Gord (Tecumseh)
Active member
Temp was 14 Celcius today (approx 58 F) so I headed to the local beach to try the Infinium for the first time in the water.
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Turned on the machine at the edge of the water, ground balanced it and stepped slowly into the water with my chest waders on, Within a minute, the first target, the nickel was in my scoop. Then the quarter and dime. Finally I hit a bad target, the beer cap. Then two more good ones, the Chuck E Cheese token and the twoonie. Next was the broken bracelet with glass stones. An hour had passed and I hadn't gotten one iron tone.
Then it happened. I looked down at the machine and particularly the discrimination dial. Imagine my surprise when I saw the dial set to the number 9. No wonder no iron or gold. Turning the dial down to the absolute minimum, I swung again. Bang - wire, bang - a toy wheel with an iron axle. Laughing at my stupidity, I headed to the shore and home. If the weather is good again tomorrow, I will head back, make sure the discrimination is set correctly and swing over the same area. Should be interesting. Wish me luck. No laughing.
[attachment 178943 Infiniumwaterhunt.jpg]
Turned on the machine at the edge of the water, ground balanced it and stepped slowly into the water with my chest waders on, Within a minute, the first target, the nickel was in my scoop. Then the quarter and dime. Finally I hit a bad target, the beer cap. Then two more good ones, the Chuck E Cheese token and the twoonie. Next was the broken bracelet with glass stones. An hour had passed and I hadn't gotten one iron tone.
Then it happened. I looked down at the machine and particularly the discrimination dial. Imagine my surprise when I saw the dial set to the number 9. No wonder no iron or gold. Turning the dial down to the absolute minimum, I swung again. Bang - wire, bang - a toy wheel with an iron axle. Laughing at my stupidity, I headed to the shore and home. If the weather is good again tomorrow, I will head back, make sure the discrimination is set correctly and swing over the same area. Should be interesting. Wish me luck. No laughing.