All the guys detecting my closest beach have Excals..SO -

[Barry NY]

Is it time to fire up a PI unit?
The other guys have found some gold over time...

Since we all seem to have Excals where I live does the edge go to:
who gets there earlier
who goes more frequently
who ventures deeper into the water (they worked in less than ankle depth today) but that 10" coil is tough in the rough
who uses the better technique (they were swinging really wide and fast)
who is "tuned" better - the difference in hearing targets with sensitivity set at around 10-11 o'clock vs. 2 o'clock was dramatic
who is hunting pinpoint vs disc (i am finding targets at least 3-4" or sometimes a full scoop deeper using pinpoint vs disc
who can ascertain the targets better and dig less frequently

Can anyone add some more points or do we need to bring in the PI unit and a bulldozer?

Oh yeah - for today (3.5 hours around low tide): 5 quarters, 1 nickle, 4 pennies and the usual pull tab and small rusted nail suspects - 5 hunts, 18 hours, no gold yet tho I'm still in training....

 

[OldBeechnut]

Barry,
Get your beach chair & umbrella out for a few days And Take Notes

 

[Willee - Texas]

I dont know, Barry.

The Excalibur II that I have will detect items deeper in Discriminate mode.
Often I hear weak targets that pinpoint will not pick up on.

Ya think my pinpoint mode might be defective?

If all the others use Excalibur's then all the others are cleaning out the targets down to a specific depth.
A PI will detect deeper so it stands to reason that you would find the deeper items they can not hear.
Are those items the heaver gold jewelry? Are they the old coins that have been there 70 years?
Only one way to tell! ... Dig Em'.

Willee