For all of you out there that use Equinoxes, and know when a penny is going to be a penny, have you not seen all those videos of gold that comes up in the penny range? Of course I know that 99.9% of the time it’s going to be a penny. But what about the remaining .1%? Aluminum bottle cap? Silver ring? Maybe even a gold? On my last hunt in the wet sand I was in “the zone” and just dug. Although I got some greenies rarely do I expect to pluck gold down here in a wet sand hunt. Has it happened? Yes, but I know my chances are FAR slimmer than in the water. When I believe that gold is not going to happen the fun for me is passing that 100-coin mark if I am on that type of hunt. Each hunt brings unique opportunities and I try to explore what I think will improve my chances of what I deem successful – whether it’s a gold ring or 100 pennies.
Now as far as digging what I am nearly 100% sure is going to be a ferrous target, or a bottle cap when I am in the water with my Excal (“Merlin”); when the targets are slow in coming, digging those targets helps me prolong my hunt. Swinging the coil, especially when the current is strong, takes a toll. If I dig junk targets it helps my swinging arm rest so that I can make it to my 4–5-hour mark which is what I average and shoot for on a hunt. When the targets are coming then I’ll let the Excal and my experience do its job. I love finding gold as much as anyone on here, but I am more addicted to the “thrill of the hunt” and “getting out there” than anything else. If this hobby were only about finding gold I would’ve quit a long time ago.
Now as far as digging what I am nearly 100% sure is going to be a ferrous target, or a bottle cap when I am in the water with my Excal (“Merlin”); when the targets are slow in coming, digging those targets helps me prolong my hunt. Swinging the coil, especially when the current is strong, takes a toll. If I dig junk targets it helps my swinging arm rest so that I can make it to my 4–5-hour mark which is what I average and shoot for on a hunt. When the targets are coming then I’ll let the Excal and my experience do its job. I love finding gold as much as anyone on here, but I am more addicted to the “thrill of the hunt” and “getting out there” than anything else. If this hobby were only about finding gold I would’ve quit a long time ago.