Added an E-Trac
To compliment my stable of Tesoros.
I noticed Monte's posts here, I've read Monte's posts for years on a number of sites. A very dedicated and highly experienced hunter that shares his knowledge freely with others, Thank you Monte.
The Tesoro line has always been my favorite detector and I suppose I'd have to say my favorite of the bunch is the Lobo Super Traq even though I don't "prospect" or use it to find Gold specifically although it did find my first 1856 Quarter Eagle.
The LST is a great relic machine.
The LST is quality throughout as are all Tesoros. I'd like to present a valid technical reason why I like the LST but I don't do technical stuff, I go by the detector that has produced my best finds, simple as that.
Over the years Iron has always been a problem for most everyone that digs in the dirt and the E-Trac has the capability to sift through Iron and junk to find goodies that a VLF machine has a very hard time seeing.
So why is the E-Trac not my main detector?. Because it's heavy and slow, but it will root through Iron if you take your time and it will find find stuff that a standard VLF detector just can't see.
So time saved when I start on a new site is important and I can cover a lot of ground with the Tejon, LST, Shadow, (pick one) while the E-Trac is back there methodically sifting through trash, which it appears to be really good at.
Last week the E-Trac found me a perfect 69 Cal 3 ringer in Iron with a few square nails mixed in that I had been over many times with my Tesoros so I'm quite happy I've added it to my lineup but will it replace my Tesoros? Nope.
As Monte says, it all depends on how you hunt, what you hunt, and where you hunt that can determine whether you hunt with one machine or a roomful of your favorites.
Is this a great hobby or what?