Mike Moutray - St.Louis MO
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I woke up Guvner Sunday morning and convinced him to drive me out into Illinois for some hunting. What a swell guy! 
We spent some time hunting a fairground and comparing signals between my older Explorer models and his new CTX. Guvner also hooked me up with the new Lithium Ion battery from RB Innovations, since most of my old rechargeables are in sad shape. I'm on vacation next week, and I'll embark on another road trip, so I need some reliable power for the reliable Explorer!
We spent about 6 hours hunting time and comparing signals.... I am interested in the new CTX out and today was my first opportunity to see it in action. I liked a couple things about it right off the bat - The balance of the machine was amazing... it was like swinging a twig! That definitely would be a welcome relief for all-day hunting. Also the 4 tones seemed to have real good potential for sniffing out items in iron infested areas. It sounded good with iron having a distinctive tone instead of a null. I found a few deep signals that my Explorer would hit pretty faintly, and the CTX sang out pretty loud over them. It seemed to want to go at least 2 inches deeper into the ground we were hunting than my machine. I definitly saw enough of the CTX to get my interest piqued pretty good... and seriously think about acquiring one. But for now, the trusty old Explorer didn't let me down.
There were plenty of signals to dig and we both got some old targets. I ended the day with 6 silver dimes, 2 V nickels and an Indian cent, plus a dozen or so wheaties. Many of these items were 7-8 inches down in tough ground, so few of them sounded very good. I really had to work to get these and hunt REAL slow. At the end of the day my new Lithium Ion battery pack still registered a full charge! That's encouraging... I would have been through 2 old rechargeables or a set of alkalines in that hunting span. I'll report on how long it goes on my road trip hunting. It sure will be nice not having to stick a back up battery in my pocket everywhere I hunt.
The keepers are in the photo. Take care and HH! Stay tuned for the road trip report in about 12 days!
Mike.
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We spent some time hunting a fairground and comparing signals between my older Explorer models and his new CTX. Guvner also hooked me up with the new Lithium Ion battery from RB Innovations, since most of my old rechargeables are in sad shape. I'm on vacation next week, and I'll embark on another road trip, so I need some reliable power for the reliable Explorer!
We spent about 6 hours hunting time and comparing signals.... I am interested in the new CTX out and today was my first opportunity to see it in action. I liked a couple things about it right off the bat - The balance of the machine was amazing... it was like swinging a twig! That definitely would be a welcome relief for all-day hunting. Also the 4 tones seemed to have real good potential for sniffing out items in iron infested areas. It sounded good with iron having a distinctive tone instead of a null. I found a few deep signals that my Explorer would hit pretty faintly, and the CTX sang out pretty loud over them. It seemed to want to go at least 2 inches deeper into the ground we were hunting than my machine. I definitly saw enough of the CTX to get my interest piqued pretty good... and seriously think about acquiring one. But for now, the trusty old Explorer didn't let me down.
There were plenty of signals to dig and we both got some old targets. I ended the day with 6 silver dimes, 2 V nickels and an Indian cent, plus a dozen or so wheaties. Many of these items were 7-8 inches down in tough ground, so few of them sounded very good. I really had to work to get these and hunt REAL slow. At the end of the day my new Lithium Ion battery pack still registered a full charge! That's encouraging... I would have been through 2 old rechargeables or a set of alkalines in that hunting span. I'll report on how long it goes on my road trip hunting. It sure will be nice not having to stick a back up battery in my pocket everywhere I hunt.
The keepers are in the photo. Take care and HH! Stay tuned for the road trip report in about 12 days!
Mike.
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