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A friend of mine wanted to go detecting with me for maybe the 4th time in the last 2 years. Even though the surf wasn't so impressive the tides were favorable and I decided to hunt a beach that I don't usually frequent because it is a bit farther than the ones I usually go to. I have had my friend use different detectors of mine to see which one he likes the best and on this hunt I set him up with the Equinox while I used the Excalibur.
We found a stretch of beach where we were finding a few scattered targets in the wet sand although a majority of them were trash. Another hunter showed up with what looked like a TDI Beachhunter but he kept an acceptable distance away and was covering up his holes so no problem. Knowing the TDIBH as I do I thought that it would be a difficult detector to use here with so many trash targets and no discrimination and, sure enough, the other hunter didn't stay in the area for long.
My friend was happy to find more coins than usual and his first ever ring, which looked to be tungsten. However, 3 hours into the hunt he found his first ever gold - a beautiful and decent-sized 10K cross. Needless to say he was thrilled and a new fan of the Equinox. I also found a cross (silver) and a couple of rings but could not come up with any gold.
As much as I would have loved to have found that gold cross myself I was genuinely happy for my friend. I take a lot of satisfaction in setting him up for a successful and memorable experience and feel that he is now hooked on the hobby.
My modest finds.
My friend's first gold!
We found a stretch of beach where we were finding a few scattered targets in the wet sand although a majority of them were trash. Another hunter showed up with what looked like a TDI Beachhunter but he kept an acceptable distance away and was covering up his holes so no problem. Knowing the TDIBH as I do I thought that it would be a difficult detector to use here with so many trash targets and no discrimination and, sure enough, the other hunter didn't stay in the area for long.
My friend was happy to find more coins than usual and his first ever ring, which looked to be tungsten. However, 3 hours into the hunt he found his first ever gold - a beautiful and decent-sized 10K cross. Needless to say he was thrilled and a new fan of the Equinox. I also found a cross (silver) and a couple of rings but could not come up with any gold.
As much as I would have loved to have found that gold cross myself I was genuinely happy for my friend. I take a lot of satisfaction in setting him up for a successful and memorable experience and feel that he is now hooked on the hobby.
My modest finds.
My friend's first gold!