You guys who have used Explorers and E-tracs, a question

[Tony N (Michigan)]

In a side-by-side comparison of the Explorer SE and E-trac, do you think both detectors are pretty
much neck and neck as far as depth and hunting in trashy places?
or does one outshine the other?

I detected with a friend who has an E-trac this morning and I used my Explorer SE Pro but didn't really get a chance to check finds with each.

 

[diggervance]

Hey Tony,

That is funny you ask that question as I was just talking to one of the guys I hunt with about that.
In my opinion I haven't lost any depth going from my Explore xs to the E-trac. The one thing I like about the E-TRAC over the Explorer is having the two number system farris and non farris to help weed out junk finds.

Other then that I again in my opinion think they are very compatible.

 

[Tony N (Michigan)]

Hey Tony,

That is funny you ask that question as I was just talking to one of the guys I hunt with about that.
In my opinion I haven't lost any depth going from my Explore xs to the E-trac. The one thing I like about the E-TRAC over the Explorer is having the two number system farris and non farris to help weed out junk finds.

Other then that I again in my opinion think they are very compatible.

That's good to know. My Explorer SE has the ferrous numbers and conductive numbers.

Also, why the need for all the different programs you can run on the E-Trac? If you hunt with just a teeny bit of iron disced out or absolutely all metal, know where to set gain and sensitivity and know your sounds and basically where ferrous/conductive targets hit, you are good to go.

 

[tiftaaft]

I have wondered this same question. I have been using the Explorer SE Pro consistently for the past several weeks... while my etrac and ctx sit waiting. I think they are all great machines... the explorer is "speaking" to me right now... I hunted for a few hours yesterday and did a path with the Explorer, then followed it with a path using the CTX. And it was like I couldn't get a solid signal with the CTX. I guess I have tuned my ears to the Explorer. I am planning to get out and do some testing in the wild with all three... Hopefully later this week.

Tony, I am with you on the simplicity of the Explorer... a small strip disc-ing out iron or AM, gain at 7 or 8... Sens in the upper 20's and start digging. I find myself switching between patterns and between auto and manual sens all over the place when I am swinging the etrac and ctx... maybe that is my problem :/.

Tim.

 

[metalpopper]

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Also, why the need for all the different programs you can run on the E-Trac? If you hunt with just a teeny bit of iron disced out or absolutely all metal, know where to set gain and sensitivity and know your sounds and basically where ferrous/conductive targets hit, you are good to go.

What more is there to say?....Matt

 

[GroundHug]

One reason could be the following scenario. Say you have a short amount of time to hunt and just want to cherry pick silver in that time. You use a program with only likely silver accepted then spend a minimal amount of time on other targets which should increase your time digging good stuff

Also in a trashy place the noise can be overwhelming and you may get tired of listening to the constant barrage of metal

You also may be searching for a specific target say someone lost a ring and you dont care about any other target in a hunt

There are numerous good reasons to create a pattern and its not that hard to do. Its another potential tool in your toolbox to use or not as you see fit