Prepping for a Maui beach hunt

[mntnflyr4fun]

My new manticore invited me to Maui for two weeks and of course I accepted......

Does anyone have any input on coils? I purchased the 3 coil setup last fall.... so have the m8, m11, m15...should I be looking at the M9? Seems like I already have good coil coverage but if there is coils magic I am missing I am all ears.
Also, I hope to get off the beach and into the surf a bit and wondering what headphone are going to work, especiallly if I do a bit of snorkle detectoring...... Do wireless even work in the water?? I currently own just the minelab wireless that came with the machine.

Sorry for the stupid questions but haven't been on the beach or surf before and seems like such a great opportunity I would like to start getting prepared now and practicing with any new equipment I need. The trip is this fall so I have lots of time on my hands to get started.

Any operations tips etc. also gladly accepted.

Thanks all in advance

 

[fwcrawford]

The wireless headphones will not work if the detector is submerged and they are not waterproof either!!
I doubt they are even water resistant.
I use a set of Thresher waterproof headphones and then work great!
Many other headphone options out there too.
Can’t help with coil selection, but sounds like you already have a good assortment.
Good luck on you on your trip!!

 

[Ytcoinshooter]

Black sand / volcanic beaches…would be nice to know ahead how the Manticore deals with that. Detecting in the surf or even calm water is a practiced skill and equipment matters. You’d be good to ask questions in the beach and water forum. I’m sure you’ll get the feedback you seek.
Good luck!

 

[silvercoinboy]

Get the large coil- Deeper and cover more surface for recent drops because I would guess these beaches are pounded hard

 

[mntnflyr4fun]

I pulled the trigger on a pair of custom Tony Eisenhower submersible headphones....almost had the Threshers in my cart when I got derailed by feedback from some users of these.
$195 for the enhanced version of the "wader" series, delivered. A bit more scratch, but pretty much everything I saw was positive so thought I would give them a try. If you are in the market for submersibles you might want to take a look.

Still not decided on an bigger coil, the coiltek mythtek 18 sounds good, but not sure I can swing that beast.... m15 might be as heavy as I can handle, besides needing a sand scoop with breakdown handle which appears to going to suck up another 150 to 250 bucks. Any opinions on a scoop that can go in luggage? I have been looking at the ckg with two piece carbon fiber handle..... many sizes to choose from and not sure what I need, Gut says to go big.....

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