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Hey, thanks for the view, like and comment, I truly appreciate it. How'd my suggestions work out?

In that you started your channel to show friends and family what you do when metal detecting, and you’re serving that purpose, while at the same time enjoy making and watching your content, then you’re already winning. Your Maprika video brought me to your channel, probably because I’ve been delving in map overlays. A month later, (today), I’m watching vintage bicycle repair videos, and right there in the column pops up your Maprika video. 🤷‍♂ Go figure. Not sure what suggestions you’re referencing.

Hey there, sorry about the slow response, I am not getting notifications from KZbin for some reason that there are comments on my videos. And to add to it at this point I had gotten burned out on the whole video metal detecting thing so I took a little Hiatus from it. I'll take your suggestions to heart and see what I can do about that as I am getting back into doing the videos now. And at the hottest time of the year here in louisiana! But I had in the past done a little intro that I thought was short enough and gotten some hateful comments about how it was boring and get on with the detecting and show us what you found. So I'm going to go after the video thing with renewed vigor in upcoming episodes. I don't really care about the algorithms, I'm not monetized even though KZbin has chosen to show ads during my videos, I have no control over that and I'll certainly let you know that I don't make any money off of it. But thanks for the view and the subscription.

Thanks, that little strip of park has given up 60 or 70 coins, a few Wheaties, quite a few copper memorial pennies, a lot of clad dimes and quarters and some nickelsbut no silver in that area.

Thanks! That area has yielded 60 or 70 coins between me and a couple buddies, a few wheats, no Silver, a bunch of clad Dimes and Quarters and many copper memorial pennies. I call that area the coin patch... ;)

I posted in Underground Metal Detecting about that with screenshots of my mode settings, you're about the 5th one to ask... Hunted in Ground Coin 50 Tone Conductive and switched to Ground Coin Combined with 310 kHz below Nickels 800 kHz for Nickels 500 kHz above Nickels to just above Zinc and 1200 kHz from above Zinc and up.

Thanks... spot on about?

Yeah, it's frustrating, I try to get good audio so everyone can hear the detector and me. I'm not much of a "talk to myself" kind of guy so it's tough to narrate sometimes. I like to give tips (like raising the coil) for folks that don't know about it but I don't want to come off as thinking I'm an "expert"... I'm not. I just need to balance everything our. And one of my other detecting buddies has said lots of folks don't care to see clad and trash dug, just Silvers and Gold. I'll never please them and won't try. I show some trash in each video because, well... we all dig trash and clad far more than we do treasure. Thanks for the support!

I agree. We will never please everyone on KZbin. Just do what you do and the rest will fall into place.

Probably 14 ft or better, we take our motorhome under it regularly when we're leaving or coming back on trips and semis go down that road all the time

Yeah around here that's for sure, there's been activity since the mid 1600s. I've got one site I can date to the 1850's for sure, possibly older but the oldest coin so far is an 1883 "V" nickel. Check out my other Season 3 videos...

Thanks! I find water hunting very relaxing. The headphones on that detector seal very well and I can ignore everything around me if I want. The whole experience is very calming. For me it's all about the hunt rather than the finds. Glad you enjoyed it.

So I'm being told. I knew it had some age but never imagined how old it "could" be. I'm beside myself because I'm all about saving history.

Are those hearing aids bluetooth enabled? If so you can use the transmitter that I did a video on a couple of videos back and sync it with your hearing aids and then plug it into the headphone jack on the detector

Yep, the E-Trac is a Silver Magnet for sure! And I expect this CTX3030 to do even better in the iron infested spots I hunt now. My E-Trac lives with the NEL Sharpshooter coil on it. I have all 3 coils (6, 11, and 17) for this CTX3030 though.

@@AdventuresInMetalDetecting I also have a Fisher CZ-6 and a Fisher 1266-X. I love 'em all. I have the X/Ray 5" coil, and the original 11" coil. I haven't hunted much in the last 1 1/2 years because my wife is going blind from the "Clot Shots" And I have to swing from my medical mobility scooter.

Yep, I got the velcro, I just need to get it attached. But I'm going to use this setup on three of my detectors, the only one I won't use it on is my Equinox 800. And this machine is a CTX3030, my E-Trac stayed at home today. Got to find some better Bluetooth headphones though. Especially if I sell my Equinox...

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Thanks for asking! On the E-Trac and CTX3030, you get Fe (ferrous) and Co (conductive) numbers. The good range for Ferrous is somewhere in the 10 to 14 range typically (but not always) and Conductive numbers can be all over but typically a nickel is (Fe-Co) 12-13 and a copper penny is 12-43 or 44 and a quarter will be in the 12-46/47/48 range depending if clad or Silver. Hope this helps!

Hi there! Thanks for the comment. I'm glad you like it, I got it back in 2014 and it's virtually indestructible. It's the Sampson 31 inch "T" Handle Serrated. I got it from Rich at Colonial Metal Detectors. He still sells them but they are currently out of stock. Right now he has them listed at $63.65. Thanks for taking the time to view this video.

The CTX3030 is a lot heavier than the Equinox, but the weights not bad, not at all like most people are making out. The machine has its detractors that couldn't figure it out and they talk all the trash they can about it but if you have ever Swung one you'll agree that it's not horrible and it is really well balanced. I generally swing mine for 4 to 5 hours when I go out and Hunt. So if I can do that and not feel it I think pretty much anybody should be able to. I am 67 years old with a bad back, and this thing just doesn't bother it at all.

Understandable. I’m lucky to make 3 hours sometimes. 5 hours would feel weird to me. 😂.

My hunts are almost always long ones. When I was in Florida and hunting in the water, it wouldn't be surprising for me to do 6 hours and I have done as much as eight hours on several of those hunts. However up on the dirt once I've done about 3 to 4 hours in this heat I am done.

Understandable. I usually don’t have that much time when I get to go out. Usually 3 to 4 hours max.

Hey there! We're good, hope yall are doing great. If you want hit it with me sometime hit me up. I'll PM you.

Thanks. Yeah they were real interesting to find indeed. I had such a beautiful signal for the quarter and it was reading 6 and 7 in deep but I could tell that there was some rusty iron somewhere around it too. Using that fairly open screen with two-tone Ferrous is really an experience. If you swing a CTX 3030 or an E-Trac, you might want to give it a try. But I'm always amazed at the E-Trac's and now the CTX3030's ability to pull coins out of patches of heavy Iron and trash.

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THANKS! The videos will improve, I ordered a new Akaso V50X actioncam, now i need to find a way to incorporate detector sounds and get a camera looking at the screen. I played with syncing the sound from one camera to two videos in this also, and i think it worked pretty well.I just went with coins mode for this first hunt, but I did do some pattern edits and I found it a bit easier to do on the fly than with my E-Trac. I got use to using the GPS features since I never played with that on my buddy's machine. The E-Trac has always amazed me with its ability to pick good targets out from amongst Iron and other trash and I already have seen that on 3 of the targets on this hunt. Thanks again for the comment and have a great day!

@@AdventuresInMetalDetecting Just checked out that camera. Looks good. I might get one too!

@@SullivanCountyTom1969 Amazon has it on sale right now for $79! And it uses GoPro mounts and brackets. I bought an accessory kit with my first one that had like 200 pieces and it's been really handy. Check out my AIMD S1E1 video to see my initial setup. I have since gone to just clipping my camera to my hat bill. Most of my videos have been shot that way. It's tough to shoot a video and detect solo...

You're welcome, it will take some practice to perfect but it's fun once you get it down.

Now Coiltek has its Nox Series coils coming out, I don't know how they will compare to the Minelab coils in weight, performance, or pricing but you may want to consider them as well. I don't regret getting the Minelab 15 inch but Coiltek makes killer coils.

@@AdventuresInMetalDetecting the Coiltek 15” is the one I have my eye on, it looks fantastic. 😁

Thanks! Yeah the coil shocked me when I put it beside the 6 and 11 inch coils for sure. But it really doesn't add as much weight as I was afraid it would. Definitely worth the cost! I love our beaches, all the way from Pensacola around the Panhandl down to Apalachicola. Thanks again!

Thanks! Yeah the size of that coil shocked me when I put it beside the 6 and 11 inch coils for sure. But it really doesn't add as much weight as I was afraid it would. Definitely worth the cost! I love our beaches, all the way from Pensacola around the Panhandl down to Apalachicola. Thanks again!

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Thanks, yeah we've got some sweet beaches here. I've been blessed to live here for sure. In the summer I get to water hunt and in the winter I can do the dry sand or go into town and dirt fish!

Very lucky indeed to have the beach there! I have rivers where I am but have only really tried water hunting twice. Decent temperatures here too for the most part! Happy New Year!