mountainplayer said:
Danimal, once again I'm amazed at your finds. Thanks for posting the pics of you, Mirage and Nate and all of that great old silver. I can only hope.
If that was taken at the Iceburg, I've got to admit it isn't anything like I pictured. I guess I thought it would be more of an overgrown field, but I guess I'm forgetting how time changes things. So thanks again for posting, it really helps bring your experiences closer to home for all of us on TNet.
So, do you consider a probe a necessity?
MP
MP...I don't really consider the Sunray probe a neccessity (although they ARE nice), but a good pinpointer is a critical part of successful hunting. The few hunts where my pinpointer broke down I was kinda lost.
They enable you to determine where in the hole the coin is located when the plug is pulled if the coin's still in the hole, WITHOUT damaging the coin. they also allow a quick recovery from the plug if the coin's in the plug. Also help finding the coin in a pile of loose dirt.
In 8 months I have gone through 3 pinpointers. The switches break

I am current using a Whites 1200mm Bullseye. They can be had on Ebay for 50-60 bucks.
The Sunray probe uses the main units battery power and is mounted on the main unit and attached by a cord. When you want to pinpoint, you throw a switch on the Sunray's "box" and now the Sunray's probe is basically your coil. In fact, in the end of the Sunray's probe IS a small coil. It has about a 3-4 inch range and whatever it reads shows on your main unit's ID screen and you hear the main unit's normal tones through your headphones (you ARE using headphones I hope

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Other probes are 9V battery stand alone units that either sound a tone or vibrate when the target is within a few inches of it's tip. Pinpointers have adjustable sensitivity.
Get on. Get one NOW.