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Etrac and I'm not going back

Bill_S

Well-known member
I have tried many different detectors just looking for that perfect one that fits my style of hunting. I had an Etrac and sold it to a forum member to try something else. Long story short I just bought another Etrac and I'm done looking. In my opinion the Etrac is the best detector on the market for what I mainly use it for.

So the detector arrives yesterday and I have a couple hours before dark so I take it to one of my regular spots.

I dug the usual clad but was really looking for deep silver signals. I was working a soccer field when I got a nice 12-04 signal. I usually dont dig these because most of the time its junk and I did not want to waste what little time I had left digging junk but there was just something about this signal. It was just too clean sounding if that makes sense. So I dig it and about 3-4 inches down out comes this gold high school ring from 1973. :)

I then moved over to another area I know is just loaded with iron. Get a nickel signal and it turns out to be the bracelet in the picture. I can not find any markings on it. I then moved to a spot I have hit with all my other detetctors several times. This is a strip of grass about 4 ft wide surrounded by two concrete strips where bleachers used to sit around 100ft long. I thought I cleaned it out. I start down the strip and it was not long before I found the silver ring then a wheat penny. By this time it was about to get dark so I had to leave. I will return to the spot and go over the strip of grass again to see what else I missed. I have already taken problaby 5-6 silver coins from that spot.
 
I'm a new Etrac owner. I've been a little surprised that I have found it so far pretty easy to learn. I ran into a 5-47 that sounded so good I dug it. It was 2 quarters stacked on top of each other. I just wish it was a little lighter. I get to try out my new Sunray X5 coil this weekend.
 
wow I am shocked a gold ring that BIG came in at 12-04.........!!!!!!! My buddy dug a huge gold class ring like that and it came up like a zinc penny

congrats on the finds!
 
Some of the other gold rings that I have dug with other detectors have came in a lot higher. I dont know why this came in on the low side but I will take it...;o)
 
Nice job Bill. Etrac seems to be the best for me as well. Now stick a SEF 15x12 or 18x15 on it and see the depth increase. I was getting the occasional silver coin and wheat penny. I got my SEF 15x12 yesterday. Went out for an hour and hit a small strip of grass between the street and the side walk. Hit a Wheat and then a 1935 Merc. Today went out at a different site that I had not hunted before and picked up 5 wheats. That is huge for me. Even at that big of a coil (15x12) it is pretty lite and separation is good. I am now hitting on the deeper targets.

Love the Etrac.

HH
 
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