New Book

[bigscoop]

As some of you guys already know, I enjoy writing and sharing. So, here’s a simple 36 page publication for those hobbyist who plan to metal detect this coast. It discusses a lot of the beach elements I’ve had to learn to deal with since moving here, so if you’re thinking about hunting this coast in the future this simple book details a lot of the elements that you’re going to be facing so you can plan ahead.



Lagoon River & Research by LagoonRiver on Etsy

 

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[seeker41]

joe..............yes, everyone should test their personal detector for best settings. if anyone reads your reply they would see why!

bigscoop..........if the excal will still hit gold next to rebar i need to buy three or 4 of them to keep as backups!!!! specific tests are definitely in my near future!

one thing i can tell everyone and i don't even do it all the time is.....on the beach, in the wet salt, dig all targets!!!!!! your detector does its best but due to depth or size or target orientation your detector might give you a improper id.

 

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[bigscoop]

I've learned a lot form OBN, Gary D., Casper, Whydah, Dewcon, and a host of other posters. All of these poster presented concepts and ideas and notions and techniques, etc., that I could actually take the time to investigate at the beach myself, and so I started doing just that. What I discovered by doing this, and am still discovering today, is that I didn't know near as much about my machines and the effects of the elements as I thought I did. It's easy to become too comfortable with our machines too early in the game while we are still learning them. Most of us never take the time to learn how to use our machines out of this personal comfort zone and I was guilty of that. There's a reason these guys are consistently finding more gold. If what they say makes no sense or doesn't sound quite right to you, take it to the beach and dedicate yourself to playing with the concept. Nine times out of ten they're right. Obviously they are, and have been, doing something different then the rest of us. But what, exactly? And there is the curiosity that's really worth investigating.

 

[bigscoop]

Corrected copies and back orders got mailed today.

 

[seeker41]

i agree 100%!! many people are content with average finds and detecting skills. i , like you am not. i hope you didnt think that i was doubting anyone but it seems that way from your reply. what you are saying about the cz goes against what i thought i knew. i need to do some more testing. i remember when i advised you in a pm to use the 8 inch coil in the holes because it "fit better" so i do know a little. but as this last summer pointed out , not enough!!

chuck.

 

[bigscoop]

i agree 100%!! many people are content with average finds and detecting skills. i , like you am not. i hope you didnt think that i was doubting anyone but it seems that way from your reply. what you are saying about the cz goes against what i thought i knew. i need to do some more testing. i remember when i advised you in a pm to use the 8 inch coil in the holes because it "fit better" so i do know a little. but as this last summer pointed out , not enough!!

chuck.

Last summer was a 4 month bummer that was worth experiencing.

 

[Sir Gala Clad]

Sand Man: For clarification - I should of said that the Golden Olde Website was frozen due to illness. I learned of this excellent source of information from you in an earlier email.

Mat in MA in a posting on Treasure Net provided this bookmark for future reference.
http://web.archive.org/web/200802020...oldenolde.com/
You can still read posting on the Golden Olde web site, but it does not have all of the pictures and photos which is what I am looking for. It comes up on Internet Archive WaybackMachine

This was a well designed website, which Norm started in 1995 when he retired, mostly directed at beach and surf metal detecting and later expanded to Civil War Relic Hunting. He had a loyal following of Treasure Hunters, 219874 as of last post.

He was open to all metal detectors, his personal favorite was the frequently overlooked Fisher 1235X - especially for competition hunts as the search coil was small, it was light, and appeared to run forever on two nine volt batteries.
For the beach his detector of choice was the versatile Fisher CZ20 which preceded the current Fisher CZ21. He preferred a detector which would work well with a fast swing rather than a slow swing as it allowed him to cover more ground. I assume that he also used the CZ20 for relic hunting, but have not been able to verify it.