screenprinter said:
Hi all,
I've got a F19 and have been running the stock coil.
I've read that if going for gold nuggets, I should use the 5".
Is adding the 5" for not only gold but for relics and coins a good add to my arsenal?
Thoughts???
Anyone running this setup?
thanks!
Don't have the small DD on an F19 but I use it on my F70...a lot!
In great soil in Kansas it easily picked up coin sized targets at up to 10", tabs too but for some reason tabs that deep on the Fishers usually mimic high tone coins.
I had several junk targets I acquired but never dug however I did check out the depth with the pinpoint button and saw 12-14" pop up on the screen which floored me.
Probably should have dug them out because past 8" you get great audio but I don't trust the screen info all that much but in parks I never wanted to dig that deep.
On deep targets rely on the audio more than the visual clues is a lesson I learned early on.
In the woods I can't count how many deep horseshoes I did dig and other much smaller targets also way deep, (and sometimes small!), so I assume relic hunting would be one of its strengths.
Here in my mineralized and iron infested soil in the southeast I use 3 coils the sniper, a 10" elliptical concentric and a big DD F75 coil.
The sniper can easily match the depth of the big DD and in a land where very few hunters dig much past 5" so far my deepest target with the sniper has been a worn, thinner than a dime V nickel at the 7.5-8" depth level with great audio and fairly decent screen info.
That one rocked me back on my heels a bit...still does when I think about it.
A friend with an E Trac I was hunting with that day held that coin in his hand, looked at the depth of my still open hole, looked at the size of this coil and just kept shaking his head because he couldn't believe it , either.
Separation ability is fantastic, rapid recovery is amazing as it is on all Fishers.
My bigger coils are all sensitive but the smallest one ups that and for gold hunters there is a reason a small DD coil is usually recommended by the knowledgeable pros in this biz.
Run, don't walk, and get one of these would by my advice...a potent weapon and a beloved accessory in my arsenal.
