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Getting Sea Hunter Monday?
- Thread starter coach c
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Great machine! 
Get a big long handled sand scoop!
You might hear some people speakin' chinese when ya' dig some o' your holes!
It's the deepest seeking detector that I own, aside from the two-box depth multipliers, of course.
Get ready to be diggin' everything if ya want to get the gold.
I personally usually hunt in discrete trash eliminantion mode with a low elimination setting(zero, if possible, maybe a slight increase for better stability). When I get a target, in order to pinpoint better, I switch to standard trash elimination for a much stronger signal.
You'll be diggin' a ton of iron and foil bits-you name it, but you'll also get the gold and goodies missed by guys with VLF machines. If you want to go super deep, then get the 10"x14" mono. I haven't taken it of, since I got it. I always hip mount the control box.
You can knock out most pulltabs and still pick up some gold rings by using the discrete trash elimination. The 8" mono works best for that, however you will lose some depth. This is best used only in areas that are infested with pulltabs, while looking for recently lost gold that should'nt be too deep.
Here's a link to the field test report from Lost Treasur Magazine online:
http://www.losttreasure.com/content/archives/garrett-metal-detectors-sea-hunter-mark-ii
Owners Manual:
http://www.garrett.com/hobby/manuals/sea_hunter_manual.pdf
Instructional video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7358584699029260640&ei=4Aq1S9mhIoP0qwKStOGZDA&q=garrett+sea+hunter#
Best of luck to ya!Keep us posted! Happy Hunting!
Get a big long handled sand scoop! You might hear some people speakin' chinese when ya' dig some o' your holes! It's the deepest seeking detector that I own, aside from the two-box depth multipliers, of course. Get ready to be diggin' everything if ya want to get the gold.I personally usually hunt in discrete trash eliminantion mode with a low elimination setting(zero, if possible, maybe a slight increase for better stability). When I get a target, in order to pinpoint better, I switch to standard trash elimination for a much stronger signal.
You'll be diggin' a ton of iron and foil bits-you name it, but you'll also get the gold and goodies missed by guys with VLF machines. If you want to go super deep, then get the 10"x14" mono. I haven't taken it of, since I got it. I always hip mount the control box.
You can knock out most pulltabs and still pick up some gold rings by using the discrete trash elimination. The 8" mono works best for that, however you will lose some depth. This is best used only in areas that are infested with pulltabs, while looking for recently lost gold that should'nt be too deep.
Here's a link to the field test report from Lost Treasur Magazine online:
http://www.losttreasure.com/content/archives/garrett-metal-detectors-sea-hunter-mark-ii
Owners Manual:
http://www.garrett.com/hobby/manuals/sea_hunter_manual.pdf
Instructional video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7358584699029260640&ei=4Aq1S9mhIoP0qwKStOGZDA&q=garrett+sea+hunter#
Best of luck to ya!
Keep us posted! Happy Hunting!Metalhead......Thanks so much for your replay and the great article. I have hunted for 40+ years, owned top of the line VLF detectors and I don't think I have ever been as excited about getting a new detector. I look forward to having a detector that makes you listen to what it is saying, like it was in the early years. Thanks again......Coach
Uncle Willy
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Get a shovel with a real; long handle and take lessons in Chinese. 
Bill
Bill
Uncle Willy
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You're in for a whole new experience. Remember - Mel Fisher located the Atocha with that puppy.
Bill
Bill
Am I making a mistake purchasing this Sea Hunter? I will not be going to the beach. I will be hunting lakes and rivers inland. Most of our lakes and rivers have rock bottoms or clay like bottoms. Things don't sink deep like in the sand on beaches except where there is a lot of silt. What is the best machine to hunt fresh water lakes? Any suggestions would be appreciated to help me with this decision.....Coach
Oh, hey man, I'm not gonna say that you're makin' a mistake by getting the MKll. I use it at fresh water lakes sometimes. It's really cool, because if you're in a place that's loaded with pulltabs, you can eleminate them and still pick up gold rings. Yeah, you'll be getting alot of iron targets, but at some places, pulltabs are even more prevalent and it's nice to be able to eliminate them. You can't get around iron, though.
Ideally, a VLF unit is really best for fresh water lakes/rivers, etc. There's lots o'great VLF units out there. I think Leslie uses that Fisher 1280x ??? Consider this, with a VLF you can discriminate iron, but in order to find gold rings, you'll still have to dig evry pulltab. With the Sea Hunter MKll, you can eliminate those pesky pulltabs and still get rings. You'll still be diggin' deep iron, though. I don't know, man, six in one/half dozen the other? I wouldn't say that you made a mistake and I doubt that you'll regret it. Best of luck to ya!Happy Hunting!
Ideally, a VLF unit is really best for fresh water lakes/rivers, etc. There's lots o'great VLF units out there. I think Leslie uses that Fisher 1280x ??? Consider this, with a VLF you can discriminate iron, but in order to find gold rings, you'll still have to dig evry pulltab. With the Sea Hunter MKll, you can eliminate those pesky pulltabs and still get rings. You'll still be diggin' deep iron, though. I don't know, man, six in one/half dozen the other? I wouldn't say that you made a mistake and I doubt that you'll regret it. Best of luck to ya!
Happy Hunting!coach c said: