Thomas Dankowski's Metal Detecting Forum

Yes Tom, that's a good hunting practice to remember. I see GB numbers ranging from 5 at the water's edge to the high 20's on top of a slope filled with loose shells. At times I have used auto tracking when walking up and down the slope but prefer the fixed GB after a water's edge balance.

Thanks for the clarification on that!

Tom... Do you use a threshold while hunting the salt beach? I have heard of some people using one, but I find the extra noise to be more than I need especially with high sensitivity. I currently have the sensitivity around 26 to 28 on the wet sand with the M8 and just a hint of threshold at 3. Thank...

Tom... Do you use a threshold while hunting the salt beach? I have heard of some people using it, but I find the extra noise to be more than I need especially with high sensitivity. I currently have the sensitivity around 26 to 28 on the wet sand with the M8. Thanks Bob

Hello TallTom, I had no problem opening the usage notes on the Tarsacci. Thanks!

Hello Okara What setup did you use? Here there are beaches that vary greatly in salinity and this art of shells and coral remains In these dirtier areas the automatic LB has been more interesting for me. I spend 95% of the time in water up to my neck in surf I have been using Tom's settings since I...

I used the M8 today in the saltwater and was running sensitivity around 23 / 24. Good target on this 18k open earring, weighing 1.7 grams.
The M8 certainly likes the small stuff. Trying to size things to be accepted on the forum

Thanks for your input, Tom! When I used the Equinox for 5 years, I never used auto tracking on the sand but occasionally did in the water. And when gold hunting out West, I never used auto tracking no matter how hot the ground was as I couldn't take a chance of tuning out the faint targets. Anxious ...

Tom... I ground balance near the water's edge here on the Gulf side of Fl. Averaging around a #13. Beach LC. The sand is dense and lacking any shells. As I walk up the slope, I start to encounter layers of shells etc. and a GB can be as high as the 30's. Because of this I have been using the auto tr...

Thanks for the information Tom. I'm in the water unless it is too rough or there are some nice cuts. Always thinking... Chains, but they are elusive. We all know there are loads of them out there but securing them is another challenge. I'll give it a try as to a higher sensitivity on the wet sand bu...