Pro Find review

[laplander]

Here is Minelab's link with Dr. Tones {Brandon} video/review on the Pro Find 35
https://www.minelab.com/anz/go-minelabbing/treasure-talk/my-pro-find-35-review
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Jeff

 

[Jason in Enid]

ugh, I had the chance to get my hands on one, but I was leaving the country. Cant wait to try it myself!

 

[azdigger]

I bought the profind 35 on the 18th at an outing in AZ....no regrets at all.
Even used it to find some bird shot located with my GM1000.
Works great on coins , and such in the sand (fresh water beach).
All I can say is .....I LOVE IT.

 

[Champ Ferguson]

Is it better than the Carrot?

 

[azdigger]

I had the garrett pro and I think it's better , even has sensitivity control

 

[jimmyzr1]

where can I get one?​

 

[azdigger]

Dealers should have them , I think they was released on the 13th or there abouts.

 

[sgoss66]

azdigger -- does the "iron ID" tone work at least a half inch or so from the iron, or do you get the same tone as you get for any other target, until you are almost touching the iron?

Steve

 

[azdigger]

Yes it has so far........there is a slight difference in the sound and vibes , got to train ear for them but there is a difference.

 

[sgoss66]

Super, azdigger. Thanks for that. In the few videos I saw, it looked like you had to be essentially touching the iron for the tone to change to the "iron tone."

Steve

 

[Jason in Enid]

Dealers should have them , I think they was released on the 13th or there abouts.

No they dont. Its a slow, limited roll-out, so as they come into dealers hands they are going immediately to waiting customers.

 

[ML]

Super, azdigger. Thanks for that. In the few videos I saw, it looked like you had to be essentially touching the iron for the tone to change to the "iron tone."

Steve

It looked that way to me as well.

 

[ML]

Super, azdigger. Thanks for that. In the few videos I saw, it looked like you had to be essentially touching the iron for the tone to change to the "iron tone."

Steve

On another Pro Find review on this site, another user just posted that you did have to be touching (or real close) to get the iron tone.

 

[sgoss66]

Hmm...

That's what I thought I saw in Brandon Neice's video as well...

Makes the iron discrimination aspect of the pinpointer less useful than I had initially thought, if you almost have to be touching the iron to get it to "discriminate..."

Steve

 

[Des D]

Hmm...

That's what I thought I saw in Brandon Neice's video as well...

Makes the iron discrimination aspect of the pinpointer less useful than I had initially thought, if you almost have to be touching the iron to get it to "discriminate..."

Steve

"But, that's where the pin pointer probe tip is going to be anyway...scratching around the inside walls of holes!!!!!
So what more do you want!!!!!!"

 

[ML]

Hmm...

That's what I thought I saw in Brandon Neice's video as well...

Makes the iron discrimination aspect of the pinpointer less useful than I had initially thought, if you almost have to be touching the iron to get it to "discriminate..."

Steve

"But, that's where the pin pointer probe tip is going to be anyway...scratching around the inside walls of holes!!!!!
So what more do you want!!!!!!"

I was hoping that it had the ability to give the iron "tone" an inch or two away from the target. It's still a great feature but I'll most likely stick with my Garrett AT

 

[lytle78]

Two new pinpointers reaching the market at the end of this year - it will be very interesting to see the first head-to-head comparisons of the Pro-Find and the new (Fisher and Teknetics) pinpointers from First Texas.

 

[sgoss66]

Des --

The issue for me, is this -- if I am hunting coins within the nails, and I dig a plug based on a signal that to me sounds like it may be a coin in fairly close proximity to a nail (as opposed to just a high-tone "false" off of a nail), my question when I'm digging the plug is, do I have JUST a nail in this hole, that was giving me a false off the tip, or do I have a coin AND a piece of iron? So, it would be quite helpful if -- as I'm probing the hole and/or plug with the pinpointer, to be able to discriminate with the pinpointer and find what's what in my plug/hole. I'd often like to know whether that signal I'm getting 2 inches into the side of the plug is a NAIL, or on the other hand is a coin that is on-edge (such that I mis-poinpointed it when I dug my hole). If my pinpointer has to actually TOUCH the nail to get the "nail tone," I can use my EYES as the discriminator!

Steve

 

[Jason in Enid]

Steve, I agree with your desire for the type of discriminating pinpointer we need. However, if this has a better detection depth than others, I'll be happy in that much. I have one in route, so I'll let you know my thoughts after a bit of playing.

 

[Ksdirt]

Des --

The issue for me, is this -- if I am hunting coins within the nails, and I dig a plug based on a signal that to me sounds like it may be a coin in fairly close proximity to a nail (as opposed to just a high-tone "false" off of a nail), my question when I'm digging the plug is, do I have JUST a nail in this hole, that was giving me a false off the tip, or do I have a coin AND a piece of iron? So, it would be quite helpful if -- as I'm probing the hole and/or plug with the pinpointer, to be able to discriminate with the pinpointer and find what's what in my plug/hole. I'd often like to know whether that signal I'm getting 2 inches into the side of the plug is a NAIL, or on the other hand is a coin that is on-edge (such that I mis-poinpointed it when I dug my hole). If my pinpointer has to actually TOUCH the nail to get the "nail tone," I can use my EYES as the discriminator!

Steve

from what I understand if there is no coin you wil get the pulsing sound ..If there is a coin with the nail you will get the coin sound and will ignor the nail....