@@Quickcat21MK the manticore does hit harder on small gold than the ctx. I haven’t used either in salt water. In a cut with heavy iron I’m still struggling with the manticore. It’s definitely lighter and has a faster recovery speed than the ctx but I’m still learning it . The ctx to me has a better tone variation, I can tell the sound difference between a pull tab and a nickel. The manticore, I’m still trying to distinguish the sounds. Both great machines but for the water I think the manticore has a small edge in finding gold.

@@hiluxyota7200 I had my 3030 setup so I could tell if it was gold. A nickel sounded the same. I will have to see how the manticore plays out I just ordered one. Thank you for the reply. If it isn't as good on my main beach ill just...have to order another 3030 lol.

@@Quickcat21MK I hated it at first but for fresh dropping it hits hard on small earring backs and Bobby pins. I had to slide a small piece of a pool noodle on the end of the shaft behind the arm cuff because if you let it go it will sink. Where the back of the ctx actually floats. I’m not sure about salt water but in fresh water the beach low setting in enhanced audio seems to work the best for me in my areas.

i use beach low with enhanced on and sensitivity around 24

@hiluxyota7200 thanks I'm beginning to think my coils faulty..can't run above 18 sensitivity with 11 coil.

@@mickbalton7028 24 is pushing it for me , but mostly I’m in 23 to 24 most time with recovery at 3. If I’m in a cut with iron I will turn it down to 22 and it seems to be smoother. You probably have a lot of mineralization where you’re at.

@hiluxyota7200 thanks for your advice..here in the Mediterranean its super salty an I was advised to get the M8 coil but it's not available in our country yet I'll go back to the equinox untill I can get one..the equinox even in beach 1 is super smooth in the salt..

It's almost totally unbelievable. Nope, not almost.

anywhere people swim , there will be rings that are lost...

@@Randy-ul5hy only way rings will wash out is if they are on bedrock. Always concentrate on the x marks the spot itself. Those intro photos are other places that I found pics of that give a general idea. I would never put an actual picture of my location up because there is always someone that can find it and pound it to death. I actually had it happen just from showing the bottles that I find in the swimming sites that I put in the videos. And yes. During a long period of time without rain the water levels will go down. Back then the deepest it got was around waist deep. But a lot has changed in over a hundred years and the water levels all went down from removing old dams , more drainage and whatever else. Typically if it’s not a bedrock bottom for stuff to slide on it pretty much will rest where they were lost. Look for places that had water slides or any popular spots in the 1920’s. This era will produce the most gold and silver coins because the economy was booming before the depression started in 29. I have a couple sites from the late 1800’s early teens and probably found a dozen rings compared to what I find from spots in the 20’s.

@@hiluxyota7200 Ah...that explains it! Thanks for the info. And I understand what you are saying about confidentiality. When I first started back in the early 80's there were so many places to go, many sites were so close, and so much to find. Now the hobby has become so popular that I have to spend the winters up here in Canada researching potential sites, which in some cases, are 2-4 hours away from my home. Sometimes when I get there only to find its been hammered by someone else. Add to that the government designation of Historic Sites, property development, etc.. and the availability of potential hunting sites is extremely limited. So much know that a few of my detecting buddies have packed it in and dont go out anymore. I am not at that sate yet, but I will agree its just crazy now.

I had it at a park for the first time and I was having trouble with the square nails. I still have to get that part figured out if it’s even possible. It hits hard on small low signals at the beaches for gold. Other than the faster recovery speed with the manticore, I think my ctx will out perform it on trashy parks, but I just have to is it more on land to figure it out more

Thank you

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Thanks for the sub!

Old swimming spots are getting harder to find that are detectable out here. Spent half the day Saturday trying to find one and when we located it there was 6 foot of soft sand that got washed up. Another one last year was thick mud bottom.

You have a lot more history than what we have in Illinois. The old stuff is definitely better to find

Thank you very much!

Yes , this one definitely has me fooled. I just can’t tell compared to other stainless and white gold rings I have found in the past. Will take it to have it tested with a machine someday.