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first go on AT pro, - gold detecting

goldstalker		Posted : Thursday, 18 April 2013 5:58:39 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 11/10/2012(UTC) Posts: 454 Location: greymouth, west coast Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 67 time(s) in 57 post(s)		hi guys just bought a Garrett AT pro off a guy on here, and within the first hour of detecting. i found 2 little bits of gold, first piece weighs 0.13 of a gram and second bit was 0.15 of a gram, i was very surprised it picked up such small targets of gold one was basicly on top of sand stone. and the other was about 1-2 inches deep on top of sand stone i think they gave me a number of 35 i might be wrong tho . im very pleased with myself as i havnt done much detecting before now. i had a minelab ureka gold awhile back but had no luck and didnt really know how to use it. the AT pro is so basic in its settings and i think im really going to enjoy it. i had to dig some horrible sounding targets just to see what they were, a few nails. fencing wire and bucket handles.

Guardian		Posted : Thursday, 18 April 2013 6:40:19 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 30/10/2011(UTC) Posts: 716 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 42 times Was thanked: 222 time(s) in 185 post(s)		They are good machines especially as they aren't gold machines, I just got one last week. The iron audio is good. Well done! Edited by user Thursday, 18 April 2013 6:42:38 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

Shilo		Posted : Thursday, 18 April 2013 9:36:39 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 29/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 573 Location: Kawhia Thanks: 17 times Was thanked: 285 time(s) in 185 post(s)		That's great going especially if it has its standard coil. Make sure you use Pro Mode right from the start, if gives so much more info and detects fainter targets then the standard mode.
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goldstalker		Posted : Friday, 19 April 2013 12:30:26 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 11/10/2012(UTC) Posts: 454 Location: greymouth, west coast Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 67 time(s) in 57 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Guardian They are good machines especially as they aren't gold machines, I just got one last week. The iron audio is good. Well done! yes totaly agree iron audio rocks ")

goldstalker		Posted : Friday, 19 April 2013 12:36:38 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 11/10/2012(UTC) Posts: 454 Location: greymouth, west coast Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 67 time(s) in 57 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Shilo That's great going especially if it has its standard coil. Make sure you use Pro Mode right from the start, if gives so much more info and detects fainter targets then the standard mode. awesome going :) and its standard coil, and yerp pro mode all they way its all ive used so far. im off for another hunt tommorow, might try for coins.

Guardian		Posted : Friday, 19 April 2013 4:36:46 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 30/10/2011(UTC) Posts: 716 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 42 times Was thanked: 222 time(s) in 185 post(s)		Really with the 11"dd - you're a legend! I already have an AT GOLD with the 8x5" coil and really for the goldfields I think it is to big, you can't get it between rocks very easily. I got the AT PRO for an amazing price the only thing that tricked me was with the bigger coil on the AT PRO 1c pieces sounded like a deeper $1/shilling coin so I dug more than usual. The 11" Coil is awesome even though it's a bit more taxing on the arm when you're used to the smaller coil but that wont take long to overcome. I'm not sure why they can't combine the 2 machines - AT GOLD has no notch AT PRO hasn't got true All Metal Mode or threshold Surely they could have a frequency shift built into the AT GOLD to make it usable at the beach ah well guess it's all marketing. Still I have two machines I can't easily drown so that's the big plus!

goldstalker		Posted : Friday, 19 April 2013 10:47:14 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 11/10/2012(UTC) Posts: 454 Location: greymouth, west coast Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 67 time(s) in 57 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Guardian Really with the 11"dd - you're a legend! I already have an AT GOLD with the 8x5" coil and really for the goldfields I think it is to big, you can't get it between rocks very easily. I got the AT PRO for an amazing price the only thing that tricked me was with the bigger coil on the AT PRO 1c pieces sounded like a deeper $1/shilling coin so I dug more than usual. The 11" Coil is awesome even though it's a bit more taxing on the arm when you're used to the smaller coil but that wont take long to overcome. I'm not sure why they can't combine the 2 machines - AT GOLD has no notch AT PRO hasn't got true All Metal Mode or threshold Surely they could have a frequency shift built into the AT GOLD to make it usable at the beach ah well guess it's all marketing. Still I have two machines I can't easily drown so that's the big plus! yes really lol the 8.5 x 11 coil found me tiny gold :) and i wish they could throw both machines together as they both have pros and cons. goodluck on the hunt

sycotoad		Posted : Thursday, 25 April 2013 1:02:13 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 9/08/2012(UTC) Posts: 569 Location: downunder Thanks: 120 times Was thanked: 126 time(s) in 97 post(s)		Its NOT the machine LMAO :)) - ask Chrispy - I just warm them up for you guys to find the gold Now if I have got this right - If I sell the next detector to myself I have a bl00dy good chance of finding my first gold lol Edited by user Thursday, 25 April 2013 1:03:15 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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under the bedrock		Posted : Thursday, 25 April 2013 6:00:54 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 6/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 116 Location: invercargill Was thanked: 14 time(s) in 13 post(s)		bit wet in the longwoods now aye