Lobo for coins and jewelry

[WV62]

Always looking for the next detector.

I haven't seen a lot of post on the Lobo and I was wondering how it would do as a inland coin and jewelry hunter? I kind of like the sound of that auto ground tracking.

Ron in WV

 

[SkiWhiz]

Hi Ron, not too long ago while I was talking with Rusty on the phone I ask that very same question. My memory isn't the best but I am pretty sure that he told me if you have a coil on it such as the 9x8 concentric and have them "tweak" the detector for coins it makes a good coin shooter.

 

[Les in the UK]

I have used the Lobo st in the UK for years with the 9x8 search coil and i have found loads of coins with it, i have also used the Cibola on the same fields and i have found them both to give you about the same depth on coins.
I hope that this helps. Les

 

[dirt lizard]

I just recieved an original lobo in a trade and i can't wait to find out myself how good it is on finding coins. But some people do say that it goes plenty deep.

 

[vanstheman3]

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[Ken/CO]

I've been using the Lobo here in Colorado for a few years; I do a lot of detecting in old ghost towns and mining areas. Works good for coins, jewelry, relics and gold nuggets in soil where the mineralization changes. I use the stock 9" X 8" coil only.

 

[atomicscott]

I've been using the Lobo here in Colorado for a few years; I do a lot of detecting in old ghost towns and mining areas. Works good for coins, jewelry, relics and gold nuggets in soil where the mineralization changes. I use the stock 9" X 8" coil only.

Hey Ken, your stock Lobo coil is 9" X 8"? Thats the same as on my Vaquero, I thought the stock coil on Lobo was the 5" x 10" elliptical.

 

[Ken/CO]

Hey Atomicscott,
You are so right about the size being 5" X10", but I stand by my statement, it a great all-around detector, even with the 5 X 10. : )
I had the Vaquero, BTW, and found the Lobo works better, with the automatic ground balance, in the Colorado mineralized soil.
The mineralization changes within a few inches as you sweep here and the auto GB speeds up recovery of the gold nuggets.

 

[atomicscott]

Hey Atomicscott,
You are so right about the size being 5" X10", but I stand by my statement, it a great all-around detector, even with the 5 X 10. : )
I had the Vaquero, BTW, and found the Lobo works better, with the automatic ground balance, in the Colorado mineralized soil.
The mineralization changes within a few inches as you sweep here and the auto GB speeds up recovery of the gold nuggets.

Great point, Ken. I've heard that I should ground balance every few feet, (thats what I usually do). Maybe I should GB every 6 inches? That would be a real pain! I also like that I can manually GB and run a bit hot, or negative, if so desired. I would have gotten a lobo if I could have afforded it at the time. I have noticed that some newer designs are going away from auto ground tracking (fisher gold bug pro is one, ground grab instead of auto tracking), as it sometimes tries to track out the target thinking it's bad ground. One has to be sure to sweep past the target so the detector sees ground that's not influenced by the metal target. I'm sure you have much more experience than I do, (I have yet to find a nugget). I'm just relaying some things I've read regarding ground balance systems.