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Iraq
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Posted Nov 27, 2009, 08:22:59 AM |
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In April I'm going to move to Hawaii Island of Oahu and was just wanted to ask the experts if the Hawaii islands would be worth doing any panning for gold. Thanks for the help
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Villa Rica georgia
Detector used: garret,whites,tesoro,bounty-hunter,,.....
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Reply To This Topic #1 Posted Nov 27, 2009, 08:39:36 AM |
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no matter where you go,there you are!
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Redding,Calif.
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Reply To This Topic #2 Posted Nov 28, 2009, 06:12:34 AM |
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 RUN-don't walk to the beach closest to the most expensive resort you can find. In poor folks beaches(public) you find coins,cheap jewelry and toys. In rich folk beaches you find RIGHTEOUS HIGH GRADE JEWELRY. Proved this out many times in the OC years ago. Public Huntington beaches provide ok stuff but hit Laguna or Corona Del Mar and you make out by far better-go for the gold-tons a au 2 u 2 -John
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Posts: 163
Iraq
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Reply To This Topic #3 Posted Nov 29, 2009, 12:10:25 PM |
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My wife bought me a cheap MD on a black friday deal bless her heart but i am sure that will be fine snice im going to be looking for stuff people lose on the beach I just dont want to be that guy on the beach with the MD is it worth going early in the morn or late at night or is it too late my then?
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Posts: 535
Villa Rica georgia
Detector used: garret,whites,tesoro,bounty-hunter,,.....
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Reply To This Topic #4 Posted Nov 29, 2009, 05:30:29 PM |
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Posts: 708
Redding,Calif.
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Reply To This Topic #5 Posted Nov 30, 2009, 05:59:17 AM |
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Name of unit please--as salt water beaches are extremely hard to gb in as salt is a great conductor and causes trouble(wet especially) for cheaper units. Night time is crime time so go for early am and what is wrong with being the guy on the beach with the detector?? You ashamed of not being lazy??John 
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Detector used: GARRETT GTI 2500
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Reply To This Topic #6 Posted Nov 30, 2009, 07:24:52 AM |
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My wife bought me a cheap MD on a black friday deal bless her heart but i am sure that will be fine snice im going to be looking for stuff people lose on the beach I just dont want to be that guy on the beach with the MD is it worth going early in the morn or late at night or is it too late my then?
Don't even think of trying out a cheap MD on the salt water beaches. They go off constantly on the salt.
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"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything." — Friedrich Nietzsche
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Posts: 163
Iraq
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Reply To This Topic #7 Posted Nov 30, 2009, 01:52:11 PM |
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umm that sucks, maybe i will just give the MD to my wife's little brother i think he would get more use out of it then me. the truth is i think i would get into it and my wife I'm sure would have fun digging for hidden treasure on the beach especially if she found something good.
i was just looking at MD on eBay last night but might be hard to talk the wife into spending money on a real MD the one she bought and I'm embarrassed saying this it is a marsman metal detector professional grade $30.00 so yeah its cheap and being that guy well when i was stationd in hawaii the frist time we always made fun of the guys on the beach weaving in and out of all the people on the beach but i was young dumb and didnt have a care in the world but thought it would be lots of fun.
What would be a good MD for someone starting out on salt water beaches in hawaii. I know my wife will be into it as soon as she finds something, she was all about looking for spear points till she didnt find anything and never wanted to go back.
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Northern & Southern California (Left Coast)
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Reply To This Topic #8 Posted Dec 02, 2009, 02:10:16 PM |
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 RUN-don't walk to the beach closest to the most expensive resort you can find. In poor folks beaches(public) you find coins,cheap jewelry and toys. In rich folk beaches you find RIGHTEOUS HIGH GRADE JEWELRY. Proved this out many times in the OC years ago. Public Huntington beaches provide ok stuff but hit Laguna or Corona Del Mar and you make out by far better-go for the gold-tons a au 2 u 2 -John NOW WHY DID YOU GO AND LET THAT CAT OUT OF THE BAG? HUH? 
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The more one learns the more he understands his ignorance. I am simply an ignor ant man trying to lessen his ignorance *********************************************** Those with the most birthdays live the longest
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Reply To This Topic #9 Posted Feb 02, 2010, 10:41:44 PM |
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Hi there, I have a cheapy Bounty Hunter Tracker lV & it goes good on my local beachs & they have black sands, iron, as well. Detector purrs /......WET or Dry. Above high tide mark or below & the coil is sweet to dip in the drink as well. Wont break the bank & you will find goodies with it. Happy hunting JW 
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Posts: 708
Redding,Calif.
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Reply To This Topic #10 Posted Feb 03, 2010, 06:20:22 AM |
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Old TR technology ifn' memory and time of day serves me well,good on hardrock ferrous/non ferrous too-but depth sucks bigtime-John
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Reply To This Topic #11 Posted Feb 03, 2010, 09:22:02 PM |
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Yer but like I said it is a cheapy & for beach detecting for freshly droped goddies that havnt worked there way 2 feet below the surface it does an ok job down to about 8". That good for finding stuff lost in the last few days.
JW
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