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by stateguy
Thu Oct 23, 2025 7:23 pm
Forum: Tom Dankowski's Metal Detecting Forum
Topic: MINELAB MANTICORE: DATA & PERFORMANCE
Replies: 147
Views: 310265

Re: MINELAB MANTICORE: DATA & PERFORMANCE

au pirate,can you go into more detail about your gold and silver tones. I can’t tell the difference on anything really When I have a short sound I usually know it’s small and usually junk but I have had earrings ( gold) too That’s all I really know on the sounds I am trying to achieve deep signals i...
by stateguy
Sat Oct 11, 2025 10:35 am
Forum: Tom Dankowski's Metal Detecting Forum
Topic: MINELAB MANTICORE: DATA & PERFORMANCE
Replies: 147
Views: 310265

Re: MINELAB MANTICORE: DATA & PERFORMANCE

Sorry Tom, it should have been more specific. How do you tell the tones in your recommendation in prospecting- beach low conductor if all tones are the same. I can tell any difference with these settings except for something small jun( which is short fast sound) Also if I have the iron bias at 6 hun...
by stateguy
Fri Oct 10, 2025 10:55 am
Forum: Tom Dankowski's Metal Detecting Forum
Topic: MINELAB MANTICORE: DATA & PERFORMANCE
Replies: 147
Views: 310265

Re: MINELAB MANTICORE: DATA & PERFORMANCE

Tom how do you know the tones. I am constantly looking at the numbers and the dot
by stateguy
Sun Oct 05, 2025 9:57 pm
Forum: Tom Dankowski's Metal Detecting Forum
Topic: MINELAB MANTICORE: DATA & PERFORMANCE
Replies: 147
Views: 310265

Re: MINELAB MANTICORE: DATA & PERFORMANCE

Tom I was wondering what would be your settings in the saltwater in shallow water that you can still get chains and earring I have been using your beach setting on the wet sand and in the water with some good success. But when there a lot of other metals I can’t tell the difference on what it is. I ...
by stateguy
Mon Nov 11, 2024 10:10 am
Forum: Tom Dankowski's Metal Detecting Forum
Topic: Red numbers = good targets
Replies: 4
Views: 3507

Re: Red numbers = good targets

Tom I am using prospecting and beach low conductor
by stateguy
Mon Nov 11, 2024 1:20 am
Forum: Tom Dankowski's Metal Detecting Forum
Topic: Red numbers = good targets
Replies: 4
Views: 3507

Re: Red numbers = good targets

I should have said this is for the manticore if people don’t know
by stateguy
Mon Nov 11, 2024 12:45 am
Forum: Tom Dankowski's Metal Detecting Forum
Topic: Red numbers = good targets
Replies: 4
Views: 3507

Red numbers = good targets

Too get it out of the way. I use Tom Dankowski settings in all metal. I am not type to play around with different modes because it takes me a long time to comprehend them. So I was doing shallow water hunting about thigh deep in saltwater. Sensitivity at 21-22 I got at least two targets in the red. ...
by stateguy
Sat Sep 14, 2024 2:50 pm
Forum: Tom Dankowski's Metal Detecting Forum
Topic: Tom D... Any new thoughts?
Replies: 38
Views: 30696

Re: Tom D... Any new thoughts?

NASA-Tom wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2024 2:04 am Are you Ground Balancing near the waters edge?
Response Speed on 4 ?
Yes I am Tom, sometimes bring recovery to 5
8 in coil if I didn’t mention it
by stateguy
Sat Sep 14, 2024 1:06 am
Forum: Tom Dankowski's Metal Detecting Forum
Topic: Tom D... Any new thoughts?
Replies: 38
Views: 30696

Re: Tom D... Any new thoughts?

I don’t know how you guys can get your sensitivity above 20.
I am only able to go to 19 with Tom’s settings and 8 in coil
I feel like I am doing something wrong
by stateguy
Mon Aug 19, 2024 11:59 am
Forum: Tom Dankowski's Metal Detecting Forum
Topic: MANITCORE Stabilzer for saltwater
Replies: 1
Views: 3323

MANITCORE Stabilzer for saltwater

Why can Minelab incorporate the stabilizer in all modes It only can be used all terrain modes. I am a beach hunter has anyone used all terrain mode for salt water beaches. I am not having great success at the beach with the manticore. The machine at times comes in with red numbers and will b a good ...