Im going to a hunt this weekend. I was told the coins are only 2 or 3 inches in the ground. Lots of silver and tokens for other coins and prizes. Hunt is for 45 minutes, so speed is the key, not depth. I dont know if I should use the Explorer, or my daughters new Garrett Ace 250 which is very lite weight. Any suggestions? I have a large cent buried in my yard at 12 inches and guess what? The Ace 250 picks it up great, loud solid signal, a good backup machine for my Explorer. I will let you know how the hunt goes, also a kids hunt. Hope my daughter has fun in that. She hasnt found any silver coins yet, but it wont take her to long. She loves going with me. She is 9YO
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Which detector to use for hunt
- Thread starter cloctor
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turner32506
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I did my first hunt ever with my Minelab just recently - but used my little lightweight Prizm II before that - also because of weight and fast pinpointing. At the last hunt, I did a lot better with the EX2, since I knew what I was digging without question - but I also changed hunting patterns and may be the biggest reason I did better - besides using the 10-1/2 Coil for more area coverage and won most found. I still might have done well with the Prizm as it has a superb pinpoint mode and I can "circle" pinpoint it in - fast, and when passed over whole dollars it "grunted" overload making it easy to find them (since they are so shallow). I will use the EX2 next time - but must admit the Ace is probably the same category - and the "less weight" is a plus and increases your speed considerably, but do not know how well the pinpointer works for the ACE, but believe Mr. Garrett would have a very good one too. Depth is the key here in my opinion and since usually in a pretty "clean" area for the hunt - the weight with speed is one of the biggest factor. I still love the EX2 though - best purchase / decision I ever made.
Cloctor, I would go with the Ace for the competition hunt. I was recently at a hunt on the lake front and the many different detectors were too much for my sensetive Explorer. The Explorer is a wonderful machine but keep in mind, it's made for Treasure hunting! It has excellent depth, and IDing capabilities. In my opinion, the best!
But when you start talking "shallow" competition hunting, well you want simple 'FAST' responses ! I wound up using my Tesoro Golden Umax
for the hunt. And I did better then others using high-end machines!
Now if the hunt your talking about is in a very large field and the targets are spread out and burried DEEP, then I'd go with the Explorer. But if you notice alot of chatter or instability, then switch over to the Ace. Better yet, try to get together with some of the other T hunters before the BIG HUNT and see for yourself just how stable your detector is close to thiers.
I think the Ace has a faster response cause it doesn't have to process all the information that the Explorer has to. I would just go "all-metal" during the competition hunt with the Ace.
Let us know how you prevail.
Take care and best of luck to you ! !
Rusty, in Chicago.
But when you start talking "shallow" competition hunting, well you want simple 'FAST' responses ! I wound up using my Tesoro Golden Umax
for the hunt. And I did better then others using high-end machines!
Now if the hunt your talking about is in a very large field and the targets are spread out and burried DEEP, then I'd go with the Explorer. But if you notice alot of chatter or instability, then switch over to the Ace. Better yet, try to get together with some of the other T hunters before the BIG HUNT and see for yourself just how stable your detector is close to thiers.
I think the Ace has a faster response cause it doesn't have to process all the information that the Explorer has to. I would just go "all-metal" during the competition hunt with the Ace.
Let us know how you prevail.
Take care and best of luck to you ! !
Rusty, in Chicago.
James N.D.
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I use the Joey Coil which is a 5x10 CoilTech Coil. The reason for me using this coil is because it is a lot lighter than the stock coil and a person can swing with ease. Another reason is because you still cover the 10" area with this coil and you can pinpoint a bit faster since the targets are found directly below the decal on the top of the coil. I have had problems with the interference before but what I do is noise cancel before the hunt begins and it will take care of most of the problem. If you run into a detector that is giving you interference, just turn around or head in a different direction. I do think you would do well with the Garrett 250 Ace though but it is up to you on which is lighter for you and the main thing is how fast you recover targets. Please let us know how you do and Good Luck and hope you rake in a lot of that Silver.
Ocean7 I was just as shocked as you are. I couldnt believe it either. But I buried the coin to test my detectors depth 4 or 5 months ago. To tell the truth I checked the place and just knew that the 250 wouldnt pick it up, but it did? ID says its a quarter or half I dont remember now.