I came across a really good deal on an Etrac... dang it I need to check into the nut house.


Not even reading the manual I took it to the safest park in Memphis I could find and pulled out a half dollar! It's clad but still awesome.

You have an addictive personality...don't you.
What he heck, start an arsenal.
Use the Minelab for great ID's on deep targets in good soil, if you want chains you better go back the the Fisher.

Wel maybe a little addictive! I'm not a drinker so I golf and metal detect. I saw this pop up on Craig's list and it also came with a big coil so I jumped on it. It's not as heavy as I was hearing about as I was use to the at pro.

I do like the length of the unit being 6'3 it's added in inches helps.
I could part with the Atpro but the fisher... no way.

No I gotta learn it!

Man! Thanks for this! Next time somebody asks me about my hobbies!

"I'm not a Golfer, so I Drink and Metal detect"

Heres sort of a funny story: I am very skilled at interviewing perspective employees for the Company I work for...I was involved for many years in this regard, the other Mgrs would bring me in to the interviews to get my 'take' on the persons skills/character...Sometimes I'd just sit there and not say a thing...just observe if they were telling the truth or were complete bullcrappers...The completely unskilled lying bullcrappers, I tagged for Sales roles of course...

Anyway, a few years back, the Company hired a new HR lady, and she was all about compliance etc...so She sat us Management people down in the Conference room one day to review our interview procedures.

I said, "All I need to know in short order to weed them out is, are they gay and what church do they go to"....She about busted a spring! Mortified! She shrieked, "You cannot ask that!" "Its illegal!"

After the appropriate pause for maximum effect, I said,.....

"OK...Can I ask if they Golf On Sundays?"

Can someone give Darktower the number to Detectorists Anonomys?
Man, I have a hard enough time learning one breed of detector on you've got five or six different ones. Seriously, I wouldn't be able to do it. I mean, maybe one different brand name, but not as many as you have. I understand "to each their own" but my brain couldn't handle trying to learn the differences between them. I've been wanting to get an ATPro to water hunt with, but I'm hesitant because of the way my brain functions.

Since we are on this subject and Bruin asked about the AtPro:

Yes! The F70 and AtPro are Brothers of different Mothers! I've written all sorts of posts about this wonderful team! In short, they eat the same batteries. After about 12hrs, the Pro gets a bit hangry when they are about 'half dead'...So, you take those ones out, and stuff them into the F70 for another 15+hrs of great hunting!

They sort of speak the same language, I use the 70 for dirt hunting on account of I feel its faster and gives me much more in depth subtleties on the tones...The Pro just slap kills water gold, chains included...

Yeah, if you are gonna take up a bit of water hunting, and you like your 70, get a Pro...just fire it up in Pro Zero or Pro Custom mode...and hunt...you dont need the PP button or to even GB the damned thing...You may or may not choose to use the disc or Iron Audio Off feature...just depends on the site....Like the 70, easy and fast....

It is super easy to switch from one to the other throughout the day on account of they behave similar and sort of speak the same language, so your brain doesnt really get confused at all!...

The screen is too small to watch TIDS, just hunt audio...This pair of rigs make for a great team of solid and consistently performing hunters for all weather and all situations...They both sling off the loot in their prospective strengths...

You know Icescratcher has made a lot of money hunting water for Gold and uses a Pro...so yeah, you probably better get one...especially if you want to just bury DIGGER in this seasons challenge...

Lol! I plan on burying D27 and I can do it using a Radio Shack rig.

Yes, Ice Scratcher does use an ATPro and I'd like to get one to be able to water hunt with him. He's the type of guy that once it gets warmer he'll be in the water and won't come out to dirt hunt with me anymore until fall.

Yes I need the number! I've always liked having numerous toys and learning them all. The at pro is probably the easiest out there. I bought it for beach hunting really. The Etrac while heavy is really deep from my amateur expensive. I pulled today a bullet from 11 inches! I'm sure the fisher would do the same if I had them to compare. I'm going to do a test garden soon and compare all three!

Darktower, I'm just busting your balls a bit. It's cool that you have and use multiple rigs. I just couldn't do it with my mindset is all.

Darktower, looking forward to your comparison tests. I've been looking to "upgrade" somewhere down the road. Been looking at posts on impact and deus and that Rutus alter 71. Maybe by the time I'm ready to get a new one, fisher will have something new out.

It's kinda like my hunting rifles. I have many but how many can I use at once? I shoot them all st the range, know MOI of them all but some do better in different situations. My 7mag can nail targets 400 yards away with a boat tail bullet. My BLR 308 is a woods gun.

I kinda look at it the same way lol I like variety! I'll try to post something soon on depth comparison.

There is a Detectorists Anonymous?

Please D.A. I need help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!