Smokey's Equinox 800 Finds.

ctxkid said:

Smoky bandit said:

If there are 5 blokes that regularly detect the area they dont own a NOX :Y: ]

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lucky they don't have CTX's

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Mate, Smoky has the right detector for that trashy site, if he gets a few more totals like that he can buy a CTX for the beaches......

I love both the CTX and the Nox but yeah there is just something about the Nox that makes it especially good for trashy sites. :Y:

Heatho said:

I love both the CTX and the Nox but yeah there is just something about the Nox that makes it especially good for trashy sites. :Y:

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you also have the 6 inch coil for the CTX ?

I've got the coiltek 10x5 and it's sort of redundant now I have the Nox. The smaller coils are great on the CTX but the nox with 11" is still better at isolating good targets such as goldies in dense trash. The goldies just leap out of the background extremely well for some reason and ground coverage is much better than the smaller CTX coils. More ground coverage equals more treasure.

The raw power of the CTX and the 17" coil is awesome on the beaches and Nox definitely doesn't punch as deep but in trashy parks it really is a great detector. The Nox is pretty much my go to detector now and the CTX is more of a specialised deep seeking tool for me now.

You need tp try one for a few weeks.

ctxkid said:

Smoky bandit said:

If there are 5 blokes that regularly detect the area they dont own a NOX :Y: ]

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lucky they don't have CTX's

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:Y: :Y:

When the 6 inch comes out for the Nox it will out do the CTX in trashy areas easy :Y: Ohhh hang on it already does with th 11 inch. :Y: {)

Heatho said:

You need tp try one for a few weeks.

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my mate has one seen his used lots , have used one , yeah they are ok :Y:
i haven't got one yet ! that says something

ctxkid said:

Heatho said:

You need tp try one for a few weeks.

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my mate has one seen his used lots , have used one , yeah they are ok :Y:
i haven't got one yet ! that says something

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Takes a while to get to know them properly.

The trashy areas here might be a lot worse than where you detect, with 1000's of people every weekend at sportsfields around here the non ferrous trash is severe and the CTX can suffer a bit from the blending of target signals, the "high trash" target separation helps with that but not entirely.

All good if you don't need one but I did need to get one, can't wait until the larger 15 inch coil comes out. I won't be getting the smaller coil as it doesn't need it, the 11 inch coil is good enough for the Nox.

Yep When I looked at that huge huge...did I say HUGE oval and then looked at the 11 inch coil......It was like that jeep ad on tv........YOUR GONNA NEED A BIGGER COIL. I'm also looking forward to the 6 inch as I have an area that I think the Nox with the 6inch will work well on small bits of GOLD :Y: :Y:

Smoky bandit said:

Yep When I looked at that huge huge...did I say HUGE oval and then looked at the 11 inch coil......It was like that jeep ad on tv........YOUR GONNA NEED A BIGGER COIL. I'm also looking forward to the 6 inch as I have an area that I think the Nox with the 6inch will work well on small bits of GOLD :Y: :Y:

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Yeah I know what you mean about the large areas, best way I approach it is just do the best spots first like under trees and sidelines or just pick out say 20mx20m areas to do and just grid them one by one, can be daunting sometimes.

Hope you get some gold with the smaller coil when you give it a go, will be very interesting.

Divide ... and conquer
The only way to do any area properly (well thats my strategy anyway)

i had the big coil on the other day and got smoked by my mate with the stock coil (got 2 coins) i went back the next day with the 11 and score 17 coins, its horses for courses :Y:
i think 10 by 5 would not work as well as a stock 6, but truly i can count on one hand the areas i'd need one, only normal around the beverage selling areas (fecking ringpulls) but gridding with the 11 normally gets most good things

Heatho said:

Smoky bandit said:

Yep When I looked at that huge huge...did I say HUGE oval and then looked at the 11 inch coil......It was like that jeep ad on tv........YOUR GONNA NEED A BIGGER COIL. I'm also looking forward to the 6 inch as I have an area that I think the Nox with the 6inch will work well on small bits of GOLD :Y: :Y:

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Yeah I know what you mean about the large areas, best way I approach it is just do the best spots first like under trees and sidelines or just pick out say 20mx20m areas to do and just grid them one by one, can be daunting sometimes.

Hope you get some gold with the smaller coil when you give it a go, will be very interesting.

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Yer so do I mate.Its definitely capable in mild ground. :Y: ...I just gridded less than quarter of the field..next trip this Thursday morning will do the same until I've made it all the way around.Probably be time to start again by then :Y:

Heatho said:

Takes a while to get to know them properly.

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i am still learning the CTX :Y:
there was something not right (to me) bout the nox 8) have the same feeling about the deus
next thing is a 6in, then i should have the all round package in the CTX

ctxkid said:

Heatho said:

Takes a while to get to know them properly.

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i am still learning the CTX :Y:
there was something not right (to me) bout the nox 8) have the same feeling about the deus
next thing is a 6in, then i should have the all round package in the CTX

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I didn't like the Nox much at first either but let's just say it has grown on me.

Heatho said:

ctxkid said:

Heatho said:

Takes a while to get to know them properly.

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i am still learning the CTX :Y:
there was something not right (to me) bout the nox 8) have the same feeling about the deus
next thing is a 6in, then i should have the all round package in the CTX

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I didn't like the Nox much at first either but let's just say it has grown on me.

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Me to
For the first week I wished I'd kept the xterra..But now I love it...it is an awesome detector for the price :Y:

Another cherry picking adventure.
The rain got to heavy so had to cut it short.Just dug the good 21... 22s and 17s
I actually needed one of these. :Y: . :Y:

Nice hunt SB, gotta be happy with those spendable.
Whats the 17's you chase? Gold of 50cents?

I actually found an identical hammer wedge last week but in poor condition and i didnt know what it was, could only read "EDG" and see the steps so glad you got yours and taught me what it is lol

Well done again :Y:

Showground Gold arty:

Those "5" other blokes detecting must have flat batteries :lol:

A very good week :Y:

LORD said:

Nice hunt SB, gotta be happy with those spendable.
Whats the 17's you chase? Gold of 50cents?

I actually found an identical hammer wedge last week but in poor condition and i didnt know what it was, could only read "EDG" and see the steps so glad you got yours and taught me what it is lol

Well done again :Y:

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Hi mate
The 17s arr 50c on the Nox
Theres just to many targets there not to discriminate ...Dont want to upset the caretaker with 100s of plugs so I'm just cleaning out all the higher spendibles :Y:
Glad to be of service with the wedge..hopefully next week I find a axe wedge :Y:

The Scrounger said:

Showground Gold arty:

Those "5" other blokes detecting must have flat batteries :lol:

A very good week :Y:

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Either that or they using a ctx or deus mate ] ]