Sov / WOT combo

[Tony]

For those that have the Sov/WOT combo and you use it on the beach, what is a realistic depth gain from the 10" Tornado coil. I know surface coverage is one advantage, but the depth advantage issue doesn't seem to be consistent across users.

From what I have read, depth increase claims vary from 0% all the way to 30%.

My beaches are generally nice and white...black sands aren't too bad, so I don't anticipate reducing sensitivity with the 15" coil.

Thanks for any responses,
apologies if this subject has been done to death....:rage
Tony.:ausflag

 

[billm]

Tony,
I use my WOT on the beach most of the time. I don't think there is a big increase in depth maybe an inch or two at best. Sensitivity will need to be about 12 oclock or you'll get too many falses. The WOT has great coverage and the sensitivity to smaller objects is just as good as the 10 inch coil. When there is miles of whites sand in front of you,its great to have a 15 inch WOT. It can be a bit heavy on the arm but leaving the coil cover off helps.

billm:ausflag

 

[Tony]

n/t

 

[Mike (Virginia Beach)]

You may want to think about the Sunray S-12. It's 12.5" and a hella well-built coil, as light as the Tornado, better coverage, and a little deeper. Pinpoints very nice too and very stable. I was able to run sens at 11 o'clock most of the time on my Sovereign Elite with it.

 

[Anonymous]

Try all-metal. Use a slight threshold, and listen for clean signals that have no carryover on either end. I use my WOT for gold in the water and am getting rings down well over a foot, But with no tone in disc. This might be too much work for coin hunting, but for gold it's unstoppable.
See post pics "good day at the office" in Beach and Water.
CJC

 

[Tony]

n/t

 

[billm]

Tony,
Did you see this. Still popping them out. (views: 443)
CJC -- 05/21/05 05:20PM -- on the beach forum

billm :ausflag

 

[Tony]

Bill,

Yes, interesting reading. It sounds like the GT needs to be set up just right for the deep ones. Too much sensitivity might be counter-productive.

I think the coil would pay for itself over the busy summer months...quite easy to pick up $50+ in coins over a typical summer weekend...

Thanks,
Tony.