ManInTheWall
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Thats what I wanted to know!
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Question! Is the E-Trac really the best coin detector?
- Thread starter ManInTheWall
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ManInTheWall
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It seems to be regional, it seems some areas it's more popular, some others less so
I do believe ground conditions are a big factor. Most of my best finds are 10+ inches in NW OHIO.
ManInTheWall
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Do you belong to that big club out there?
no !
u2robert
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Used an Explorer 2 & the E-Trac they were good detectors at the time but like all thing their time has passed.
There is just better detectors out there, I thought I would never stop using the Fisher CZ detectors or the E-Trac
ManInTheWall
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"better detectors" is very vague. But, as far as identifying coins, are you saying there are other machines that can differentiate between a coin and junk, better than the E-Trac?
Some just don't understand the etrac/ctx 3030/v3i and they are not a good fit for them. Some don't get the nox and I am sure some won't like the legend or the deus 2.
Some want to run with a detector , some want to crawl along at a snail's pace. Some detectors are just too heavy.
If it was the best detector to find coins ever and you just did not like the way it runs or the way it feels in your hands or sounds then it can't be the best ever to you.
If it was that easy , everyone would drive the same model of a car.
still looking 52
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I often think of the Indian and bow and arrow scenario, most of the kills are from the Indians skill not the bow and arrows development.
I've had my F5 now for 8 years and logged thousands of hours using it and I know now together we are a better team than ever before.
I've had my F5 now for 8 years and logged thousands of hours using it and I know now together we are a better team than ever before.
That's what it takes---"becoming one" with your detector (no matter the brand).
1800's coin is always great....congrats !
ManInTheWall
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pulltabfelix
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Some have sold their eTracs and CTXs only to find their new Nox 800 is quite a challenge. A great machine and will find small gold really good. But still kind of hard to tame hunting trashy parks. Had the nox for 3 years and now use the CTX with Doc's swingy thing harness which is much better than the Minelab Pro swing harness.
ManInTheWall
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What do you like about Doc's better?
WV62
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It was in a wooded area of the park.
pulltabfelix
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Etrac and CTX3030 are superb coin machines. But you will have to deal with the weight. I could not hunt more than 10-20 min without a very good swing harness Doc's Swingy Thing harnes.
looknforgold
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IMHO... The Etrac is the best Silver machine ever made, hands down. I would love to own another one, but. The rave is all about the 800, which is a toy to me compared to the Silver Slayer.
One day, I hope they come out with the Etrac 2, fingers crossed
One day, I hope they come out with the Etrac 2, fingers crossed
WV62
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So the E-Trac is slow, I am using the long sounds setting which is about as slow as it gets. So if I hit a silver coin it sounds off at a normal swing speed, so my coil is a few inches past the target. All I need to do is back up a few inches and find the target and do a little pin pointing and testing the target and either dig or walk on.
The E-Trac is not so slow that I missed the target all together, I got it and just need to work over the target until I think it is good or not. I didn't miss the target and I am not swing at the rate one stork per minute, I am swing along and keeping up with others hunting with me.
Now how can I explain away it is heavy, I just remembered I am running a sling and if I keep things tucked in and use my body rather than my arm, shoulder and back it is not all that heavy. But at my age 74 all detectors are heavy even my F75 which is light and fast and is a good detector. But it doesn't hold a candle to the E-Trac and actual good target recovery.
The E-Trac is not a dinosaur but is more like a work horse it gets the job done. You can go flying along in your F4 fighter jet and cover a lot of ground, the E-trac will come along behind you and finish the job.
Ron in WV
The E-Trac is not so slow that I missed the target all together, I got it and just need to work over the target until I think it is good or not. I didn't miss the target and I am not swing at the rate one stork per minute, I am swing along and keeping up with others hunting with me.
Now how can I explain away it is heavy, I just remembered I am running a sling and if I keep things tucked in and use my body rather than my arm, shoulder and back it is not all that heavy. But at my age 74 all detectors are heavy even my F75 which is light and fast and is a good detector. But it doesn't hold a candle to the E-Trac and actual good target recovery.
The E-Trac is not a dinosaur but is more like a work horse it gets the job done. You can go flying along in your F4 fighter jet and cover a lot of ground, the E-trac will come along behind you and finish the job.
Ron in WV