I used the Vortex VX9 with the small 5 x 8 coil. A perfect fit for the river I searched, as it's just loaded with iron and other ferrous and non-ferrous material. It also gets decent depth, good separation and really bangs hard on high conductors like silver and copper. I had one of the early VX-9 models, and with all the updates, it has really turned into a great machine. Using both the audio and graphs on targets really has been a great asset for this machine for defining a good probability of desireable finds.
Here's what I dug up in the Gravels of the North Saskatchewan River which runs through downtown Edmonton. My buddy and I go out together often on Fridays. We covered about half a mile in one to two feet of water. Ever since covid, people have been becoming more physically active which includes fishing, paddle boarding, canoeing and kayaking. And in the water, just as on land, they lose things. However, in the water it is much harder retrieving lost items, as you are constantly moving and losing track of your location is easy at best. Finding four rings in three short metal detecting trips is highly unusual in a river. It's probably the last frontier (rivers) of places which has seen the least amount of metal detecting.
Here's the better finds. The ring is not silver. The tag might be from coal mines many years ago along the banks of the river. The watch was still ticking
and had the correct time. That's a first. All my other watches I found were dead.
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Here's my 24K item. It's a 10 of of diamonds on the reverse. The gold foil is so thin that it's worth very little, however, it won't oxidize and of course, gold is gold is gold is gold etc.
Here's what I dug up in the Gravels of the North Saskatchewan River which runs through downtown Edmonton. My buddy and I go out together often on Fridays. We covered about half a mile in one to two feet of water. Ever since covid, people have been becoming more physically active which includes fishing, paddle boarding, canoeing and kayaking. And in the water, just as on land, they lose things. However, in the water it is much harder retrieving lost items, as you are constantly moving and losing track of your location is easy at best. Finding four rings in three short metal detecting trips is highly unusual in a river. It's probably the last frontier (rivers) of places which has seen the least amount of metal detecting.
Here's the better finds. The ring is not silver. The tag might be from coal mines many years ago along the banks of the river. The watch was still ticking
and had the correct time. That's a first. All my other watches I found were dead.Here's my 24K item. It's a 10 of of diamonds on the reverse. The gold foil is so thin that it's worth very little, however, it won't oxidize and of course, gold is gold is gold is gold etc.
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