hope you wear thermals and layer up under those waders! That hyperthermia can sneak up on ya! Just be careful, man
Happy Hunting!
Just a friendly note!
Anti freeze will kill animals! It's like Deer Cain is to deer. They will lick it if on the ground or drink it if in a pan. I guess it's sweet or just plain tastes good to dogs and cats, but it's deadly to them. Don't mean to bust your bubble. At first thought, it sounds like a good idea, but please don't do!!!!!!!!!!!
HH, Gene
Anti freeze will kill animals! It's like Deer Cain is to deer. They will lick it if on the ground or drink it if in a pan. I guess it's sweet or just plain tastes good to dogs and cats, but it's deadly to them. Don't mean to bust your bubble. At first thought, it sounds like a good idea, but please don't do!!!!!!!!!!!
HH, Gene
Thanks, I was wondering if I could put my hot pack inside with the batteries. I didn't try it because I was worried about a possible chemical reaction. All metal mode gets all the very newest (steel core nickel coated) clad. For me it's a quick low/high tone as I hunt mainly by sound. I guess that the ACE is trying to read both metals.