WHITES DFX VERSENOKTA MAKRO ANFIBIO..

calabash digger Wrote:
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> You can hold my Gopro while I dig a deep hole to
> throw this dead dog in....

As long as you tell it stop recording !

Great busting em with you. It's all in good fun I hope you know that.

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calabash digger Wrote:
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The problem is MRH you think your special and your not. Your just a Ole timer that's jealous against any new comer who has any amount of success......bottom line that's you! I am published too book I am in will be out shortly ,send me your address and I will send you a copy to teach you how to run a certain detector...

You couldn't be more WRONG if you tried (and your entire statement above is laughable to say the least).

1st of all = I'm not what the real old timers would consider an old timer,,, I'm only 55 yrs old but started detecting when I was 14 yrs old so that's 41 yrs now in case you're math illiterate. And being in the trades my entire life has kept me young/physically fit for the most part so almost 100% of the people that meet me cannot guess my age within 7 to 10 yrs - most think I'm around 45 because I'm not old looking, gray, bald or fat like so many at my age. I hang sheetrock/plaster board and sling mud and concrete stucco slurry all day/every day thru-out the yr = keeps one fit, strong and young.

2nd = I'm not "jealous" of you or anyone else for whatever "success" they have or don't have. I'm not/never been the jealous type and actually enjoy seeing others experience success in all forms.

3rd = I don't think I'm "special" in some/any manner more so than any others here. I'm not that type either. (that's just your stupid opinion and/or perception of me) which doesn't make it true.

4th = I've watched a good couple dozen of your loud mouthed in your face vids (time I'll regretfully never get back) and/but you haven't taught me a dam thing I didn't already know so don't flatter yourself.

And back to your comment above on "success",,, I don't see how you view/why you consider making vids of old VS new machines and bashing the old machines as to being some sort of "success"?? I mean, afterall, that was my whole b_tch about this thread and the others like it that you've done as well as the attention grabbing BS. The content you've provided within this thread and in the video doesn't equate to success in any way/shape/form. Success would be if this thread and the video were all about you finding some good finds in a pounded to death site filmed live somewhere and things of that nature but it's not and neither is the video. All it is/was is another bashing of the old vs the latest/greatest on the market which MANY here have repeatedly stated they're tired of seeing and do not like but you don't HEAR very well either and/but I guess in your mind and according to what you say and in doing these slam vids = it IS some sort of "success",,,which,,, is beyond a strange way of looking at things imo...

PS
you write a book on detectors!? Haha now THAT'S funny

Considering the DFX is a SMF, wouldn't a DFX vs Equinox 600 be a more apples to apples comparison?

True Cal might have to do a video...all I got is the 800 though.

Nobody makes you or any others click on my threads.. As for success hope to have a live dig video in a few days. I am in the low country hunting... I hope to add a slave tag to my collection this season.Maybe I can call you and get some tips on hunting in the iron..... NOT...To be honest I really dont care who likes me on here..... What really gets me though is this so called noob that doesnt know NUTTIN can get under some ole so called experts skin so bad... I will dedicate a find in my video today to you , I hope that makes you feel better MRH.


MichiganRelicHunter Wrote:
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calabash digger Wrote:
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> -----
> The problem is MRH you think your special and your
> not. Your just a Ole timer that's jealous against
> any new comer who has any amount of success......b
> ottom line that's you! I am published too book I
> am in will be out shortly ,send me your address an
> d I will send you a copy to teach you how to run a
> certain detector...
>

>
> You couldn't be more WRONG if you tried (and your
> entire statement above is laughable to say the lea
> st).
>
> 1st of all = I'm not what the real old timers woul
> d consider an old timer,,, I'm only 55 yrs old but
> started detecting when I was 14 yrs old so that's
> 41 yrs now in case you're math illiterate. And bei
> ng in the trades my entire life has kept me young/
> physically fit for the most part so almost 100% of
> the people that meet me cannot guess my age within
> 7 to 10 yrs - most think I'm around 45 because I'm
> not old looking, gray, bald or fat like so many at
> my age. I hang sheetrock/plaster board and sling m
> ud and concrete stucco slurry all day/every day th
> ru-out the yr = keeps one fit, strong and young.
>
> 2nd = I'm not "jealous" of you or anyone else for
> whatever "success" they have or don't have. I'm no
> t/never been the jealous type and actually enjoy s
> eeing others experience success in all forms.
>
> 3rd = I don't think I'm "special" in some/any mann
> er more so than any others here. I'm not that type
> either. (that's just your stupid opinion and/or pe
> rception of me) which doesn't make it true.
>
> 4th = I've watched a good couple dozen of your lou
> d mouthed in your face vids (time I'll regretfully
> never get back) and/but you haven't taught me a da
> m thing I didn't already know so don't flatter you
> rself.
>
> And back to your comment above on "success",,, I d
> on't see how you view/why you consider making vids
> of old VS new machines and bashing the old machine
> s as to being some sort of "success"?? I mean, aft
> erall, that was my whole b_tch about this thread a
> nd the others like it that you've done as well as
> the attention grabbing BS. The content you've prov
> ided within this thread and in the video doesn't e
> quate to success in any way/shape/form. Success wo
> uld be if this thread and the video were all about
> you finding some good finds in a pounded to death
> site filmed live somewhere and things of that natu
> re but it's not and neither is the video. All it i
> s/was is another bashing of the old vs the latest/
> greatest on the market which MANY here have repeat
> edly stated they're tired of seeing and do not lik
> e but you don't HEAR very well either and/but I gu
> ess in your mind and according to what you say and
> in doing these slam vids = it IS some sort of "suc
> cess",,,which,,, is beyond a strange way of lookin
> g at things imo...
>
> PS
> you write a book on detectors!? Haha now THAT'S fu
> nny



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/26/2018 12:32PM by calabash digger.

I like going head to head with folks on detectors and if I am wrong about something I am man enough to admit. Some of the other forums have told me to stop posting these types of videos. They want to keep it dumbed down so it doesnt affect detector sales... I take that personal BECAUSE as we all know all detectors are not created equal and some are better at things than others. Now any head to head comparsion is being taken away.






therover61 Wrote:
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> calabash digger Wrote:
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> -----
> > You can hold my Gopro while I dig a deep hole t
> o
> > throw this dead dog in....
>
> As long as you tell it stop recording !
>
> Great busting em with you. It's all in good fun I
> hope you know that.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/26/2018 12:37PM by calabash digger.

MRH I did not write a book on detecting but I contributed to one coming out soon .. I have been thinking about writing one on the Anfibio and Equinox . I dont know if I have the time though. If I do decide to write one I will send you a copy. SIGNED! BTW I might do so detecting classes this summer for the tourist and your welcome to join.

One question! If my post bug you or others why do you guys even click on them???? Million dollar question.

calabash digger Wrote:
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> MRH I did not write a book on detecting but I cont
> ributed to one coming out soon .. I have been thin
> king about writing one on the Anfibio and Equinox
> . I dont know if I have the time though. If I do d
> ecide to write one I will send you a copy. SIGNED!
> BTW I might do so detecting classes this summer fo
> r the tourist and your welcome to join.
>
> One question! If my post bug you or others why do
> you guys even click on them???? Million dollar que
> stion.


To see what's gonna happen next!

Good answer! Just busting MRH's chops a little because he likes to bust mine.

Calabash if you are going to make comparison video's you need to be at least moderately proficient at running both machines, just sayin. Buy the way I really like your comparison video's.

coinspader Wrote:
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> Calabash if you are going to make comparison video
> 's you need to be at least moderately proficient a
> t running both machines, just sayin. Buy the way I
> really like your comparison video's.


I agree to a point.
But how hard or easy a detector is to set to detect at near peak or peak performance could mean a great deal to a person thinking of purchasing. At the very least his videos showed this. Not a total loss.
Probably a good idea to do 2 videos when comparing.
One where detector is at factory presets.
Another where detector is supposedly dialed for peak performance at site tested.

So if a person is going to do comparison videos, they are imo committing themselves to learning how to set up for peak performance where tested/compared. If they won’t commit to this. Don’t do the comparison videos.

I don’t think Calabash is past the point of not taking in info/suggestions and learning.

I will say this.
Some of the folks here who have been detecting for decades.
Seems we never got to see their thoughts, posts when talking about detectors earlier in their detecting carreers.
Due to internet and metal detecting forums non existence.
Think about that.

In case folks missed.
A recent post posted here.
Should be studied.

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> uently/hence;..…. an exceptionally-open forum. . .
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> ce.
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Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 12/26/2018 05:09PM by tnsharpshooter.

I'd like to see a comparison between the Anfibio (coil of your choice) and a DFX with a BigFoot Coil clad stabbing at a local park. No single detector is the best at all types of detecting. My Anfibio couldn't hold a candle to a White's GMT for hunting small gold nuggets. My Anfibio would make a pretty poor Competition detector. Wouldn't be my first choice for hunting in the saltwater either. Different tools for different situations. Because a certain detector isn't the best in one, it doesn't mean it's not any good for another task.

Calabash videos are some of the most eye-opening ones out there. NOT because of the comparisons.....

It's becasue of all the grown ass babies it brings out of the woodwork. Grown men attacking a guy for making comparison videos....about metal detecting. Talking about his intelligence - accent - weight - restaurant his family owns. Pathetic.

How some of these guys call themselves men is beyond me. No real man does that.

Pepsi vs Coke....Ford vs Chevy....Nike vs Reebok....Raiders vs Broncos. This is nothing new.

OH NOOOO...Calabash did a VS against my detector and it lost. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! He is stupid...he is a rookie...his restaurant sucks. It is LITERALLY how a child acts.

If you don't have soil like his....what does it matter?
If you are not a relic hunter....what does it matter?
If you are not using the machines he is...what does it matter?
If you have a strict budget of $300 and just want to detect....what does it matter?
If you just plain enjoy your current detector and are HAPPY.....what does it matter?
If you have an unlimited budget to buy all of these...what does it matter?
If you are HAPPY with your finds and do NOT need a GW button to be thrilled....what does it matter?

Lastly...if you just plain don't like the guy...what does it matter? NOBODY is here for that opinion...we are here for metal detecting opinions. This is not "cry me a river" forums.....just STFU already...we are here for metal detecting.

Why make it personal when Calabash doesn't? Why the NEED to tell us all how much you dislike him? Why the hatred towards a man you have never met? Grow up...go get some mental help.

Don't watch. Don't click. See his name - just look away.

The dude has invited ALL of his haters to come eat at his restaurant and hunt some DAMN GOOD locations with him. No takers...just keyboard warriors blah blah blahing so they can have a piece of his pie and get some attention by standing next to his name in forum posts.

Tell him he is wrong. Tell him you don't agree. Go make a video disputing his. But for hell's sake leave the man alone on a personal level. Makes it seem you just want the attention he is drumming up. Go create your own attention...leeches.

His posts are getting locked down elsewhere because of the asshats who follow up....NOT because of his video content. This is not a "freedom of speech" issue...this is a "grow up" and stop making the forums a personal battleground issue. Admins and mods at other forums need to leave the threads alone...and start banning the dimwits who cannot handle proper conversation without making it personal. (Guilty as charged for making my point.)

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/26/2018 07:43PM by TheHunterGT.

Totally agree Hunter GT. There are some nuggets in Calabash's videos. Learned something about iSat numbers. Keep them coming Calabash. Txquest

I always thought Whites should have just raised the XLT's frequency to 14.7 and rode that pony another 10 years...... I think there best coinshooter was the M6.

Kenny
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I couldn't Have said it better HunterGT……………...So True


TheHunterGT Wrote:
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> Calabash videos are some of the most eye-opening o
> nes out there. NOT because of the comparisons....
> .
>
> It's becasue of all the grown ass babies it brings
> out of the woodwork. Grown men attacking a guy fo
> r making comparison videos....about metal detectin
> g. Talking about his intelligence - accent - weig
> ht - restaurant his family owns. Pathetic.
>
> How some of these guys call themselves men is beyo
> nd me. No real man does that.
>
> Pepsi vs Coke....Ford vs Chevy....Nike vs Reebok..
> ..Raiders vs Broncos. This is nothing new.
>
> OH NOOOO...Calabash did a VS against my detector a
> nd it lost. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! He
> is stupid...he is a rookie...his restaurant sucks.
> It is LITERALLY how a child acts.
>
> If you don't have soil like his....what does it ma
> tter?
> If you are not a relic hunter....what does it matt
> er?
> If you are not using the machines he is...what doe
> s it matter?
> If you have a strict budget of $300 and just want
> to detect....what does it matter?
> If you just plain enjoy your current detector and
> are HAPPY.....what does it matter?
> If you have an unlimited budget to buy all of thes
> e...what does it matter?
> If you are HAPPY with your finds and do NOT need a
> GW button to be thrilled....what does it matter?
>
> Lastly...if you just plain don't like the guy...wh
> at does it matter? NOBODY is here for that opinio
> n...we are here for metal detecting opinions. Thi
> s is not "cry me a river" forums.....just STFU alr
> eady...we are here for metal detecting.
>
> Why make it personal when Calabash doesn't? Why
> the NEED to tell us all how much you dislike him?
> Why the hatred towards a man you have never met?
> Grow up...go get some mental help.
>
> Don't watch. Don't click. See his name - just lo
> ok away.
>
> The dude has invited ALL of his haters to come eat
> at his restaurant and hunt some DAMN GOOD location
> s with him. No takers...just keyboard warriors b
> lah blah blahing so they can have a piece of his p
> ie and get some attention by standing next to his
> name in forum posts.
>
> Tell him he is wrong. Tell him you don't agree.
> Go make a video disputing his. But for hell's sak
> e leave the man alone on a personal level. Makes
> it seem you just want the attention he is drumming
> up. Go create your own attention...leeches.
>
> His posts are getting locked down elsewhere becaus
> e of the asshats who follow up....NOT because of h
> is video content. This is not a "freedom of spee
> ch" issue...this is a "grow up" and stop making th
> e forums a personal battleground issue. Admins
> and mods at other forums need to leave the threads
> alone...and start banning the dimwits who cannot h
> andle proper conversation without making it person
> al. (Guilty as charged for making my point.)

The solution to comparison videos that cause so much angst is not censorship or limiting the freedom of others, it is more comparison videos, many, many more. That is always the right answer to any speech issue; if free speech doesn't protect unwelcome speech then what does it protect?.

I appreciate these videos and encourage more, not less. Where else is anyone going to find something approaching ground truth (pun)? Not from detector manufactures. Not from detector reviews I've seen where every detector is a jim-dandy that can pull good targets out of "hunted out sites." Obviously, the site isn't "hunted out" if targets are still being found. A comparison hunt video is only useful to me when targets in the dirt are analyzed side-by-side by each machine, that adds intelligence. Showing several different detectors pulling targets independently of each other is meaningless unless you were unsure a detector could even function marginally as advertised.

My CTX has some good things I like, but it is cr@p on small low conductors like thin rings and jewelry and is not impressively deep as compared to other manufacturers, and it's heavy, and it has poor target separation, and it nulls on iron creating widespread masking - but, so what? At least there are multiple videos documenting it so I'm not ignorant of it.

Perhaps ML doesn't like seeing their product fail, then they should build a detector that doesn't have these issues (oh, yeah, they did a year ago). It doesn't bother me to know where a detector falls short - ignorance is not bliss. As the great Athenian philosopher, Socrates wrote; "the unexamined detector is not worth buying" (Fred Socrates - of Athens Georgia).

Anyway, I appreciate the effort that Calabash puts into his videos. But, he has yet to prove the Anfibio has any real authority in his ground until I see a head-to-head against my mighty Garrett Ace 250! The winner will be which detector produces the loudest bell tone (I bet it'll be the Garrett).

calabash digger Wrote:
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> You can hold my Gopro while I dig a deep hole to
> throw this dead dog in....


Good video Cal. About a week ago you did a video using your current pet detectors, Anfibio, Deus, and EQ 800 in hot dirt. For all intents and purposes they failed that test for sure. Yet you were as friendly to those detectors as one would be to the tax man who said you were getting a refund. There's was no " if you use these detectors in hot ground you're missing a lot of targets or say anything as detrimental to folks as you've said about Tessoros. Garret's, and now Whites plus others that failed your tests.Why would you not dig a hole and throw those 3 dead dogs in?

Totally agree with Hunter GT well said buddy.

Calabash digger rocks love his videos
Looking back 50 years when I started there was no information on detectors at all you got what you bought and that's that you learned by digging thrash lot's of thrash and so forth now with the internet you tube there so much more information learning curve is shorter . A guy with 2 years detecting can beat a old guy like me it's all about location and the right tool for the site .


Now as detector verse detector I want more I will use the best out there if I (know) so keep up the good work Cal. I can make a better choice by knowing what detector a does compared to detector b . As to people not liking what you do I could care less I want as much information as possible to make a informed choice thanks Cal. sube

Tom Slick Wrote:
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> I'd like to see a comparison between the Anfibio (
> coil of your choice) and a DFX with a BigFoot Coil
> clad stabbing at a local park. No single detector
> is the best at all types of detecting. My Anfibio
> couldn't hold a candle to a White's GMT for huntin
> g small gold nuggets. My Anfibio would make a pret
> ty poor Competition detector. Wouldn't be my first
> choice for hunting in the saltwater either. Differ
> ent tools for different situations. Because a cert
> ain detector isn't the best in one, it doesn't mea
> n it's not any good for another task.


Ding ding ding = we got a winner!

1000xs what Tom S said above

HunterGT -- You said "Tell him he is wrong. Tell him you don't agree. Go make a video disputing his.". That's why some forums have banned the comparisons from the get go. Some people always have to be right, no matter what, and they will go on and on and drag things out and then it escalates into huge messes. It goes for both sides too, the one that posts them and the ones that go back and forth with them about it. The easiest solution for moderators to it is to nip it in the bud before it ever starts. I've been on the forums for around 24 years now. I've seen forums come and go....some be very popular then fizzle out to nothing. I've been on forums where things escalated to the point of some of the people calling the person's employer and trying to get them fired (for posting online while they were at work) and calling the person's wife and trying to tell them that while on relic hunts out of town, that their husband was cheating on them (when they weren't).. On one forum I used to go to a lot, two members got into it online and then one drove to meet the other one and gunned him down at his house on his front porch. The more I am around people, the more I like my goats better than people. People are crazy. And people will fight over anything and everything, history is choked full of it. The infamous Hatfield and McCoy feud had its beginnings over a hog, escalated from there and led to lots of blood shed. The Lincoln County war of Billy the Kid fame...started from tension over dry goods and cattle interests.

When the door for controversy is opened, expect not so nice things to come thru it. Some love it, and egg it on. Some don't want any part of it.

Daniel Tn Wrote:
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> HunterGT -- You said "Tell him he is wrong. Tell h
> im you don't agree. Go make a video disputing his.
> ". That's why some forums have banned the compari
> sons from the get go. Some people always have to
> be right, no matter what, and they will go on and
> on and drag things out and then it escalates into
> huge messes. It goes for both sides too, the one
> that posts them and the ones that go back and fort
> h with them about it. The easiest solution for mo
> derators to it is to nip it in the bud before it e
> ver starts. I've been on the forums for around 2
> 4 years now. I've seen forums come and go....some
> be very popular then fizzle out to nothing. I've
> been on forums where things escalated to the point
> of some of the people calling the person's employe
> r and trying to get them fired (for posting online
> while they were at work) and calling the person's
> wife and trying to tell them that while on relic h
> unts out of town, that their husband was cheating
> on them (when they weren't).. On one forum I used
> to go to a lot, two members got into it online and
> then one drove to meet the other one and gunned hi
> m down at his house on his front porch. The more
> I am around people, the more I like my goats bette
> r than people. People are crazy. And people will
> fight over anything and everything, history is cho
> ked full of it. The infamous Hatfield and McCoy f
> eud had its beginnings over a hog, escalated from
> there and led to lots of blood shed. The Lincoln C
> ounty war of Billy the Kid fame...started from ten
> sion over dry goods and cattle interests.
>
> When the door for controversy is opened, expect no
> t so nice things to come thru it. Some love it, a
> nd egg it on. Some don't want any part of it.

I don't disagree Daniel. However, I feel it is lazy moderating to "nip it in the bud" when the content he is publishing is not graphic - sensitive - or ban worthy. The butthurt babies who make it "escalate" to personal levels are the ones who need nipping.

Competition - differences - disagreements - all very HEALTHY activities if done correctly and in a civil manner.

I mean come on....no comparison videos allowed because a few people have meltdowns with owning something inferior in HIS opinion? It's lazy as hell.

Now don't get me wrong. Calabash is a hell of a fisherman...and not just for fish. He is baiting for sure. If that is a bannable offense...totally different topic maybe....idk.

I'm not saying let the forums wild out and go bonkers. But to say...Calabash....no more videos like that because others can't act right and disagree in a civil manner....hell naw.

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Website - [www.thehuntergt.com]

GT - I personally try to veer on the cautionary side of drama. I'm not a fan of it and will shut it down. I don't see it as being lazy; more like preventative maintenance....stopping things before they have a chance to even get started in that direction. I'm like that at work, and in every day life.

My social media is the same way. I wont tolerate it there either. That's why I only have like 280 friends on Facebook compared to some people that have thousands. I keep the garden weeded out so to speak. It takes a lot of work weeding a garden That's kinda how I see the moderator on the forums doing too. They have learned over time that comparisons are usually just going to bring trouble; most are posted with the intent of provoking/baiting people. Very few of them that I have seen over the years, were actually educational and well put together. Most of the time they are lop sided with extreme favoritism/bias.

That's one reason I always like Keith's videos. He don't do comparisons often, but when he does, the detectors are closely matched to one another....apples to apples so to speak. Same coil sizes, usually machines with the same operating freq. He does them as close to head to head as you can get. Not only that, but when he gives a run down on a machine, he focuses on the strengths and touches on the weak points. It's what I call well rounded. Same with that video you did a while back on the pinpointer shootout. That one was well rounded and you covered the top current models. You didn't take an F-Pulse and put it up against a 1990s Whites Bullseye haha.