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Cibola Coil Question
- Thread starter Hotwire
- Start date
Rainyday101
New member
If you are on a beach coverage is important. This leaves the small 5.75 out. You should be using a sand scoop and just scoop all good signals so that you don't miss anything.
MarkCZ
Well-known member
Well I would say NO! the main reason is coverage, the smaller coil isn't going to help you on the beach,Hotwire said:
Its not deeper!
It covers much less ground! which would slow you down.
The smaller coils is better suited for smaller areas, or working a more trashier area where you are trying to pick between closely packed targets.
I would think that if you were wanting to try a different coil for beach hunting you would want to go larger, not smaller?
Mark
REVIER
Well-known member
My very first gold I ever found was an extremely small and thin 10k kids ring, (or small woman), that was about 7"-8" deep in the dry sand at a small inland lake in a state park.
Using the smaller coil I might have hit it, but the 9X8 standard was what found it, found it easily and this was in between about a million stay tabs that littered this beach sand, too.
Using the smaller coil I might have hit it, but the 9X8 standard was what found it, found it easily and this was in between about a million stay tabs that littered this beach sand, too.
JimGilmore
Active member
Depending on the detector and the size of the target will tell if the small coil will have any value on the beach.
If your looking to find shallow small targets the small coil may work. I have not used many detectors lately and cannot say wether the detector your using will see a single link of a gold chain or an earring back. But the smaller coil will see smaller items better than larger coils more often.
If your looking to find shallow small targets the small coil may work. I have not used many detectors lately and cannot say wether the detector your using will see a single link of a gold chain or an earring back. But the smaller coil will see smaller items better than larger coils more often.
I prefer the 9x8 in all open areas like large beaches, sports fields, open not so junky parks, ect. I myself have order the 5.75 concentric coil (really 6 inch) for gridding areas, urban structures renewal, tot lots, volley ball courts ( use both coils here), all junky areas. On a large beach, I wouldn't worry so much about depth as covering lots of real estate. Your 9x8 should be fine at least on the dry sand. Good luck!